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Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by colossus2: 5:37pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
peedeeasobie:You get sense at all? Abi you smoke rafia mat? If your mind tells you to run then run. If your mind tells you to get to the station then go. What don't you understand there? Quote me and say rubbish again that your 3-megabyte brain can't process ![]() |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by powerblaze(m): 5:52pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
justi4jesu: Usain gini.. Make those Gala Sellers pursue u, e go be like film wen u receive a pure water slap on your head.. |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by justi4jesu(f): 5:57pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
powerblaze: Hahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha so them Gala sellers run pass Usain bolt abi? Maka why ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 1 Like |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by justi4jesu(f): 5:59pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
colossus2: lol...........So you sabi curse like this colossus2 |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by colossus2: 7:05pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
justi4jesu:Lol....no mind that yeye fowl wen no understand wetin him read. |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by Ishilove: 7:09pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
MadCow1:The police was their friend 2 Likes |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by DECOtech(m): 7:11pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
2legit2qwt: _ "Better still", get lynched and killed. |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by Nobody: 7:12pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
lonelydora:Hi. Please, who/what is Siena. |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by DECOtech(m): 7:13pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
2legit2qwt:What's d name of that planet you even said you came from? |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by DECOtech(m): 7:14pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
ogawisdom: God bless you sir. |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by brojero: 7:29pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Just found this thread This happened to friend on mine many years ago. He knocked down a 7 year old child who jumped out in front of him. (Around Lekki - Maroko slum was still exeisting then) He immediately Stopped, picked up the child and put her in the car. Then he asked for any good samaritans from the large crowd that had gathered to accompany him to the nearest hospital. Two strangers stepped forward and he took them and the child to Lagos general hospital. The child was rushed into the operating theatre immediately, but Unfortunately despite the best efforts of the surgeons, she died of her injuries a few hours later. My friend was by her side throughout as well as the two strangers. Later some relatives of the child rushed to the hospital. When they heard all my friend had done for the child, plus the statements from the witnesses, the family of the child exonerated him from any blame in the death of the child. He was asked to bear the funeral costs though.rsrs A few years ago it was my turn - a very drunk man ran into the road and I could not avoid hitting him, my windscreen was smashed in the collision. Remembering my friends experience, I quickly stopped, even though I thought the guy was dead, got my passenger to help get him into my car and rushed him to the nearest hospital. The guy was out cold, but he came to his senses on the way to the hospital. He was so drunk that he was fighting with the medical team that were trying to stitch his wounds! In the end he had 10 stitches to his head. When I went to check on him the next morning he had discharged himself. Cost me 50K in hospital bills though and I never saw him again. Running away from the scene only inflames the situation. If people see you doing something proactive, they are more concerned with saving lives of the victims and will do every thing to help you if they see that you are trying to rectify the situation. So my advice will be - stop, but don't just stand there, try and get the injured to a hospital as quickly as possible. A life or lives may be saved - including your own 5 Likes |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by fortunejum: 7:30pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
It is better you run to the nearest Police station and make a report. |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by Nobody: 7:39pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
brojero:it depends on the environment , time and reason . that lecturer was lynched. like some one said . if it happens in an environment where evryone can see it is not your fault , you can wait . it may be another story in another situation. |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by lastpage: 8:02pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
CityNG: I am beginning to like you a lot! ![]() ![]() Back to Topic: Hmm.... "He who wears the Shoe, knows where it pains"! ![]() If you have never been in this situation (Knocking someone down with your vehicle), you can only imagine it. As a driver, you dont need to be in the wrong at all, for the Mob to descend on you! I have also hit a young boy (Thankfully, it was on my street and l was practically "crawling" along the street because the surface was being repaired back then) ...the Boy was chased by his father from inside their compound as he wanted to chastise him over something and the boy just "blindly ran across" the road, to escape his father but unfortunately, he was just inches from me and l could not even see him on time. The saving grace was that l was just "very slow" ......but the impact was a direct hit and it threw him a few feet ahead. Now, they know me in this street as l have lived there for over a decade and l am a ranking member of the CDA. A lot of people saw what happened and you know what, l stopped and picked-up the lad, dumped him into my vehicle and without even waiting for anyone, rushed him to the nearest hospital. He survived and was on my "Peak Milk and Bournvita" for a few weeks! I was later told that "The Mob" actually went to my house and wanted to set it on fire while l was on my way to the hospital with the boy ..... if not for the Father of the Boy who insisted that it was his Boy's fault (he was obviously aware he chased the boy onto the road and was still angry with him). So, l think it does not matter 'what led' to the accident... people are "ANGRY" and want to vent their anger on some "unlucky person" who might be vulnerable. If they actually love the victim, they would have assisted you (knowing that you could be very shaken and unable to even drive at that point) ..in taking him to the hospital. Naah, they prefer to see "blood, one more death and a lot of fireworks" would lift up their spirits! ![]() I have learnt my lesson since then. Now l installed "extra loud horn", (with extra Power Relay to really give it Decibels!) on my vehicles. My horn is like saying: "This Crazy driver wants to commit suicide, please run away from him"! ![]() ![]() When l am getting to a junction, even if it is empty of cars or people, l blast my horn! When l want to do a corner, l blast my horn! otherwise, some Danfo driver with failed break might just spring up like a Ghost! When l am UNDER a bridge, l blast my horn; God forbid some Pedestrian falls down from the overhead/foot bridge! Even when l am on third mainland Bridge, l still blast my horn since it is not impossible that some "l wanna-die" zombie might just jump out of the river! ![]() Even when the vehicle is parked, the "alarm" is ready to "shout" just incase some slowpoke decides he wants to remove the brainbox! It has become second nature but l must agree that "It is very wrong and unfortunate" that we have turn our environment to one of "noisy nuisance". Unless the Police stop acting like helpless fools, unless they are ready to do their job by protecting any and everyone who comes to them when in distress, l tell you, the best thing to do when you are in danger of being lynched, IS TO TAKE-OFF TO WHERE IT SI SAFE! As bad as that may sound. When there is life, there is hope. Lastpage! 6 Likes |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by airsaylongcon: 8:04pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
This thread really strikes a nerve as I lost my mum last month from a hit-and-wait driver. Turned out she survived for a whole hour with a massive head injury. The problem with attempting to rescue is that most Nigerians lack basic first aid knowledge and end up worsening an already bad situation in a bid to help d vic. In my case, the driver turned himself in. The police never let me see him though. They (the popo) were talking about doing a coroner's inquest and stuff but my mum was in such bad shape that further balkanisation of her remains would have been unbearably painful. To end the police case, they made me swear and affidavit that I was withdrawing the case against d driver. Swearing that affidavit nobi beans cos all d court registrars in yenagoa just didn't wanna sign. Ended up costing 15k. At the end of the whole process they didn't even let me see my mum's killer. They eventually followed me to fmc yenagoa to have my mum's remains released to me (with enough thank u money). I don't know if I can ever forget the driver's name or his act. But I've forgiven him. Moving on is hard but move on I must. I didn't even know the killer paid for the burial. I didn't ask or get a penny from him but I'm sure the police would have collected a large sum from him cos dat DCO eye no clean. Buried her in tears and in honour but d pain is still very raw 1 Like |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by powerblaze(m): 8:09pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
tbaba1234: If he had died wat you will hear is "oga dis is not a parking lot. Why u Park here? " Before you will open ur mouth, 2 to blinding slaps will detonate on your cheeks. The rest na history |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by kilimanjaro(m): 8:11pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Seems some people here are suffering from dyslexia! The OP stated a man that accidentally killed people ran to the Police Station to make a report and for safety, only for him to be be dragged out by enraged mob and lynched. So the OP therefore seek for a solution as regards this, yet some people are saying if such a situation befall, one should go to the nearest Police station bla bla bla bla... To all saying that...una dey craze?? Una one die like the lecturer? Well, this is Nigeria my country, if such happens, omo, na to zoom off o. Then look for a way to assist later. 1 Like |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by sylaz(m): 8:16pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
A woman right across my house once crushed a baby's head (her immediate neighbor's daughter in those rent houses) she died straight away but nothing happened anyway. I support the keep moving movement. If an idiot dies on a 8 lane road, that isnt even manslaughter sef, except in neighborhood roads you should be extremely slow so as to avoid stories that touch. But if you hit someone on 12lanes or no lane and you see OG's mobilizing like say na insurrection, nigga keep going forever. You wanted to help but the situation at hand was outta control. Then you can (maybe) be reporting to the police. Those thieves don't give two fvcks about you or the victim anyway. 1 Like |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by Nobody: 8:18pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
airsaylongcon:very sorry about this bro ... its heartbreaking being victims of another man's error. May God still continue to grant you grace to bear this loss. |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by alexlee50: 8:20pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
ogawisdom:my advice to you and anyone who happens to be in this situation is to run.do not wait.run and report to the nearest police station.if you stay it would be at your own peril,as the mob will kill you.people who have stopped to help people who they hit while driving never survived it,as the mob that gathered after the accident lynched such people.Nigeria is not a country where you stop to help someone you hit,just run and make a report at the nearest police station. 1 Like |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by vicadex07(m): 8:22pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Ishilove: Disintegrated ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by Edipee(m): 8:26pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Ishilove:Friend indeed. |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by Nobody: 8:55pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Mad Drivers, Mad Pedestrians, Hungry Enforcers; A recipe for disaster daily. In the words of Swiz Beats, "Welcome to the Jungle!" [img]http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Why+did+the+chicken+cross+the+road_909bf2_4114827.jpg[/img] I have started keeping light weapons in my car, like base ball bats, stones together with the included weapons (Wheel spanner, Jack Winder and so on). That way, I can take some of of them with me, in case I'm out of options. I really pray for a better Nigeria with a highly educated population and hopefully by our actions, we will see it come to pass. 1 Like |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by Nobody: 8:59pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
UchihaMadara:I like your kind of person , you believe in yourself . your signature reads praying for a bear when you are in a battle with it rather than praying for you... how about 50 bears ? lols. .... I guess the water for the garri na ocean then. 1 Like |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by Kposkila: 9:06pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
ramdris:. How can u be sure the person died or not without coming down to inspect the victim. |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by Amadaz(m): 9:22pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
My opinion is that no sane driver under any circumstance should be involved in this kind of accident... Driving is no childs play so it shouldbe taken seriously. I use myself as a yardstick, I've driven for over a decade without hitting or get hit by another vehicle. |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by Nobody: 9:26pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Amadaz:you should thank his grace and also thank him you have not come across a man who is ready to commit suicide but needs an assistance in doing that. accidents happens thats why they are accidents. |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by Amadaz(m): 9:37pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
majekdom2:I do my best avoiding it. Overspeeding contributes to 75%% of road accidents if not more. Maintaing a speed of 40-60m/ph allows u to adjust swiftly in the event of carelss action taken by anything on the road. 1 Like |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by Fxwarrior: 9:42pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
2legit2qwt: God forbid I hit somebody but when I do its OYO. Nigerians are still backward and won't hesitate to kill you. Jungle people. ![]() |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by Nicepoker(m): 9:43pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Frankdamaxx:what if the okada man beat u up while trying to slap him. |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by Nicepoker(m): 9:50pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
lonelydora:inject ur self with H2SO4 |
Re: When You Hit Or Kill Someone While Driving: What's The Right Thing To Do? by Nicepoker(m): 9:52pm On Oct 28, 2014 |
Some people here can't drive. So why comment. 1 Like |
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