Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Basically I have just had the worst experience of my life and I am shaken up and really upset.

When I calm down I will post what actually happened but first who do I call to report a dickhead driver?

Would I call the local cops? I have NEVER witnessed driving like this before or ever felt so at risk on the road. Normally if I see someone driving like an idiot I don't care but what just happened I can't just let go.

Any answers would be appreciated ASAP.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/123846-urgent-question/
Share on other sites

  • Replies 47
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Everything okay?

I guess you can report to police, but without an officer to witness said reckless driving then there's nothing they can do about it, it would only be hearsay on your part.

I had some bogan asshole in a CV8 nearly ram my rear end from tailgating, then nearly smashed my driver side after he cut me off :D

@ssholes like that should be banned for life from driving & that's the least I would do!

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/123846-urgent-question/#findComment-2286648
Share on other sites

Hey there Amanda,wow sorry to hear that something so bad has shaken you up.Its sad that we have to come across drivers like that who risk endaring themselves and others lives.

Anyway I dont know about Aus..but here you can call the cops and report a driver (using the number plate) and the cops would look into it..make serious inquires if its a case of life endangerment by that motorist.

So yeah follow Br3tt and Yo-Yos advice and call the cops and talk to them about what happened.See what they have to say.

Hope they can sort things out.Cheers..

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/123846-urgent-question/#findComment-2286713
Share on other sites

Ok I am writing a statement and going down to the police station tonight.

To give a general idea it involved an old commodore with green P plates, a one lane street with a bicycle lane and them trying to basically kill me because that is what could have happened.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/123846-urgent-question/#findComment-2286785
Share on other sites

Ok well I only got half the plates and I will explain why.

Basically I left my house and I was near the top of my street with no other cars behind me. I have the habit of checking my rearview mirror every couple of seconds. All of a sudden I hear some loud shitbox and so I look and it had come from the bottom of the street to right behind me so they were doing at least 120km/hr to catch up.

I turned left and they started tailgating me. This guy was so close I couldn't even see his headlights. He was pissing me off so I tapped the brakes and he had to swerve to the left so he didn't hit me. If I had slammed on the brakes he would have hit me for sure.

I just kept doing the speed limit which was 60km/hr and he stayed right behind me. Then he started swerving back and forth, practically hitting some parked cars.

There is a bicycle lane thing where cars park and it has islands every hundred metres or so. Anyway as soon as he got the chance he got into that lane and then as he was going past kind of swerved at me. Obviously I freaked out but I didn't move. Then he cut in front of me and floored it.

There was a roundabout up ahead and he went at least 80-90km/hr around it. I could tell because I have gone maybe 70 around it a couple of times. He had no control of his car and practically rolled it as he came out. Then he disappeared.

After I got out of the roundabout he was all the way at the bottom of the street at the next roundabout. The only way he would have gotten there so fast is to go at least 140km/hr because it is a kind of long distance.

It probably doesn't sound as bad as it was now that I write it down. Basically they were behind me for about 1 or 2 kms and were so close the entire time I couldn't see their headlights in my rearview.

I have never seen anyone drive like that, especially in a residential area where there are people going for jogs and riding bikes constantly. I'm lucky I didn't react when he swerved at me or I would have been gone for sure.

I barely got the plates because he sped off so quickly but I have some details about the car and it wouldn't be too hard to track them down myself. They were obviously on drugs or something because I have never seen or heard of someone driving like that straight.

I'm fairly sure that they did it because I was in a skyline on my green Ps.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/123846-urgent-question/#findComment-2287701
Share on other sites

Amanda,

I'm actually amazed that that's the first you've encountered this type of behavour. For some reason, driving a skyline seems to attract dickheads like this. By all means, make a report with the police but don't honestly expect any result. Even if you give them a full lic plate, the chances are that nothing will happen. Police are virtually powerless unless presented with good evidence or multiple witnesses.

Hope you're going to be OK !! Just remember, Sydney has a insane amount of drivers on the road and sooner or later you're bound to come across the occasional idiot. Just avoid them as best you can and let them go on their way. If you're really lucky you'll pass them further down the road after they smash into a tree :ermm: ( I speak from experience on that one ).

Best of luck ! Now go have a hot chocolate and think about something else.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/123846-urgent-question/#findComment-2287743
Share on other sites

Thats just stupid on hes part. I can never understand why people are in such a rush to get around. Surely the exra 2 mins you save speeding is not worth it. Half the time the speeders get a traffic light or caught in traffic and you catch up to them anyway. I say, leave 2 mins earlier from your house and drive sow.

Amanda, where abouts did this happen? and what was the partial plate? Could have been stolen or anything. Im glad that your ok then. It's idiots like that, that wind up wrapped around a tree and later ending up in the papers because they are 'young and a wasted life' or inciting a riot...

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/123846-urgent-question/#findComment-2287747
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now



  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • From there, it is really just test and assemble. Plug the adapter cables from the unit into the back of the screen, then the other side to the car harness. Don't forget all the other plugs too! Run the cables behind the unit and screw it back into place (4 screws) and you should now have 3 cables to run from the top screen to the android unit. I ran them along the DS of the other AV units in the gap between their backets and the console, and used some corrugated tubing on the sharp edges of the bracket so the wires were safe. Plug the centre console and lower screen in temporarily and turn the car to ACC, the AV should fire up as normal. Hold the back button for 3 sec and Android should appear on the top screen. You need to set the input to Aux for audio (more on that later). I put the unit under the AC duct in the centre console, with the wifi antenna on top of the AC duct near the shifter, the bluetooth antenna on the AC duct under the centre console The GPS unit on top of the DS to AC duct; they all seem to work OK there are are out of the way. Neat cable routing is a pain. For the drive recorder I mounted it near the rear view mirror and run the cable in the headlining, across the a pillar and then down the inside of the a pillar seal to the DS lower dash. From there it goes across and to one USB input for the unit. The second USB input is attached to the ECUtec OBD dongle and the 3rd goes to the USB bulkhead connected I added in the centre console. This is how the centre console looks "tidied" up Note I didn't install the provided speaker, didn't use the 2.5mm IPod in line or the piggyback loom for the Ipod or change any DIP switches; they seem to only be required if you need to use the Ipod input rather than the AUX input. That's it, install done, I'll follow up with a separate post on how the unit works, but in summary it retains all factory functions and inputs (so I still use my phone to the car for calls), reverse still works like factory etc.
    • Place the new daughterboard in the case and mount it using the 3 small black rivets provided, and reconnect the 3 factory ribbon cables to the new board Then, use the 3 piggyback cables from the daughterboard into the factory board on top (there are stand offs in the case to keep them apart. and remember to reconnect the antenna and rear cover fan wires. 1 screw to hold the motherboard in place. Before closing the case, make a hole in the sticker covering a hole in the case and run the cable for the android unit into the plug there. The video forgot this step, so did I, so will you probably. Then redo the 4 screws on back, 2 each top and bottom, 3 each side and put the 2 brackets back on.....all ready to go and not that tricky really.      
    • Onto the android unit. You need to remove the top screen because there is a daughterboard to put inside the case. Each side vent pops out from clips; start at the bottom and carefully remove upwards (use a trim remover tool to avoid breaking anything). Then the lower screen and controls come out, 4 screws, a couple of clips (including 3 flimsy ones at the top) and 3 plugs on the rear. Then the upper screen, 4 screws and a bunch of plugs and she is out. From there, remove the mounting brackets (2 screws each), 4 screws on the rear, 2 screws top and bottom and 3 screws holding in the small plates on each side. When you remove the back cover (tight fit), watch out for the power cable for the fan, I removed it so I could put the back aside. The mainboard is held in by 1 screw in the middle, 1 aerial at the top and 3 ribbon cables. If you've ever done any laptop stuff the ribbon cables are OK to work with, just pop up the retainer and they slide out. If you are not familiar just grab a 12 year old from an iphone factory, they will know how it works The case should now look like this:
    • Switching the console was tricky. First there were 6 screws to remove, and also the little adapter loom and its screws had to come out. Also don't forget to remove the 2 screws holding the central locking receiver. Then there are 4 clips on either side....these were very tight in this case and needed careful persuading with a long flat screw driver....some force required but not enough to break them...this was probably the fiddliest part of the whole job. In my case I needed both the wiring loom and the central locking receiver module to swap across to the new one. That was it for the console, so "assembly is the reverse of disassembly"
    • But first....while I was there, I also swapped across the centre console box for the other style where the AV inputs don't intrude into the (very limited !) space.  Part# was 96926-4GA0A, 284H3-4GA0B, 284H3-4GA0A. (I've already swapped the top 12v socket for a USB bulkhead in this pic, it fit the hole without modification:) Comparison of the 2: Basically to do the console you need to remove the DS and PS side console trim (they slide up and back, held in by clips only) Then remove the back half of the console top trim with the cupholders, pops up, all clips again but be careful at the front as it is pretty flimsy. Then slide the shifter boot down, remove the spring clip, loose it forever somewhere in the car the pull the shift knob off. Remove the tiny plastic piece on DS near "P" and use something thin and long (most screwdrivers won't fit) to push down the interlock and put the shifter down in D for space. There is one screw at the front, then the shifter surround and ashtray lift up. There are 3 or 4 plugs underneath and it is off. Next is the rear cover of the centre console; you need to open the console lid, pop off the trim covering the lid hinge and undo the 2rd screw from the driver's side (the rest all need to come out later so you can do them all now and remove the lid) Then the rear cover unclips (6 clips), start at the top with a trim tool pulling backwards. Once it is off there are 2 screws facing rearwards to remove (need a short phillips for these) and you are done with the rear of the console. There are 4 plugs at the A/V box to unclip Then there are 2 screws at the front of the console, and 2 clips (pull up and back) and the console will come out.
×
×
  • Create New...