What happened today...
This morning I practised driving with mum. I made a few mistakes, but overall it went well. We had hardly started driving when it happened. We collided with another car.
Nothing was my fault, but it felt like it. I will try to explain what happened, but I'm sorry if I don't make much sense. I'm not that familiar with the English car technical terms. So I'll just rely on my dictionary when possible. Also, here's a drawing:
We were going straight ahead. On the road to the right was a car. Since the driver in that car had to give way (?) we of course expected him to do so, and it seemed like he would as he slowed down. But when we were right in front of him, he just drove out next to us and caused a collision. No big collision thankfully, but it was scary enough.
Our wing mirrors (?) scraped against each other and were flat against the windows. I tried to keep out of the way and keep to the left, but there was a traffic island (?) there, so I couldn't really do much to get away from the stupid car. We stopped and mum got out of the car to talk to that reckless driver. There wasn't much damage to the cars and thankfully no damage to us either, but this is nothing you wish to go through, especially not when you are practising driving. I am of course nervous, unsure and I wish to do well.. This was the last thing I needed.
After I had stopped the car I broke down crying and even though I knew it wasn't my fault, even though I was furious with that idiot, I couldn't help but feel that I had done wrong. I didn't want to keep driving after that. I wanted to quit driving altogether, and I still feel much more reluctant to drive now. I cried the whole way home and continued to cry in my bed.
Mum and dad both told me over and over how it wasn't my fault and that I had done what I could and I know that.. I just feel so stupid still. And afraid. That idiot driver even told mum he had been in a car accident last week. I'm not surprised >_<
He has ruined a lot for me now :/ I have a driving lesson tomorrow and I don't feel like going at all. But it's too late to cancel it now and I don't want to lose 700 SEK so..
EDIT: Too bad it didn't happen while driving my driving school's car. They would have got tough with that idiot.
Nothing was my fault, but it felt like it. I will try to explain what happened, but I'm sorry if I don't make much sense. I'm not that familiar with the English car technical terms. So I'll just rely on my dictionary when possible. Also, here's a drawing:
We were going straight ahead. On the road to the right was a car. Since the driver in that car had to give way (?) we of course expected him to do so, and it seemed like he would as he slowed down. But when we were right in front of him, he just drove out next to us and caused a collision. No big collision thankfully, but it was scary enough.
Our wing mirrors (?) scraped against each other and were flat against the windows. I tried to keep out of the way and keep to the left, but there was a traffic island (?) there, so I couldn't really do much to get away from the stupid car. We stopped and mum got out of the car to talk to that reckless driver. There wasn't much damage to the cars and thankfully no damage to us either, but this is nothing you wish to go through, especially not when you are practising driving. I am of course nervous, unsure and I wish to do well.. This was the last thing I needed.
After I had stopped the car I broke down crying and even though I knew it wasn't my fault, even though I was furious with that idiot, I couldn't help but feel that I had done wrong. I didn't want to keep driving after that. I wanted to quit driving altogether, and I still feel much more reluctant to drive now. I cried the whole way home and continued to cry in my bed.
Mum and dad both told me over and over how it wasn't my fault and that I had done what I could and I know that.. I just feel so stupid still. And afraid. That idiot driver even told mum he had been in a car accident last week. I'm not surprised >_<
He has ruined a lot for me now :/ I have a driving lesson tomorrow and I don't feel like going at all. But it's too late to cancel it now and I don't want to lose 700 SEK so..
EDIT: Too bad it didn't happen while driving my driving school's car. They would have got tough with that idiot.