I hit a Mailbox, what should I do?

[raybia]

I was driving in town this morning and as I reached over to grab a CD, I swerved and hit a mailbox of a business on the side of the road. The car broke the wood beam attached to the box but the box itself is still intact.

Should I call the business and tell them what I did?

 

[Iceman]

Nah.

 

[raybia]

Am I legally obligated to? What if someone saw me and took down my license plate number and reported me to the police?

 

[LEX]

How busy was the location when you hit the mailbox?

If "not really", I'd sit tight and not do anything.

If "very", I'd work my butt off to get the money to fix the mailbox.

 

[Iceman]

Am I legally obligated to? What if someone saw me and took down my license plate number and reported me to the police?

What country are you from? I would expect that the law on this varies between different countries. In England you are legally expected to either stop at the scene of an accident or report it very quickly (ie before someone else reports you). I think any sort of property damage would also count under that rule. Saying that if noone saw you do it, it didn't happen .

 

[Batty for Bats!]

What Lex said..

 

[enterthemadness]

don't worry about it, it's just a stupid mailbox. It can be replaced...by them. They probably blame it on some damn hooligan.

 

[U.S War Machine]

you know, you shouldn't try to grab something while your driving thats one of the most important rules cuz your not paying attention.

 

[Darthphere]

Burn it.


"Huh? WHat mailbox? All I see is ash."

 

[black_dust]

**** it, but keep your eyes on the road! next time it could be a child

 

[U.S War Machine]

**** it, but keep your eyes on the road! next time it could be a child

Exactly

 

[Immortalfire]

Just claim that reptilian people with holographic technology did it.

 

[Joker]

go back, and while you're driving by have one of your friends lean out the window and hit it with a baseball bat, that should knock the box right off...oh, you dont want to finish the mailbox off? nevermind

 

[Carter]

Laugh, and then drive away

 

[dpm07]

If they didn't see you then you should be good. Any damage on the car? They can fix the mailbox and it's relatively inexpensive. Insurance actually probably covers it. I would check out any video cameras in the way, however. Also, many intersection lights now have surveillance cameras as well. Keep that in mind, and weigh out your options.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

You should go to them and tell them you hit it and pay for the damage. You should pay the price for still listening to CD's.

 

[War Lord]

I was driving in town this morning and as I reached over to grab a CD, I swerved and hit a mailbox of a business on the side of the road. The car broke the wood beam attached to the box but the box itself is still intact.

Should I call the business and tell them what I did?

You should turn in your driver's license and go take more lessons.

 

[enterthemadness]

I like CD's...and dislike ipods and mp3 players. I'm just old-school.

Just go back and tell them what you did. Forget what I said earlier, the risk of you getting in trouble is too high.

 

[InsaneMembrane]

Do the right thing and tell them what you did...

 

[Batty for Bats!]

People like witty and humurous stuff. So here's what I suggest - Take an envelope, scribble To Store Owner on the front. Insert a sheet of paper that says: Oh ****! Sorry! and behind that sheet, place some dog feces.

By the time they get through laughing, they'll have forgotten all about the insident.

 

[raybia]

How busy was the location when you hit the mailbox?

If "not really", I'd sit tight and not do anything.

If "very", I'd work my butt off to get the money to fix the mailbox.

It wasn't very busy at the time which was 6:30am.

 

[The Last Meatbag]

Bring it to the vet and put it down

 

[raybia]

What country are you from? I would expect that the law on this varies between different countries. In England you are legally expected to either stop at the scene of an accident or report it very quickly (ie before someone else reports you). I think any sort of property damage would also count under that rule. Saying that if noone saw you do it, it didn't happen .

USA/Illinois

 

[raybia]

You should turn in your driver's license and go take more lessons.

Thank you for your input.

 

[raybia]

**** it, but keep your eyes on the road! next time it could be a child

G-d forbid!