Wasn't this guy in FL? FL state
law gives a provision for minor accidents (which this was) to be settled by
swapping insurance information. He could have filed on his insurance
under FL law and they would have had to honor it. I think the article
was mistaken. In some cities in FL the cops won't even come unless the
damage meets a certain threshold. I don't buy that there was over
$1,000 worth of damage. A friend of mine hit a guy on a bike earlier
this year, and did significant damage to the fender of the car. His
repair bill was only $600 and that was including a new
windshield.
Charles
Mims
I agree, but that also seems to
back up my point about it being the insurance laws themselves that were at
fault there. Because the way the law was written, it had to be the first
choice. Because had the parents not paid to fix it, and the guy hadn't
called....then he would have had to pay for the car himself because the
insurance company wouldn't have......because he didn't call the
cops.
My point exactly, I agree with
you.....but I think the insurance law that made him call was the culprit.
Because according to the article had he not, they wouldn't have paid. I
think myself there should be some wiggle room in there where it could have
been worked out and then if the parents didn't pay he could have still filed
on his insurance. But the way the law was, according to the
article...the didn't have that option.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003
6:01 AM
Subject: RE: [Sndbox] FL. Boy fined
on bike
No one is really saying that action
shouldn't be taken. What is really being said is that the action was
unproportionate. It could have been handled, insurance not
withstanding, by the adults in the instance talking it out. That's
the way people *used* to handle things. There is no reason why
people can't still handle things that way. Getting cops and lawyers
and insurance companies involved should always be a last resort, yet today
it's the first option.
Frankly I think there is enough real
crime going on that it is ridiculous to waste a cops time by having him
present to write a citation to a kid that misjudged his jump. Maybe
he could be at the red light stopping the adult fools who come through the
red lights.
Charles
Mims
Another thing wrong with society is people don't want to take
responsibility for their own actions or the actions of their
children.
In a message dated 11/5/2003 11:00:23 PM Eastern
Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It's a good
thing I'm not a kid today, because there is no way in the world I'd
wear a helmet to ride a freaking bicycle. And I'd probably jump
a few sand hills. God knows I jumped over my share of picnic
tables on one. I've even hit a car or two on accident. No
one made a federal crime out of it. If punishment was deserved
my family took care of it. There was no need to bring the cops
into it.
That's partly what is wrong
with society these days. Everyone wants to either call the cops
or sue over things that really are unimportant.
*applause*
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