Need advice for a close friend...

Old Jul 1, 2009 | 01:41 AM
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Need advice for a close friend...

Heres the situation, Friend rear ended a car he "says" 5 mph, he was on the right turn lane, the guy went straight on the right turn lane, and my friend went right but pulled into the in and out burger joint to wait for the van. When my friend got out of the car he went to see if the guy parked across the street, but the car was not there. So he thought the van he hit went inside in and out but the guy never approached him. There was no damage to his car, but he does not know if he should call his insurance or go to the police dept and report what happen? He's annoying the f*ck out of me, what should I advise him?

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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 01:45 AM
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Don't bother.

I mean if the Van didn't stop to exchange info ... what can you do
Old Jul 1, 2009 | 01:45 AM
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no harm no foul. did your friend even wait long for the driver of the van to approach him? if the van ran off and there's absolutely no damage to him/his car it seems negligible.
Old Jul 1, 2009 | 01:46 AM
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Tell him to stop being a beezy!
Old Jul 1, 2009 | 01:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Pactin
no harm no foul. did your friend even wait long for the driver of the van to approach him? if the van ran off and there's absolutely no damage to him/his car it seems negligible.
well I was with my friend we were able to get food, Or actually I was able to get food inside haha. So 15 min, no police, nothing... He's just worried that what if the guy got his plates and places the blame on him...
Old Jul 1, 2009 | 01:56 AM
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Originally Posted by r8c3w1tm3
well I was with my friend we were able to get food, Or actually I was able to get food inside haha. So 15 min, no police, nothing... He's just worried that what if the guy got his plates and places the blame on him...
lol, well common conduct would be to exchange insurance and info. If the van sped away then I don't see why your friend would be in trouble.
Old Jul 1, 2009 | 08:49 AM
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Tell him to stop being a beezy!
Sound advice +1
Old Jul 1, 2009 | 09:23 AM
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damn, i had the hardest time reading the run-on run-on run-on sentences because they were separate sentences, only separated by a comma, but multiple times so that there were, you guessed it, multiple commas.

But yeah, if they don't come looking for your friend, don't sweat it. Who knows? maybe the other driver was driving illegally without insurance and would be totally jacked if you guys had tried to get his info.
Old Jul 1, 2009 | 09:29 AM
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damn, i had the hardest time reading the run-on run-on run-on sentences because they were separate sentences, only separated by a comma, but multiple times so that there were, you guessed it, multiple commas.

But yeah, if they don't come looking for your friend, don't sweat it. Who knows? maybe the other driver was driving illegally without insurance and would be totally jacked if you guys had tried to get his info.
Old Jul 1, 2009 | 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Subyusmcguy
Tell him to stop being a beezy!
I don't even know what that means, but I totally agree.
Old Jul 1, 2009 | 09:57 AM
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The guy in the van either didn't notice it or didn't have insurance (that's my take on it). Your friend will probably be safe. Hopefully he learned a valuable lesson not to drive so closely behind someone.
Old Jul 1, 2009 | 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Subyusmcguy
Tell him to stop being a beezy!
Originally Posted by Unit 91
I don't even know what that means, but I totally agree.

He's suggesting that the "friend" stop acting like a frail woman.

However, I know plenty of females that are self-reliant and could handle this rather simple issue.
Old Jul 1, 2009 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Unit 91
I don't even know what that means, but I totally agree.
i know, rap culture has doomed us all
Old Jul 1, 2009 | 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul@dbtuned
He's suggesting that the "friend" stop acting like a frail woman.

However, I know plenty of females that are self-reliant and could handle this rather simple issue.
I see. You are correct. Most women could handle even this menial decision on their own. Hell, even a goldfish could sort it out.

Originally Posted by Jin
i know, rap culture has doomed us all
This is true.
Old Jul 1, 2009 | 10:34 AM
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lol @ "goldfish"...made mustard & bread come out my nose!!

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