Speeding Driver?

Question

I was crossing the road at the traffic lights, the little man was green and it was one of those roads with 2 lanes on each side. And so im halfway across the road with my son, who is only 2, when I spotted a red car coming round the corner very fast and i quickly picked up my son and went to step back and i'm telling you the car skimmed my thigh and made me kind of spin and really hurt my leg. This is not the first time this sort of thing has happened on that particular road, there have been other incedences where cars just run the traffic lights. Who do i contact and how do i make them take notice and let thim know that one set of traffic lights either end of the road isn't enough. It's like a really long straight road, looks a bit like a dual carriage way and there is also a nursery on the same road. My son could have been hurt even killed. I was so shaken up, and the driver never even stopped. Had the nerve to give me a dirty look out the window as he sped past.

Answer 1

just carry a brick in your hand bag and throw it at the next speeders windscreen that'll teach 'em

Answer 2

OMG I am so glad your son is ok!

We have lights here that flash to get the drivers attention! They are in the red lights as strobes that flash white and we have separate pedestrian walking signs that are about 5 feet high bright yellow and have white and yellow strobes that flash when the walk sigh is on. I will see if I can find a pic of them so you can see what I am talking about. They have decreased the accident rate here dramatically.

Answer 3

ooh you definitely need a speed hump on that rd. Appeal to the govt. not sure how, but a speed bump's the only way

Answer 4

Call the Police. He'll carry on speeding until he's caught or he hits someone.

Answer 5

Was it the wing mirror that skimmed your thigh when you saw the man give you a dirty look?

Agreed - in situations like that there should be bumps/supervision/cameras.

Answer 6

contact the police and make a proper complaint.

shame you didn't get the number of the car.

But there are so many cameras watching us now - you never know it may be on film?

Only problem will be getting the police to look into it & take any action.( if they are anything like the police around south London)

Answer 7

Contact your local police dept and ask them to monitor that cross walk.

Answer 8

too much of this sort of thing around, glad you aren't hurt - rule of thumb sadly NEVER assume anyone is going to stop at intersections/crossings, ALWAYS look left and right, be defensive - even when you have right of way.

Answer 9

I would contact the police and see if there are cctv cameras at that point, they may be able to see what happened and find out who the driver was!