Fender Bender

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Well had a fender bender yesterday. It was my fault. I was trapped by construction down the way I wanted to go so was backing up and didn't look back. The funny thing was the guy behind me didn't honk or anything. I was going about 5 miles an hour, no one was hurt, heck no dent only scrapes on both cars. I wanted to just fix his car. But he insisted on calling the cops. Now hears the funny part. He had no license on him, no insurance, his tabs were expired, he had three little kids in his car, one in the front and only one was in a child protective seat!!! I asked him repeatedly was he SURE he wanted to call the cops and just not have me fix his car myself? Nope, he wanted the cops. My backing up w/o looking but having a valid licence, insurance and tabs will cost me $125. Ouch but not bad. The last I overhead he's looking at nearly $1000.

Why did he call the cops and get in all that trouble when I would have paid for the damage, damage so slight that after when we went to the store I got a compliment on my car? Do you understand people?
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Well, since I have my license, I know I would want it reported because the insuance company usually asks for a police report lol
 

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You see I didn't want to take it to the insurance company, but fix it on our own it's sooooo minor Joe.
 
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Without a police report he would have no way to prove there was an accident no matter how minor. It sounds to me like he might be thinking ahead for some type of bogus "whiplash" insurance claim.:(
 

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The policeman wrote on the sheet no observable injury plus another car came forward and said noone appeared hurt and we all observed the kids running from the car (with only one proper child restraint) to there mother's car. The policeman wouldn't let him go without the mother coming to pick them up without three proper child restraints. His case would also be very much weaked by that fact he had one child in the front and two not in proper child seats. In WA State it's the law.
 
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