Date & Time: June 27, 2009 4:15 pm
Weather: Sunny, high 70's
Location: Staten Island, NY
As I was inching out of a deli parking lot near the busy intersection of Victory Boulevard and Clove Road, I looked both ways for unspoken consent to make a left. The car to my immediate left came to a halt, allowing me to proceed and a car on the other side of the double-yellow line stopped as well. At the time, I accepted this as the perfect opportunity for me to go on my merry way. All of a sudden, my friend in the passenger seat cries, "Watch out!" Boom. A 17-year-old male's black Civic and my car find themselves a bit more intimate than automobiles need to be. He was going at a relatively fast speed and I had not seen him coming. Before I could officially brace myself, I felt the mild, but frightening jolt. My license plate got caught onto the slit of his door and, subsequently, my entire front bumper got ripped from its body. Thankfully, no one was injured.
That is the truncated version of how my very first car accident went down. It's not fun when you have to file a report with the police and deal with insurance companies. It's not fun to have to recall the blurred details of an event that occurred so quickly. It's not fun to know that the crash could have severely injured several people today had I depressed that accelerator with a little more force.
This minor incident serves as a reminder that if I--someone who occasionally drives like a reckless maniac and does not spend a moment contemplating consequences--am going to drive, I'd better be prepared to assume responsibility for myself, the people who ride in my car, and other drivers on the road. Even though I'm not sure if I was entirely at fault yesterday, I know I should really be more careful. I don't know what I would have done if it had been a greater collision...
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3 comments:
i prefer not to be shaken, but it happens. lol. still intact = good! experience is always good, as long as you get the chance to learn from it...
i dont get it... if the car on your immediate left stopped and the car on the other side of the double lines stopped... how did he hit you O_O
and dun worry... my first real car accident involved a pedestrian... i'm going to court thursday to get it settled -__-"
ooo i guess i failed to mention there were two lanes at the light so if the guy was really trying to make a left at the light...it explains why he might not have stopped. especially if he didnt see me coming
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