who's right & who's wrong ... and who's really wrong
Was in my car at a stop light, a taxi pulled up next to me and as usual he went right up past the
line where cars should stop ... so he was a little ahead of me in the next lane ...
The road had a very slight incline ... enough so that if a car was in N, it would roll backwards ...
A private car pulls behind the taxi ... the taxi driver was counting his money when his taxi rolled back and hit the car behind him.
He jumps out and starts shouting at the guy in the private car why he hit him ... lots of 'delay no more' stuff ...
they argue and of course the cab guy thinks he who shouts loudest wins the arguement ...
(I, being the kind of person with no life, pulled my car to the side of the road to continue watching)
both goes on their cell phone ... 10 mins later 1 cab pulls over and a few mins after that another cab pulls up ...
the 3 then started to tell the private car guy how no one will believe his story and he was the one who will be in wrong
(I'm using nice words here)
5 mins after that, 2 bike cops enters the scene ... immediately the cabbie tells them his neck hurts and he might need an ambulance ...
Since the actual damage to both cars were slight and the cops was telling both sides to settle themselves ...
No deal ... it just wasn't going to happen ... not from someone who's thinking he could get away with this scott free
and maybe make something on top of it as well !!!
My question is ... in the absence of any witnesses, who will be deemed wrong under these circumstances ?
(note that HK driving law emphasizes the car behind has more duty of care then the car in front)
No ambulance arrived so I presume it was not called.
At this point I had to do my civic duty ... walked up to one of the cops and told him details of what I saw ...
after taking down my details he turned round and pointing his finger at the cabbie thlling him he might be charged
with wasting a policeman's time unless things gets sorted out immediately ... and finally ended with the cabbie paying 1K
to the private car driver and I left with a lot of thanks from him !
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