Thursday, June 25, 2009

Brakes still work!

On my way home this evening, a man in a black Jaguar pulled out from a red light right in front of me - I don't think he even looked before he pulled out, he owns a Jaguar, so he owns the road you know. I was going 45mph and he was going about 5mph. Of course, like most numb-nut drivers when they get honked at, he hit his brakes. Which made the situation worse. After the squealing and smoke from my tires stopped, the tears started. I'm sure I have bald spots on my tires now. My record (involving motor vehicles) I can't find all the photos though:

Crossing the street - hit by a car

3-Wheeler - rolled it with my mom

White Camaro - ground effect cracked - hit a deer

White Camaro - totalledBlack Camaro - new front end - hit a deerBlack Camaro - totalled
Dodge Minivan - Totalled (mom driving)
Chevy S-10 - new front end - woman tried to cross 4 lanes of traffic without lookingCelica - new passenger door - boy didn't want to wait behind a bus and swerved into my lane
Celica - rear-ended - sitting at a red light

Rav4 - rear-ended - guy behind me not paying attention

Rav4 - rear-ended (included replacing the rear floor) - man behind me didn't stop when the rest of us didI think that's all of them. I've lost track after so many. The rest of my family has a record just like it!

I know I'm here for a reason. I've been so lucky to have walked away (not without my share of pain or scars though) from all these accidents. And lucky enough to not hit that Jaguar today.

1 comment:

Anita Baker said...

oh my goodness apes. that is a lot of totaled cars!

i'm in wyoming right now and everyone drives like 85-90 here! scary!