Wow. Did someone call 911? How did they arrive there so quickly? I am amazed I almost never see ambulances in Buenos Aires. Did the girl with the moped get charged or ticketed? It seems like there is always a way to pay and get out of this situation.
I think by chance a patrol car was passing and contacted the ambulance service. My wife told the police her insurance would look after the small dent left in the car and she was just glad to see the girl was okay. No idea what happened to her but as she was all legit I suspect it was forgotten about. This is a small town we live in so the police operate differently.
What a great attitude your wife had. If the same thing happened in the USA, one would not only make the girl pay but would have sued her for emotional pain and suffering. It is horrible here with car accidents these days.
You and your wife are good people. Kudos to you for only caring about the girl and if she was ok. I wish there was more of that in this world.
Things like this are VERY common. I have a very close friend and a similar thing happened to him in January 2024. A mutual acquaintance of ours was drinking so she had her friend drive her car that wasn't drinking alcohol. Or maybe she was drinking but less than our friend. She did the same thing. She didn't see cars on the street (so maybe she WAS drunk) and she hit about 8 cars parked at the side of the road. She was panicked and called my friend who lived very close. He showed up at the scene and the police were already there. There were many angry people and he showed me photos of all the crashed cars.
But it sounds like the police do arrest people as well. I would avoid ANY interaction with the police if possible. Here is an article about a girl that got arrested for being drunk and ended up dead which sounds suspicious.
www.infobae.com
How horrible for this young woman's family. The courts ruled foul play was not involved but my wife who formally worked in Argentina said never to trust the police in Argentina.But it sounds like the police do arrest people as well. I would avoid ANY interaction with the police if possible. Here is an article about a girl that got arrested for being drunk and ended up dead which sounds suspicious.
Sobreseyeron a los cinco policías acusados de haber matado a Daiana Abregú en una comisaría: la Justicia determinó que la joven se suicidó
Los investigadores concluyeron que en la muerte de la mujer, fallecida en junio de 2022 en una dependencia policial de Laprida, no hubo “intervención de terceras personas”
I have had a few near miss situations with cars and taxis. I actually had a motorcycle hit me in Palermo. He just rushed off. I didn't get hurt but it was annoying as he was trying to get around cars and I was crossing at a crosswalk and he rushed and ran the light.
Not really. If anything, the standard of driving is worse here than I've witnessed in the capital. We're only a hundred miles away right enough.
if everyone started breaking one small item on cars that try to hit you, every time they break the traffic law, the behavior would regulate itself out of society. sometimes culture needs to be reinforced by locals when police and gov't fail to protect us. there are a lot of things about Argentina that are shocking that people tolerate unnecessarily, like neighbors playing loud music until 4am, dogs barking incessantly or being off-leash and chasing pedestrians, drivers running red lights, etc. - sometimes street justice is a net-positive for society, although the commies will cry about it and act like you're the evil one
Totally agree about some things just being shocking that people tolerate there and other places in Latin America as well. So many things I love about Buenos Aires but so many things that annoy me to no end like the horrible drivers running red lights and almost hitting or hitting pedestrians. I remember when two of my kids were born there, we would be pushing our babies around in strollers and even when a light was clearly red, taxis and other cars would run them. We had a few close calls even being very careful. I actually think it has gotten a bit better in Buenos Aires compared to 20 years ago or so.if everyone started breaking one small item on cars that try to hit you, every time they break the traffic law, the behavior would regulate itself out of society. sometimes culture needs to be reinforced by locals when police and gov't fail to protect us. there are a lot of things about Argentina that are shocking that people tolerate unnecessarily, like neighbors playing loud music until 4am, dogs barking incessantly or being off-leash and chasing pedestrians, drivers running red lights, etc. - sometimes street justice is a net-positive for society, although the commies will cry about it and act like you're the evil one
Totally agree about loud music. Locals tolerance to this seem to be high. BA is great but some downsides also that can annoy you.
