Vehicle collisions make such a sickening sound.
I get home from classes today before my last Calc lab before the semester is over. Start doing some dishes, because god knows they need to be done and I don't have much time for anything else.
All I hear is the bustling of people on the street getting their coffee, the caretakers vacuuming the hallway, and a crash on the street.
At first, I think, "Oh I know what that sound is," that familiar sick sound of vehicles crunching. After looking out off of my balcony, I see two cars that have just been in a collision. Both leaking all over the intersection of Victoria and South Park. A middle-aged male comes out of a car, he was the one that was hit. An elderly lady opens her door and starts screaming, she was the one who caused the accident.
Now for a mini rant. I don't think that 90% of elderly people should be allowed to drive without being tested every 6 months to a year to make sure they are still capable of doing so. It's all common sense, and if they can't remember how to do it right, then get off the effing road. They hold up traffic, cause accidents (I think statistics are that they cause more than new drivers), and just make a mess of things when they can't judge whether to actually go at a green light or when to make a left or right turn. Yes I may seem opinionated in this because I am a young, agressive driver, but I know I'm not the only one that thinks this way.
Back on topic. I call 911 as soon as I saw the woman screaming. Truro police department. Yeah, that really helped me. Talked to a lady, got transferred to the medical section, then finally onto Halifax police. By the time all the transfers got done, they had already planted themselves on the sidewalk and looked at the cars. The guy wasn't hurt at all, but the lady might have been, she looked pretty fragile.
Once I got off the phone, I heard the ambulances coming as well as the cops, sirens ahoy. So I go back and do a load of dishes, and then look out to see what was going on. Medics were looking them over, and cops were directing traffic seeing as the cars were left in the middle of the intersection for documentation purposes. Just now, about 20 minutes after the accident, the tow trucks are finally moving the cars.
Now the only thing I can think of is how that woman has most likely lost her only mode of transportation, she hit the guy pretty hard, and her car looked totalled. A part of me wants to go ahead and say, "Serves her right," but another part kind of makes me feel sad about it. I've been in that position before. So now, her insurance will go up probably to a point where she can't afford it, pay a deductible, have to fill out a bunch of paperwork, pay a fine if it was caused from her running a stop sign (I think that's what caused it), and the fellow will have to do the same (minus the fine). At least after a few days the guy should have his car back, mind you it looked old so they just might write that off too.
It's interesting in a way to see how fast people respond to others in that kind of situation, you'd think by now most people wouldn't give two shits if they saw it and just move on. I saw a few people just stand there and laugh, which I guess helps make light of the situation but it's not like I can hear what they're saying from up here.
That's my exciting news of the day, my second time ever calling 911.
All I hear is the bustling of people on the street getting their coffee, the caretakers vacuuming the hallway, and a crash on the street.
At first, I think, "Oh I know what that sound is," that familiar sick sound of vehicles crunching. After looking out off of my balcony, I see two cars that have just been in a collision. Both leaking all over the intersection of Victoria and South Park. A middle-aged male comes out of a car, he was the one that was hit. An elderly lady opens her door and starts screaming, she was the one who caused the accident.
Now for a mini rant. I don't think that 90% of elderly people should be allowed to drive without being tested every 6 months to a year to make sure they are still capable of doing so. It's all common sense, and if they can't remember how to do it right, then get off the effing road. They hold up traffic, cause accidents (I think statistics are that they cause more than new drivers), and just make a mess of things when they can't judge whether to actually go at a green light or when to make a left or right turn. Yes I may seem opinionated in this because I am a young, agressive driver, but I know I'm not the only one that thinks this way.
Back on topic. I call 911 as soon as I saw the woman screaming. Truro police department. Yeah, that really helped me. Talked to a lady, got transferred to the medical section, then finally onto Halifax police. By the time all the transfers got done, they had already planted themselves on the sidewalk and looked at the cars. The guy wasn't hurt at all, but the lady might have been, she looked pretty fragile.
Once I got off the phone, I heard the ambulances coming as well as the cops, sirens ahoy. So I go back and do a load of dishes, and then look out to see what was going on. Medics were looking them over, and cops were directing traffic seeing as the cars were left in the middle of the intersection for documentation purposes. Just now, about 20 minutes after the accident, the tow trucks are finally moving the cars.
Now the only thing I can think of is how that woman has most likely lost her only mode of transportation, she hit the guy pretty hard, and her car looked totalled. A part of me wants to go ahead and say, "Serves her right," but another part kind of makes me feel sad about it. I've been in that position before. So now, her insurance will go up probably to a point where she can't afford it, pay a deductible, have to fill out a bunch of paperwork, pay a fine if it was caused from her running a stop sign (I think that's what caused it), and the fellow will have to do the same (minus the fine). At least after a few days the guy should have his car back, mind you it looked old so they just might write that off too.
It's interesting in a way to see how fast people respond to others in that kind of situation, you'd think by now most people wouldn't give two shits if they saw it and just move on. I saw a few people just stand there and laugh, which I guess helps make light of the situation but it's not like I can hear what they're saying from up here.
That's my exciting news of the day, my second time ever calling 911.