I spoke with a SHP friend today about this. He said as long as you have the lic. plate number, all you have to do is turn it in to the authorities, in this case, Wake Co. Sheriffs Dept. He said they are obligated to investigate the vehicle and that it doesn't matter who was driving. That the "owner" of the vehicle is responsible and if it was him, they would take whatever necessary action. If it wasn't the owner, then the owner is still responsible for whatever happened. He says they have gotten more and more road rage calls, but unfortunately, very few can ever get plate numbers to identify the vehicle. ----- Original Message ----- From: David Bender To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 1:20 PM Subject: [Gyros: 15316] The harsh realities
What to do next time you have a violent encounter with road rage while cycling according to Deputy Sheriff Stell, Wake County Sheriff Department: he provided me with the phone number that connects directly to his dispatch: 919-856-6911. Call this number anytime you have a situation were you are threatened by a driver and they will dispatch a deputy. I was told that a deputy is always in the Six forks/Raven Ridge area so they will respond pretty quick and intercept them. We didn't know this last night, 911 dispatched the SHP instead so save this number in your cell phones. I won't forget my phone again. Remember, 911 will only dispatch who they think is the best responder, usually SHP, so save this number and use it instead. Next, he stated that if you have any contact with the vehicle, get the license number, if possible and call the SHP and report a hit and run. They will have to file an accident report which will require the SHP to visit the driver while he is having supper with this lovely little family safe inside their home away from other crazy drivers like themselves. Meanwhile, Deputy Stell will be stopping by the drivers home today to have some words with him. If he can't find him he said he would look out for him on the road and pull him over to have words with him. The real surprise is the deputy wanted to know when we ride so he could make sure he is in the area when we ride so I told him about our Monday and Thursday Trek store ride schedule. Tough lessons learned. Hope this helps. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. Get busy. -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
