Old man in the road
Posted: October 24th, 2018, 12:05 pm
Driving at the weekend down a one way street and there was an old fella in the road taking photos. I stopped, waited for a while and came to the conclusion he hadn't heard the car, so I gently peeped the horn. He turned round a let out a torrent of abuse at me, to the upshot that I had to wait and what was I going to do about it? I got out and asked him to move, another torrent of abuse came my way. I was resigned to waiting until, as luck would have it plod came round the corner, at which point the old fella feigned an injury and claimed I'd hit him in with the car as he attempted to cross the road! I let him say his piece then plod asked my for my version of events. I desribed what had happened (old man kept interupting and plod asked him to shut up) and eventually I ended up on "And I can prove it"]
"Prove it?" asked plod.
Yes, I have a dash cam and it's recorded everything.
Hmmm said plod, let's have a look. Hmm said old man, maybe he didn't hit me with the car. We watched the video. I was waved on my way (they took my details). Not so much for the old fella I suspect . . . . plod was still chatting to him as I left the scene.
I've had a dash cam for a while, that's the first time it's actually been useful to me.
"Prove it?" asked plod.
Yes, I have a dash cam and it's recorded everything.
Hmmm said plod, let's have a look. Hmm said old man, maybe he didn't hit me with the car. We watched the video. I was waved on my way (they took my details). Not so much for the old fella I suspect . . . . plod was still chatting to him as I left the scene.
I've had a dash cam for a while, that's the first time it's actually been useful to me.