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hey guys.

i am hoping someone knows someone who owns a white 95 ( we think) suzuki vitara soft top with purple graphics down the side. this bloke ran a red ( had been red for more than 45 secs ) and smashed in to my missus and daughter in our newly bought silvia ( supposed to be my show car ). this young bloke stopped and stared at my missus for a few seconds before speeding off.

this happened at the alexander dr/reid hwy junction at about 10:45 pm on saturday night.

ever though there were many cars at the lights NO ONE stopped to see if the missus was alright.they all just drove past.......

my wife was unable to get the plate no. because of his boot mounted spare tyre but the car is very distinctive ( and now damaged with yellow silvia) .

we have only had the car for 4 days.

if you know anything please let me know.

kermit

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might pay to ring some pannel and paint shops around that area and look out for the damages.. or maybe the usual insurance companies describing the car and if a claim is made for insurance let them know it was due to a hit and run not some other rubbish the guy has told them,, i dono if they would but im guessin if an insurance company can get out of payin out someone... they will

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the graphics were sort of purple waves, all down the sides. they are quite distinctive but not custom. the large yellow smear down the side should also give it away lol.

kermit.

will probably phone around insurance companies on monday but not so sure about panel shops, there millions around.

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i had similar happen last december.

approaching a cross intersection where i was able to go straight through, but the other direction had to stop... i saw a car coming from the left, so due to it being wet i slowed down just incase, i saw him slow down and come to a near stop, then he just jook off, literally centimetres infront of me, so to not hit him, i gently applied the brakes and moved to the left. nudged a kerb, smashed my front bar and bent the left lower control arm... and he just took off!

altho mines not as bad, its just a terrible thing when someone does that, and just flee's the scene.

if you are going to drive like a dickhead, you deserve the consequences that go with it.

good luck on catching him/getting your car repaired.

hope the wife and daughter are alright too. :D

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Kermit champ hope the family are ok think you give them a hug

wat a w&^(er P plater was he sorry to genralize but it puts life into prospective when family are involved

and again just glad they are ok

and wat is it with NO ONE STOPPING TO HELP

do we live in a third would country, that is also dissapointing

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As above definately contact the major insurance companies,being a vitara it would be an idea to focus on the likes of sgio, hbf & that sort of thing, not just cars/shannons.

That really sucks dude, I know how you feel with witnesses/and or no-one stopping to see what's going on.

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thanks guys . i appreciate the support. we made a police report today and they seem confident that there should be a camera there so fingers crossed. if caught he is in big trouble for leaving the scene of a accident.

i am almost as pissed off with the other people who didnt stop . some even drove around her without a hint of concern after watching what happened. my missus is devastated at the moment , mainly because she was too shocked to chase him.

thanks again guys

kermit

one person driving off is bad , but everyone driving off is totally f**ked.

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everyone takes the attitude "oh someone else will stop to help them" but if everyone does that, who is going to stop? no-one.

how long does it take to pull over on the side of the road, check that the person(s) in the car arent seriously hurt or anything, and call the police if need be?

all of what.. 10-15 mins?

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and even if it takes a few hours to help them... does that matter???? OH noo... may be a little late for a party or a date. What if they needed first aid or somthing.

I would deffently have stoped.

I would hope, that if i had an accident, some one would pull over to help me.

Its happened to me a few times though, no help.

Once i had ran out of petrol on marmion ave, no one stoped to see if i needed help. They didnt even slow down when passing me.

The other day, fell off the scooter, a lady with her kids just stood there, didnt even walk over (they were all of 5 m away) to help. I was ok but thats not the point, could have come over to help me lift up the bike.

I hope they catch the person on cam and they are charged with somthing, thats just not right.

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Lads i pledge to help any one i c in an accedent any of you

the only way to make this a beter country is to be sentemental and treat people as you would wish to be treated

I will stop espessilly (my spelling is bad) stop to help a fellow Nissan sports car but any one at all

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Tell your wife she's human, shock can cause anyone to go to lala land for a while

one person driving off is bad , but everyone driving off is totally f**ked.

It seems to be the norm, and has for some time. Some 15 odd years ago I came a gutsa off a bike at an intersection. Lights changed and everybody just drove around me on their merry way while I was on the road looking at stars trying to figure out where I was (I had concussion).

Finally someone stopped, it was a lady - she got pissed off at my babbling, got back in her car and drove off! at least she stopped and could see that I wasnt bleeding to death or badly broken.

Glad to hear the family are alright - good luck catching the fool.

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sil is now in the workshop getting quoted so hopefully should be back ina couple of weeks. have not heard anything from police yet but i dont really expect to. the wife has been cruising round various panel beaters and phoning insurance companies,. she is really determined to catch this bloke.

i just wish she had been driving our kia carnival when it happened. couldve done with a respray on that one...

kermit

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It seems to be the norm, and has for some time.  Some 15 odd years ago I came a gutsa off a bike at an intersection.  Lights changed and everybody just drove around me on their merry way while I was on the road looking at stars trying to figure out where I was (I had concussion).

Had the same thing happen to me on a bike on West Coast Drive during peak hour. Looked up while I was lying on the ground to see some lady hunched over her steering wheel, trying to drive around me. Nearly bloody ran me over. It was like I was just some pothole or something in the road to be avoided.

Perth people do suck at helping others in trouble - just seems to be a mindset here...

Hope you get the f*ker.. I'll be looking out..

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hahah Steve that's shocking that no one stoped.

I fell off on SUZUKI 600 at the Curtin uni round about in the moring and about 3 cars stoped and 3 nice Guys help me up and put my bike off the road.

Dam RED HONDA (whom caused the chain reaction lead me to fell off my bike) didnt even stop, he drove off :rolleyes: bastard!!!

I was too sore to see number plate :|

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