>>>The person who rear ended us was an illegal alien - from Japan. They drive on the other side of the road so that might have been part of the problem.
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>>That makes me wonder what side of the road you were driving on, if he rear-ended you... :)
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>We were on the shoulder. He had no idea of what he was doing.


In the UK drivers are now advised when stopping on the hard shoulder to leave the car and wait as far from the road as possible due to exactly that sort of accident. Not very nice in rain and winter weather but better than being squashed by a truck driver who is busy phoning his friends.

Nick Mason