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So I'm driving down to Salem to visit Panda. I was going to meet her as she got out of a meeting for work, and I'm not exactly sure where her work is, so I'm calling her, but she's not answering.
I'm on a 4 lane road. The far right lane is a turn only lane. I'm in the next lane, which you can either turn or go straight from. The other two lanes are straight only. If I had turned right, I would be headed away from Panda's work and towards her house, so while I'm stopped at the light I decide that I'll go straight and pull over next chance I get. So I go straight and... YAY CAR ACCIDENT! The guy to my left tried to turn right from the lane that you're only supposed to go straight from. I slam on the breaks, swerve, and barely manage to miss his truck. Next thing I know, his gynormous flatbed trailor is partially inside my car.
Of course his trailor doesn't even have a scratch. My beautiful 2008 Yaris is unrecognizable from the front left side, and had to be towed.
I think I'm okay. If I hadn't breaked or swerved, or if the trailor had hit me at a slightly different angle... I'm not sure if I'd be here. I'm terribly traumatized. I don't think I'll be ready to drive again for a long time. I've learned that it only takes one driver that isn't paying full attention to get into an accident... and the innocent driver is just as likely to get injured or killed as the faulty driver.
I'm actually not entirely sure if I'm okay. I've discovered some new bruises, sure... but my back has been aching since the accident. At first I dismissed it as cramps from driving for over an hour to get down to Salem. I may need to get to the doctor.
I have all my paperwork filled out. The claim has been placed, and from what I hear, they're already working on my car. I'm really scared. The other driver of course had a different version of events, and our witnesses are split 50/50 on what happened. I'm worried that since I'm a new driver, my insurance company won't really bother to investigate, and decide that it was my fault. It's $500 and a rate increase if that's what they decide. I really hope that they stick up for me. I'm really terrified. >
I'm on a 4 lane road. The far right lane is a turn only lane. I'm in the next lane, which you can either turn or go straight from. The other two lanes are straight only. If I had turned right, I would be headed away from Panda's work and towards her house, so while I'm stopped at the light I decide that I'll go straight and pull over next chance I get. So I go straight and... YAY CAR ACCIDENT! The guy to my left tried to turn right from the lane that you're only supposed to go straight from. I slam on the breaks, swerve, and barely manage to miss his truck. Next thing I know, his gynormous flatbed trailor is partially inside my car.
Of course his trailor doesn't even have a scratch. My beautiful 2008 Yaris is unrecognizable from the front left side, and had to be towed.
I think I'm okay. If I hadn't breaked or swerved, or if the trailor had hit me at a slightly different angle... I'm not sure if I'd be here. I'm terribly traumatized. I don't think I'll be ready to drive again for a long time. I've learned that it only takes one driver that isn't paying full attention to get into an accident... and the innocent driver is just as likely to get injured or killed as the faulty driver.
I'm actually not entirely sure if I'm okay. I've discovered some new bruises, sure... but my back has been aching since the accident. At first I dismissed it as cramps from driving for over an hour to get down to Salem. I may need to get to the doctor.
I have all my paperwork filled out. The claim has been placed, and from what I hear, they're already working on my car. I'm really scared. The other driver of course had a different version of events, and our witnesses are split 50/50 on what happened. I'm worried that since I'm a new driver, my insurance company won't really bother to investigate, and decide that it was my fault. It's $500 and a rate increase if that's what they decide. I really hope that they stick up for me. I'm really terrified. >