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So you're watching your husband tighten down his safety gear before firing up the engine on his motorcycle. Suddenly, your neighbor's garage door opens, and you watch your neighbor back into your husband, stop, then just drive off. What do you do?
I wish I couldve clicked two options. Call the cops and take a baseball bat to their garage door. :D
If I knew their number, I would call them and be like "WTF!?" After I made sure the hubby was ok. Then, I'd probably call the cops.
I can't believe someone wouldn't stop, totally redic!
Is he ok?!?! Did they damage the motorcycle? Did they stop because they saw they'd hit him, or because they were putting the car in drive to drive away? Do you share a common driveway? Sorry for all the questions, I realize they are not related to the question you asked, but I am trying to understand how this happened.
If your husband is injured or there is damage to the vehicle you will probably need a police report for insurance reasons. That being said, sometimes police don't respond to hit and runs (or at least here they don't). However, in this case you know exactly who hit him, where they live, etc. Whether or not the report is necessary depends on how you want to resolve this situation.
Oh geez! I can't imagine that happening! I assume he's all right?! I guess I would call the cops because I don't think people should get away with that sort of thing but on the other hand I don't want them to make my life miserable either!
Ugh. I can't imagine hitting someone (much less my neighbor!!!) and just driving away! Do they think you'll forget about it by the time they get home or something!?
Ok. I take the "on the other hand" back. Call the cops. They're obviously crappy neighbors to start with!
I think this is a hypothetical? or if its true.. I want to change my answer!
Wait-a-second... the neighbor was aware that he'd hit a PERSON, and he just kept driving? That's bananas!
I assume you're FI is alright? If he were injured I'd obviously say call the cops... and I'd probably break some of his property so the baseball bat option would still be in play. But seriously, I'd wait for my neighbor to get back home and I'd lose my mind on him. Who does that?
What?!?!? They hit a person?! Are they stupid?!?!?!
Call the cops and make sure he's ok! I'd make sure he didn't get up, stayed laying down, and made sure he kept talking to me. Assuming he got hit, not just like, bumped into or something.
What spurred this? I'm sort of confused, no lie.
We share the driveway, our garage doors face each other with an alley in between. DH said he made eye contact before driving away, so he knew he hit him! The bike and DH are fine, of course I RAN downstairs to make sure. Since there was no damage to either of them, and since he had to go to class, I told him just to head out and I'd take care of it.
Oops! don't you love when your typing something and the answer to your questions is posted in the mean time!
Definitely have a talk with the guy. What a jerk!
You know what? you have to share a driveway with these people so you don't want to do anything crazy. HOWEVER - WTF? Who does that? If it was a little tap he could have rolled his window down and said, My bad! i'm sorry man, everything ok? And move on. I would honestly call the cops and report it, and have them come and talk to them, but not press charges. And if they acted crazy, then i WOULD press charges haha.
I'd call the cops for sure. Those neighbors are no friends of yours.
WHOA.
That is the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard of! yeah i agree, if it was a tap it's like "hey you ok?" and call it a day, but to make eye contact, THEN hit him?! craziness.
I wonder if his argument will be something like about how your FI was crouched with his bike and didn't see him and thought he hit a trash can or something?!
People are crazy.
Call the cops! I am glad that he is fine, was there much damage to the bike? If there was then I would DEFINATELY call the cops. The fact that they didn't even stop or anything is nuts.
@Melissabegins: EXACTLY! Is that too much?? I decided, in my irrational fashion, to write them a sarcastic letter and post it on their mailbox. That way all the other neighbors get to see it too! Letter reads:
Dear Neighbor,
Next time you back your car into my husband, it would be nice if you would at least stop in order to make sure he is okay before you decide to continue your morning commute. In most states failing to do so is considered a hit and run, and not looked too kindly upon when you do it in front of someone’s pregnant wife.
Sincerely,
The Wife
Am I wrong? I figure if they come over with attitude I can file a report with the Sheriff's office for either a felony hit and run or a misdemeanor assault. (Or maybe just threaten to do it, I don't want to start a war!)
Psh.. I'd call the cops, hands down. That's the most ridiculous thing I've heard all morning, and I've already read the news! Who do they think they are?
Holy crap! I would definately do the letter thing, or the cops thing. But I think in my burning rage I would probably knock on the door and end up hitting the guy in the face. What a freaking jerk!
I would definitely call the cops. But I lol'd a little at "burned their house down." :) (but don't really do that ok?)
To clarify, the driver made eye contact after he hit the bike. DH is not hurt, the bike wasn't scratched or dented either. It was enough to rattle DH, but not enough to damage anything.
Because DH wasn't hurt, and because the bike wasn't damaged, I didn't call the cops. But I'm still considering filing a police report, since I am a witness to it.
Wow, that is just uncalled for. I understand it was an accident, but to not stop and make sure your husband was okay? That's just awful. I honestly don't know what I'd do... I'm torn because on one hand, calling the cops would be so satisfying, but as someone who has had some serious roommate issues, I'm going to tell you that people you share space with can make your life miserable very quickly. I think the note was good for now, see what they say.
I would file a police report. I think you need some sort of documentation of the incident (other than this thread :) ) just in case this turns into something with your neighbors. Better to do it now and not need it than to wish you had done it later!
Wow....that is insane. I can't get over that! Are your neighbors usually not nice or something?!
I WOULD be concerned that filing a report may cause a turf war though. Maybe give it some time for them to come home, SEE the note, then come over and apologize.
I would file a police report. That way it's on record and if (God forbid) something happens down the line, you have that police report to fall back on. I also think you should talk to your neighbor, you don't want to start a fight, but just explain that hitting someone with a car is wrong, especially when you guys share a driveway. I like the letter you wrote, I think it's a good idea.
File a report b/c you want to have proof of it at the very least. It sounds like they're a little unhinged so better cover all your bases. Especially since you outed them to the neighborhood - they could retaliate in some fashion. It'd be better for you to have something official on record showing that they did the hit and run. My vote is always for the police b/c I don't have any interest in reasoning with crazy people and neighbors.
Side story: I have a neighbor that yelled in my face for taking a picture (on the street, not in the woods or anything) of an eagle in a tree beyond the street. CRAZY. I avoid her at all costs, b/c I don't want to have any back and forth with someone that will just go off the handle. The morning after she got up at 5 am to meet my husband on the way to the airport - banged on his window and scared him, since it was dark. She proceeded to yell at him some more about the blurry picture I took of an eagle the previous day. He just rolled his window up and drove away without responding. Nothing good comes from dealing with crazy neighbors in our opinion!
Jordynrose has a point. The owner at the last barn I kept my horse at came undone when I moved her. I could have easily filed harassment charges but didn't because I was trying to be nice and just let it all go. When I had to go to court later over bogus charges ($575 in late fees sent to collections after telling me we were all good? Seriously?) I was really wishing I had. I'm not entirely sure what filing a report involves but it might not be a bad idea.
Holy. Crap. Peolpe actually are crazier than I thought they were. Okay, the letter is fantastic....very well played. But I agree with PP that you need to file the police report so that there is an official record of the incident...just in case, you know? I'm so glad your husband is ok!!
Wow, what a great way to start your morning...I think the letter you wrote is EXCELLENT :) But would also call the police and see what you could/should do (filing report, etc).
My FI drives a motorcycle and if something like this happened to him I'd call the cops. It really doesn't matter that him & the bike are ok, the driver took off without making sure he was alright which is SO wrong. Also you could save someone else's life in the future because it will make this person look around before just driving off like a bat out of hell. What if it had been a child on a bike? For real...File the Report.
You definetly need to call the cops. You could get them in trouble for a hit and run.
Whoah - that's insane!! I'm glad to hear he's ok and no damage has been done but yeah, umm... I might just let the dog pee in their yard for the next couple weeks. ;)
I agree. File the report as protection against further insanity. You can do the letter too to let them know you know.
I admire your restraint. I'd be absolutely LIVID.
Definitely get this on record. It's out of control that he would do something like that, and he should be expecting no less. What a jerk!
This is very odd yet fascinating! I am so sorry! How strange. I think I would call the police and alert neighbors that you did so. Just stop by with FI tonight and say "hey, you hit me. I'm fine and all, but we were surprised and shooken up and my ______ hurt a bit and I wanted to handle things properly".
Scare them. This is so inappropriate.
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