Getting run over.

[theprunetang]

It turns out that getting run over by a car is not fun. I was walking home last night and a car turned left across Belmont and hit me on 34th. They drove off like the drunken cowards that they are and left me in the street. Luckily, I am alive and nothing is broken. I actually worked a 9 hour shift tonight and made it through. My knee is definitely popping every time I pivot hard, but other than that, I made it out ok. Anyone else having shitty luck?

 

[theprunetang]

 

[theprunetang]

Not to brag, but I am tougher than I thought. A car physically ran over my body and nothing broke. It is my goal in life to track that fucker down.

 

[Natebishop3]

Not to brag, but I am tougher than I thought. A car physically ran over my body and nothing broke. It is my goal in life to track that fucker down.

I'm pretty sure this is how a superhero movie usually starts.

 

[theprunetang]

I'm pretty sure this is how a superhero movie usually starts.

Haha. I certainly didn't feel like a super hero at work today. But, I did get 400 in sympathy tips! hehe

 

[jlprk]

Something saved you. Either you hit his fender, or he hit your Fender.

 

[theprunetang]

Something saved you. Either you hit his fender, or he hit your Fender.

We both hit the fenders .

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

I'm glad you're ok, the wife and I almost got hit in Portland 15 years ago. We were leaving Saturday Market and heading back to th parking lot. Got to a crosswalk and all 3 lanes of traffic stopped. Almost got across and a Mercedes flew right by us and almost hit us.

Got to the parking lot and the Mercedes was there at the ticket booth and I went up to murder someone and there was a 90 year old woman in the car who looked like she was having an Alzheimers episode.

She would have killed us but didn't only by luck. I learned that day to NEVER trust anyone in a car when I'm a pedestrian. I look at the cars when I cross and I look behind to make sure someone isn't going to rearend them and make them hit me.

It sounds paranoid until you get hit or almost get hit.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

I'm pretty sure this is how a superhero movie usually starts.

Or a porno

 

[magnifier661]

Dang bro you are a lucky man. Well... Considering that you were incredibly unlucky to be blessed with some asshole hitting you

 

[3RA1N1AC]

damn! You are one tough cookie!

 

[Sedatedfork]

Wow! Glad you are okay bro.

 

[SheedSoNasty]

Glad to hear you're okay! plan on seeing a doctor? It may take a few days before the real pain sets in.

I blame Olshey.

 

[Denny Crane]

Get a lawyer and go make sure your knee is taken care of.

 

[Hobbesarable]

NEVER trust anyone in a car when I'm a pedestrian. I look at the cars when I cross and I look behind to make sure someone isn't going to rearend them and make them hit me.

It sounds paranoid until you get hit or almost get hit.

Also, NEVER trust anyone in a car when you are a bicyclist. There are a lot of people driving who should not be driving. In my line of work we see several people hit by motorists. People simply crossing the crosswalk, riding their bicycle in the bicycle lane, or even a person unlocking their car in a parking lot and then struck by a motorist.

Don't even get me started on Death Race 2000 known as our Freeways!

 

[PDXFonz]

Dang prune, glad you are overall alright. I don't understand how someone can do that shit. I'd feel bad enough hitting someone, but if I took off without finding out if they were okay I would have a guilty conscience the rest of my life.

Best wishes as you continue to recover. Let us know if you find the guy, we can hold him down while you kick.

 

[PDXFonz]

Also, NEVER trust anyone in a car when you are a bicyclist. There are a lot of people driving who should not be driving. In my line of work we see several people hit by motorists. People simply crossing the crosswalk, riding their bicycle in the bicycle lane, or even a person unlocking their car in a parking lot and then struck by a motorist.

Don't even get me started on Death Race 2000 known as our Freeways!

Don't get me started on bicyclists who think they rule the road.

 

[Hobbesarable]

Don't get me started on bicyclists who think they rule the road.

How do you go from bicyclists riding their bikes in the bike lane to ruling the road?

 

[Chris Craig]

It turns out that getting run over by a car is not fun. I was walking home last night and a car turned left across Belmont and hit me on 34th. They drove off like the drunken cowards that they are and left me in the street. Luckily, I am alive and nothing is broken. I actually worked a 9 hour shift tonight and made it through. My knee is definitely popping every time I pivot hard, but other than that, I made it out ok. Anyone else having shitty luck?

I have been there and it is not fun. When I was 15 I was crossing powell at about 53rd or so. I was crossing on one of those unmarked crosswalks without a light. The cars in the first lane had stopped for me. There was about a dozen cars behind it, so I couldn't see the other lane. I crossed knowing the cars in the first lane were waiting, trying to be curtious. I figured hey, if there is a car in the other lane, they will see 12 cars stopped, use logic, and come to the conclusion that some one was crossing the street. Nope.

I got hit by a car going 30 mph...wemt over the hood, somehow broke off the driver's side mirror, flipped and landed ass first on the back door leaving an add print before I bounced off hit the ground and somehow my body naturally tucked itself into a roll....I was told this by my friends who were crossing behind me, as I blacked out till after I hit the ground and rolled. I crawled to the side of the road.

The car stopped up ahead several feet. The driver gets out, a woman, looks at her car, looks at me, looks back at her car, looks at me and says I shit you not "Oh my God my car!"

I didn't break any bones somehow but I was bruised to fuck. And I'll tell you it is not fun. So @theprunetang I am sorry man, and that they drove off is even more so fucked. I did sue (my parents did on my behest) had a crappy lawyer, so I got my hospital bills paid, but that is about it.

Lets just say when I cross the street these days I don't fuck around.

 

[theprunetang]

I have been there and it is not fun. When I was 15 I was crossing powell at about 53rd or so. I was crossing on one of those unmarked crosswalks without a light. The cars in the first lane had stopped for me. There was about a dozen cars behind it, so I couldn't see the other lane. I crossed knowing the cars in the first lane were waiting, trying to be curtious. I figured hey, if there is a car in the other lane, they will see 12 cars stopped, use logic, and come to the conclusion that some one was crossing the street. Nope.

I got hit by a car going 30 mph...wemt over the hood, somehow broke off the driver's side mirror, flipped and landed ass first on the back door leaving an add print before I bounced off hit the ground and somehow my body naturally tucked itself into a roll....I was told this by my friends who were crossing behind me, as I blacked out till after I hit the ground and rolled. I crawled to the side of the road.

The car stopped up ahead several feet. The driver gets out, a woman, looks at her car, looks at me, looks back at her car, looks at me and says I shit you not "Oh my God my car!"

I didn't break any bones somehow but I was bruised to fuck. And I'll tell you it is not fun. So @theprunetang I am sorry man, and that they drove off is even more so fucked. I did sue (my parents did on my behest) had a crappy lawyer, so I got my hospital bills paid, but that is about it.

Lets just say when I cross the street these days I don't fuck around.

Damn dude. That is pretty intense. It definitely makes you think while you walk.

 

[barfo]

It turns out that getting run over by a car is not fun. I was walking home last night and a car turned left across Belmont and hit me on 34th. They drove off like the drunken cowards that they are and left me in the street. Luckily, I am alive and nothing is broken. I actually worked a 9 hour shift tonight and made it through. My knee is definitely popping every time I pivot hard, but other than that, I made it out ok. Anyone else having shitty luck?

Well, I had to take my car to the carwash today to get the blood off, and it cost $5. You going to pay me back for that?

barfo

 

[theprunetang]

Well, I had to take my car to the carwash today to get the blood off, and it cost $5. You going to pay me back for that?

barfo

I'll buy you a beer. We'll call it even.

 

[theprunetang]

Glad to hear you're okay! plan on seeing a doctor? It may take a few days before the real pain sets in.

I blame Olshey.

Thanks Obama.

 

[theprunetang]

Get a lawyer and go make sure your knee is taken care of.

There is no way to find the person. It was a random looking green sedan. That is all I saw. It was either a Honda or a Toyota. Luckily the P.I.P on my car insurance covers hit and runs. I get 25000 in bills with no deductible .

 

[e_blazer]

There is no way to find the person. It was a random looking green sedan. That is all I saw. It was either a Honda or a Toyota. Luckily the P.I.P on my car insurance covers hit and runs. I get 25000 in bills with no deductible .

Sorry for your pain, but glad you survived relatively uninjured. Also glad to hear your insurance will help to cover the bills. If I see any green Toyota or Honda sedans with body damage I'll let you know.

 

[theprunetang]

Sorry for your pain, but glad you survived relatively uninjured. Also glad to hear your insurance will help to cover the bills. If I see any green Toyota or Honda sedans with body damage I'll let you know.

I'll be fine. I am a lucky son of a bitch. It honestly looked like my car. ..haha. But, my car is broken down currently. I have a 98 Civic. It looked just like it.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

Get a lawyer and go make sure your knee is taken care of.

this. i got hit at work on a golf cart by a fucking retard texting and not paying attention. i needed physical therapy for my back, luckily i recovered, and my lawyer got me a pretty pay check.

at first i felt like a scumbag getting a lawyer, but you have to remember this is america and this is why insurance companies exist. because we are all scumbags. it wouldnt have been fair for me to have to foot the bill for my recovery though, so just do it. a lawyer may be able to get access to a camera or something you didnt even know was there, find this scumbag and sue them for all their worth, especially after a hit and run.

thing that really urked me in my accident was dude pulled over across the intersection and immediately starter trying to pop the dent out of his fender, didnt even look to see if the guy he ran over was ok. when i approached him and asked if he was ok, his comment was "this damage doesnt look superficial", looking at his car. fuck people.

 

[Chris Craig]

Damn dude. That is pretty intense. It definitely makes you think while you walk.

Yeah I definately keep my eyes out...getting hit once is too many times

 

[julius]

It turns out that getting run over by a car is not fun. I was walking home last night and a car turned left across Belmont and hit me on 34th. They drove off like the drunken cowards that they are and left me in the street. Luckily, I am alive and nothing is broken. I actually worked a 9 hour shift tonight and made it through. My knee is definitely popping every time I pivot hard, but other than that, I made it out ok. Anyone else having shitty luck?

Prunetang got run over by a drunkard....walking home on Belmont just last night....You can say that this isn't very funny....and I would agree.

Glad you're ok. Were there no witnesses?

 

[e_blazer]

I have been there and it is not fun. When I was 15 I was crossing powell at about 53rd or so. I was crossing on one of those unmarked crosswalks without a light. The cars in the first lane had stopped for me. There was about a dozen cars behind it, so I couldn't see the other lane. I crossed knowing the cars in the first lane were waiting, trying to be curtious. I figured hey, if there is a car in the other lane, they will see 12 cars stopped, use logic, and come to the conclusion that some one was crossing the street. Nope.

I got hit by a car going 30 mph...wemt over the hood, somehow broke off the driver's side mirror, flipped and landed ass first on the back door leaving an add print before I bounced off hit the ground and somehow my body naturally tucked itself into a roll....I was told this by my friends who were crossing behind me, as I blacked out till after I hit the ground and rolled. I crawled to the side of the road.

The car stopped up ahead several feet. The driver gets out, a woman, looks at her car, looks at me, looks back at her car, looks at me and says I shit you not "Oh my God my car!"

I didn't break any bones somehow but I was bruised to fuck. And I'll tell you it is not fun. So @theprunetang I am sorry man, and that they drove off is even more so fucked. I did sue (my parents did on my behest) had a crappy lawyer, so I got my hospital bills paid, but that is about it.

Lets just say when I cross the street these days I don't fuck around.

Man, I saw that exact same thing happen to a guy trying to cross Tacoma years ago. Cars in the right lane stopped for him and waved for him to cross. He goes running past the car in that lane and got nailed just the same way as you did by the car coming up in the left lane. Bounced off the windshield and ended up in the oncoming lane where, fortunately for him, he remained conscious and was able to drag himself out of the path of a car coming from that direction.