Hope she makes a swift recovery
GWS.
Got a call today at around 3:30 from my stepdaughters dad. She had been hit by a car....
Had to call the wife at work which of course made her hysterical. Got on the train home, and to the hospital.
Long story short (Been a long day);
She leaned out to see if it was clear to cross the road, and got hit in the face by a 30mph wing mirror.
Broken nose, swollen face on once side, three teeth lost, and a fracured elbow - not to mention the psychological mess...
She's ok now, but its been a hell of a day!!
Just needed to share it.
thats terrible! I was waiting for the joke to the smily face in the heading.
Hope she makes a swift recovery
GWS.
i was hit by a car recently mate but no damage to the hunky face fortunately.
I hope she recovers well (I'm in no doubt) and it doesNT cause you too much further stress! 
[Edited on 6/11/09 by cd.thomson]
Thats terrible, must have been scarey for you all. Glad she's ok.
Steve
Ooh nasty hope she makes a speedy recovery,
Maks you wonder how close the vehicle was travellin next to the parked car
its a smily now compared to earlier!
The police are well involved at the minute, and there were lots of witnesses. Sounds to me like a cocktail for disaster with the road the way it is,
and the cars scattered all around the school at pick up time.
Have had a long conversation with the headmaster to make movements to get it rectified already.
She is ok at the minute, bu she'll be sore for a few days.
Bloody Hell! 
The positive side to the story is thank god its not more serious as six inches further out and it would have been MUCH worse!
ATB to her for a speedy recovery!
I can imagine a father and step-fathers nightmare...
Hope she recovers physically and mentally as soon as possible...
What a nightmare!
Hope she makes a speedy recovery.
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Originally posted by MakeEverything
Sounds to me like a cocktail for disaster with the road the way it is, and the cars scattered all around the school at pick up time.
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Originally posted by MikeRJ
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Originally posted by MakeEverything
Sounds to me like a cocktail for disaster with the road the way it is, and the cars scattered all around the school at pick up time.
Best wishes for your step daughters speedy recovery, I can imagine how you and the wife felt when you got the message.
Now my daughter has started (primary) school I have had to start going into work later and dropping her off on the way. It has to be said the standard of driving around the school is some of the worst I have ever seen. Without wishing to be sexist they are nearly all mums (which I guess is likely the case at all Primary schools), and once they have finished trying to destroy other parked cars, parking on yellow zig zags or across peoples driveways, they get their bloody pushchairs out and either start attacking your ankles or just completely block the pavement whilst gassing to each other. I now park 5-10 minutes walk away just to avoid them.
The other positive thing, is that this is the second incident in a year, which makes it a statistic.
Now that we have a statistic, ill be involved with the school to make things safer.
guy must've been driving close to the parked cars for that to happen glad she's ok though poor thing
i take it the guy stopped etc?
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Originally posted by blakep82
guy must've been driving close to the parked cars for that to happen
i take it the guy stopped etc?
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Originally posted by MakeEverything
Funnily enough....... SHE did stop, and was hysterical so im told.
hope she gets better soon. kids are pretty robust. the worst bit will be getting her teeth sorted out. i nearly got run over today crossing the
road. there was a load of cars queued up approaching a roundabout i pressed the button for the lights waited and a silly bint in the queue wasnt
looking and nearly plowed me down. luckily she went away with a dent in her bonnet from my hand rather than my head.
there are a lot of poor drivers out there people. watch out.
You all must be in turmoil. Unimaginable shock. I hope she is comfortable and getting the best of care. Our tired old NHS is excellent in these situations. Try to fit in eating, sleeping and taking care of yourselves. Best wishes for her full recovery.
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Originally posted by MakeEverything
its a smily now compared to earlier!
The police are well involved at the minute, and there were lots of witnesses. Sounds to me like a cocktail for disaster with the road the way it is, and the cars scattered all around the school at pick up time.
Have had a long conversation with the headmaster to make movements to get it rectified already.
She is ok at the minute, bu she'll be sore for a few days.
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Originally posted by blakep82
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Originally posted by MakeEverything
Funnily enough....... SHE did stop, and was hysterical so im told.
well i don't think it was the time for jokes! sorry, couldn't resist.
hope shes feeling better and happier soon
Im alway's amazed by the number of people who insist on driving their kids to school who live a five minute walk away. At my sons primary school
there was a competition between 4WD mums to see who could park closest so everyone could see their Cayenne or Discovery was the newest.. they would
get abusive with the caretaker if he asked them not to block the gates etc!!
Now he's moved to secondary school it's worse. He walks the half hour walk to school but his mate's mum drives the 700 yards (sometimes
wearing a dressing gown ) drops her's and drives home.
I worry were breading a generation of softies this way as well as the danger/pollution/health stuff
p.s. Later today I'll be running the line at a local football game where the same people will arrive. shout at the ref and me and generally ruin
the experience for their kid's.... weve banned them from Rugby and the kid's love it. perhaps the same would be good for school parking and
footie?
sorry for that becoming a rant and I hope your's is fine..
Not the best news you've ever had, I'll bet. Good news is that she was ok to come home and nothing life threatening. I've had a lot of
friends with facial injuries (through cycling accidents) and they always look terrible, but once the swelling and bruising goes down things won't
be as bad as they first appeared...although they might look worse once the bruising comes out this weekend. Teeth and noses can be fixed.
School run traffic is a nightmare and a danger to the children. "Find a safe place to cross, away from parked cars" is virtually imposible
as the drivers ignore all parking rules. Ask the parents why they do it and the majority say it's because it's too damgerous on the roads
around school to let thier children walk! Self fulfilling prophesy!?
Hope she gets well quick.
adrian
We hope she makes a good recovery and isn't left scarred mentally or physically by the experience. All the best wishes for her, all the schools
round here have the same problem and there are 20mph restrictions in force when the light is flashing on the crossings and I have watched people drive
round the lollipop ladies because they are obviously more important than a child. 
[Edited on 7/11/09 by Peteff]
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Originally posted by MakeEverything
Got a call today at around 3:30 from my stepdaughters dad. She had been hit by a car....
Had to call the wife at work which of course made her hysterical. Got on the train home, and to the hospital.
Long story short (Been a long day);
She leaned out to see if it was clear to cross the road, and got hit in the face by a 30mph wing mirror.
Broken nose, swollen face on once side, three teeth lost, and a fracured elbow - not to mention the psychological mess...
She's ok now, but its been a hell of a day!!
Just needed to share it.
Get the police to check the drivers Mobile Phone records... Sounds like she wasnt paying proper attention to be that close in.
Could be a driving without due care and attention job in my opinion.
I take my lunchtime walk along a road that has nearly all the city's posh private Prep Schools on it. I often sit on a bench and just watch the
world go by. The number of drivers holding a phone to their ear is unbelievable. If I was a copper, I would site there... and pull the buggers over
and do them.
Whats more they DOUBLE park on this road when dropping the kids off. Its the MAIN Drag out of the city as well, so is always busy. To me it beggars
belief.
Hope the lassie has a speedy recovery, and that the worst is now over.
is the wing mirror going to be ok
(HOPE THE JOKE MAKES HER YOU SMILE)
hope shes not mentally or physically scared by the ordeal
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Originally posted by thunderace
is the wing mirror going to be ok
(HOPE THE JOKE MAKES HER YOU SMILE)
hope shes not mentally or physically scared by the ordeal
Jeez mate, that must have scared the hell out of the pour little soul. Not to mention you both.
I hope she gets well soon.
Best wishes to you all.
Thanks. She is on the mend, just trying to get some food into her now.
The police have decide no further action to be taken, and that it was just an accident.
Its good they followed it up so quickly, im quite impressed.
Thanks again everyone.
Hope she makes a speedy recovery, I know how you feel have three kids of my own>
Ouch! Could have been worse I've seen kids run out without so much as a glance, at least she looked
why cant kids walk to school .....why chealsea tractor them everywhere? they learn nothing about the realworld
Hope this young one is ok....
Probably all healed and forgotten after 4 years.
Nice thread resurection though 