My luck held out the other night when I totaled my car (took out a traffic sign, slid sideways and rolled, missing an electrical pole by less than a foot) and walked away completely unharmed. I was told today that I currently hold my area’s record for worst car crash without serious injury. As some of you may have experienced before, I knew I was totally fine and at the time worried only about my car. When a firefighter asked me if there was anything in the trunk, I remembered that I had my torker in the back and panicked. Luckily the trunk crumpled just above where the unicycle was resting and all was well. That awful fleeting feeling of worry I felt over my unicycle was bad enough, I can’t begin to imagine A) what my parents went through or B) what it would be like to lose a child, or anyone for that matter in an accident.
I couldn’t have been sadder to seem my first car towed away, uni stickers crumpled into the trunk and bumper…
I couldn’t have been more frightened to be told that the way I crashed, there was no reason I didn’t hit the pole and die.
I couldn’t be luckier to not have gotten hurt…
Unfortunately I am a Veteran of many crashes. I had 8 in my first 2 years of driving. I drove too fast, had too many distractions and was much too confident in my ability behind the wheel. Some were my fault, hell all were my fault. Accidents I would never have now that I have 20 years experience.
I didn’t have an accident for 15 years, then I had my worst almost 3 years ago. It cost the insurance companies in the area of $250,000 and me an additional $30,000. I was sued by the other driver for $100,000 above my insurance limits. After a year of legal wrangling I was able to get him down to $30,000.
Accidents suck. They suck even more if they are your fault. Learn as much as you can about driving safely. Don’t rush, you can be late.
By the way the last accident I had was as close to a true no fault accident you could have. I wasn’t driving too fast, wasn’t distracted, just doing something I had never done before. Pulling a trailer that was a little too heavy for the vehicle I was pulling it with. Again inexperience took me for a wild ride and taught me an expensive lesson.
I be sure of what you can tow before you tow it, and have more insurance than you think you’ll need.
Cars can be a lot of fun, or a lot of pain.
Sorry to hear about your accident. Glad you are okay.
Glad to hear that you and your uni are ok. A while back, me and my best friend when mud slidin in his SUv, we whent too fast and hydro planed the car began to roll and he over corrected… twice, sending us into a ditch, scared out of our minds. It took an hour of pushing to get it out…
I’ve come close a few times but my awesome driving abilities saved me. One time someone was going crazy fast and I looked both ways a lady waved me into the line to get on the turnpike so I go and I look to my right some guy going amazingly fast is about to hit me. I step on the gas and get into the spot and he skids for about 50 yards. It was way close and the best part is we both went our marry ways. I’m glad it wasnt a crazy road rage person if it was I’d be in trouble because I sat in that line for like 5 minutes.
Another is one time the person behind me wasnt paying atention at all and almost rearended me. I was at a light and she was coming up behind me so I hit the brake a time or two to like flash to her I was there. Luckly she saw me and pulled into the turning lain in time and was right next to me. Then the light turned green and so I went then I noticed she was going to make the same turn as I did. The light turn yellow I made it through but she didnt then I was at church and 2 minutes later she pulled in. I laughed because she didnt know it was me, I think she would have been embarrassed.
As close as I am with my boys, I could not imagine anything worse than losing a child. I have friends and relatives who have lost children and they tell me that the pain never, ever goes away. If the unimaginable were to happen to my family though, it’s my belief that God would grant me the necessary strength to at least survive.
The thought of never having children because I couldn’t bear the pain if they were taken away had crossed my mind many times in my seven years of marriage before Ben and Brad came along. But if the world never moved forward for fear of the future, we would still be hunting our food with sticks and rocks. No one knows what will happen tomorrow so the best is to live in the present with hope for the future.
What an amazing thing for you to come through the crash unscathed. Glad your okay. As much as Americans love their cars and believe them to be living, breathing members of the family, ferrous units are replaceable, carbon units are not. Way to go!
Way to go!