It all happened quite fast, but in a nutshell: We were waiting for a red light to change at an intersection when the light finally turned green. The car in front of me began to accelerate and then suddenly slammed on its brakes, causing me to slam on my brakes. The driver behind me didn't react as quickly, however, and hit my rear bumper.
Fortunately, nobody in either vehicle was hurt. And fortunately, my car sustained minimal damage - the rear license plate was curled under slightly, and only a small crack formed in the bumper. It did not look anything like the car in the accompanying picture.
The man who hit me was very apologetic, surveyed the damage with me, and exchanged all necessary insurance information before leaving. He mentioned that my infamous LDSJEDI license plate had actually distracted him and contributed to the accident.
Whether or not that was true, I thanked him for his integrity, considering the fact that I have been shafted by dishonest people in the past. After my last car accident six years ago, in which a lady breezed right past a Yield sign and ran into me, she then lied about what happened - actually claiming that I had hit her! - and weaseled her way out of $500 in repairs and what would undoubtedly have been a higher insurance cost.
It's good to know that there are still honest, albeit imperfect, people out there on the road.
2 comments:
glad your accident wasn't too bad. I know first hand how much trouble those pesky stop lights can be, and all in all, i got off lucky with mine 2.5 years ago.. could have been a lot worse considering the size of the semi that hit me :)
oddly, he tried to tell the cops it was my fault and that i should have gone thru the red light even though he'd been a good block behind me when the light changed and I stopped... they didn't buy it :)
Davina: A semi hit you? Dang! I think this is the first I've heard of this, but I'm glad you're still alive and kicking. Why is it that the people who cause these accidents so often turn around and pretend like they're the victims?
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