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Old July 11th 05, 05:35 AM
'Key
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"OldSchool" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> It was a very nice day for a drive here in SE MI. I was on
> my way to
> pick up my daughter at a birthday party. I was drivin'
> 'bout 50 (the
> posted limit) and jammin' to The Psychodelic Furs (yeah,
> I'm an 80's
> throwback). This BMW in front of me has his R turn signal
> on. I drop
> her in 3rd, still well back, and wait for him to start
> turning. He does
> start to turn right. I start to go around him.
>
> Next thing I see out of the corner of my eye is a car
> coming at my
> passenger door side. The guy decided to turn left! Well,
> stopping would
> have done me no good. So I hit it and swung as far left as
> the two lane
> road will let me. I almost made it...He clipped the lower
> back part of
> the bumper as I was finishing the move. Just a tap. But it
> put me more
> or less sideways on the road squeelin.
>
> I adjusted, She straightened out and I pulled over. After
> talkin' with
> the guy, he denies ever starting to turn right. Said he
> had his left
> signal on. Said I was careless, Said I could have killed
> him. Also,
> said all of this to the cop. I told the cop the same as
> this post. I
> knew damn well he wouldn't believe me.
>
> He ended up saying the accident was my fault. Said that I
> was not
> allowed to pass at that spot. Said it was before the 'pass
> with care'
> sign. But, he did not give me a ticket. Said he wasn't
> there to know if
> the guy signaled wrong or not. This ****ed the BMW guy
> right off. If
> you saw me in my bleached blond hair, old Seahawk jersey
> and pretty boy
> features, you would know why I was so surprised the cop
> didn't write me
> up and believe Mr. BMW 100%
>
> Anyway, the damage to my car is a paint rub to the lower
> right of the
> bumper behind the back tire.
>
> Questions
> -Cop gave me a police report number for insurance. Do I
> have to call it
> in? My deductable is like $500.00 or maybe more. I don't
> think it will
> cost that much.
>
> -Any good tips on getting paint (or maybe tire rubber) off
> a white
> bumper.
>
> Thanks - A rare poster
> OldSchool
>


if the bmw guy tries to file a claim against your insurance?
(sounds like he may)
you may have wished you would have reported it?

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"Key"


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