08-10-2009, 10:14 PM
I'm sorry I may be in the minority, but I think this ordinance needs to stay. Waukegan is not the only town with it, and I'm thankful for that. Over a month ago I was in Mundelein stopped at a stop sign, when the Ford pick up behind me decided to hit me. Supposedly this guy was changing gears and hit me!! Ummm stepping on the brake doesn't need changing of the gears especially since he was stopped to begin with, and stepped on the GAS!!! Anyhow...he tried to talk me out of calling the police, which I knew better...long story short over $1,000.00 damage to my car, of course he had no insurance, no license and proceeded to call 'friends' to get the truck out of there before cops arrived!! Thank God the police got there before his friends as the truck was towed and he was taken away in cuffs. Now fast forward to last week when I had to go to court..yup you guessed it...he didn't show..and after being there for 2 hours I was told there would be a warrant for his arrest and "eventually" they would get him, but if I would like my car fixed, I'd have to hire a lawyer and sue him in civil court, probably not getting anything as he had no insurance. Soooo if it cost him $500.00 for his truck to be towed, I'm glad, as it's going to cost me much more to get my car fixed!!!! :evil: :evil: