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As you can see I've had a not so fun 2 weeks. Honestly I shouldn't complain cause I'm physically fine but it just makes me so pissed I've been in 2 accidents in 2 weeks. The Ford and Honda are mine.
Here's the first story: I was driving back to work from lunch after letting my dog out and a car was rear ended into oncoming traffic. Guess who was the oncoming traffic. If you guessed Jesus, you are wrong because he certainly didn't take the wheel. It was me. I had no where to go so, BAM! I saw it coming and all I could do was scream and clench my butthole. Car A was distracted by a plow and missed car B slowing down and rear ended car B into oncoming traffic which was car C (me). Car A did attempt to miss car B but this failed and in correcting he also hit a pole.( Driver of Car A was not a complete dick as he lent me his jacket cause it was so cold and my cat had thrown up on mine that morning).
Honestly this was my first crash and I held it together fine. I was worried about driver B not responding( it was probably just shock but he got hit twice and I was concerned, he was up and about in a bit ; I even gave his friend directions to where we were cause he didn't know) so I was actually the one to call 911. Held it together and tight as a ship. My husband was snowboarding 2 hours away and his coworker was nice enough to give me a ride. You are the nicest Yankee fan I know, Mendez, but I still hate your team. I was in fairly good mood about this; a little bummed about my car but my mother had left a gallon of milk in it when she borrowed it and I was having a hell of a time getting the smell out so at least I didn't have to clean it anymore. This crash hurt my back a bit and as I work with children it meant 2 weeks of not changing diapers so I had that going for me. My husband and I decided we didn't need a second new car and that we would save up to get one.
Flash forward to last Friday, I was on my way to PT for the first incident and sitting at a stop light right at the turnoff to the office. I'm jamming out to some Xmas tunes because they make me feel warm and fuzzy. Then I see a tiny movement in my mirror before being rear ended into the car in front of me. What happened was car A was leaving a gas station and side swiped car B which made him swerve into car C( me) which pushed me into car D. I have a confession to make about this one: I sobbed like a little child. An onlooker was so concerned by my panic attack she wouldn't let me stand up out of my car.(shout out to that sweet Irish lady who calmed me down and was so wonderful to be concerned enough about me to call 911 even though it wasn't necessary). And car number 2 bites the dust. Everyone was again ok, but this time I was a little bit pissed off. Neither of these were my fault but now we are out 2 car and I have to spend my holiday break dealing with one of everyone's most hated things: going to car dealerships. I've been alone all weekend after this and now I have to drive to work tomorrow with my rental. I'm scared. It took me till I was 21 to get my license because I had such bad anxiety about driving. The thing that helped me get through it was what my driving instructor told me. She said," you have to trust other drivers on the road are doing their best and no one is trying to get into accidents." I just don't trust that anymore. Sorry for the complaining when everyone is safe. I just wanted to share my fear.
Tl;dr- Op complains about walking away from 2 car wrecks in 2 weeks like the ungrateful biotch that she is.
Dog tax of my holiday named pup Jolly because I just got a new phone and I can't find my cat to take her picture.
TheHighFiveKid
This is quite unfortunate OP. I'm glad you're okay, but look at the bright side, neither accident was your fault!!
flerkinmygerkin
um, stay off the airplanes for a while
mellamollama
BREAK A PLATE BAD THINGS HAPPEN IN THREES
gsagunner
My friend got hit head on from soemone who lost control during thanksgiving. He got a rental that night, and proceeded to hit a deer.
n3rdilocks
Orw:
WriseUp
Don't appeared totaled
n3rdilocks
The Fiesta definitely was totaled and insurance already called its TOD. The Honda had extensive damage to back wheel area and frame.
WriseUp
:/
soullessginger03
I don't trust other drivers, and after my SO totaled my last car it seems like he isn't either.
98Prelude
@OP I had a very similar experience and I can tell you the anxiety will get better. It took me about a year to fully recover.
Sosickofthisshit
May I ask your age?
n3rdilocks
How dare you?! But seriously it's 25.
Sosickofthisshit
Be safe, Hon.
MAWorking
Move over bad luck Brian there is a new Sheriff in town
Jramodarr
Shit Happens Stacy??
StripTheFleshSaltTheWound
Bad luck Beatrice?
biggoofwhitemike
n3rdilocks
Yes. Exactly this. I had to get the rental on like the most snowy day too. The roads were terrible. The whole way home: white knuckles.
OneFustyWeeDram
@op you're right to not trust what you were taught. Drive like everyone else has a suicide-murder pact with you that you aren't aware of.
Farrit
This this this. I treat every other driver on the road as if they are just learning how to drive.
OneFustyWeeDram
Remain vigilant, and the wreck isn't your fault most times. Glad you seem all right. Cheers to a better holiday!
dannishadow
I argue with my boyfriend about this. He says, "Don't worry. I know what I'm doing." He doesn't getit. It's everyone else I'm worried about.
Jramodarr
Well it looks like you got your accidents out the way so next year should be smooth sailing with your brand new car. Glad that you're ok
thefrozoneOne
Hopefully your insurance company is understanding. My tips for driving is assume everyone an idiot. It always keeps me on the lookout
8ismyfavoritenumber
Those don't look totalled
n3rdilocks
I meant they cannot be driven. They were towed away never to be seen again... till we had to pick up all the stuff we left inside.
Haydanas
Well you've got a handsome pup there, so ya got that!
Abortedfetusnecrogotchabitch
Those aren't totaled you want to see totaled here's totaled
here's my car a couple of months ago
n3rdilocks
Excuse me, I meant that they can no longer be driven. My airbags didn't even deploy. Maybe I should have said scrapped?
silenthamburger
That is the worst advice from a driver instructor. NEVER TRUST THE TRAFFIC AROUND YOU!
n3rdilocks
Well I think it was more to calm my anxiety. She def said be aware, she just told me that I had to stop freaking out about everything.
n3rdilocks
And neither of these events could have been avoided through awareness.One hit me from behind while I was stopped; the other was pushed over.
StripTheFleshSaltTheWound
I bought a dashcam, I got screwed over both times I got hit by other people. Driving stresses me the hell out these days.
footfoe
Women~ am i right?
n3rdilocks
Yeah ikr? It's like they can't even preform magic to get away from inevitable and clearly not their fault things.
biggoofwhitemike
n3rdilocks
ThisUsernameWasMyThirdChoice
Don't worry N3rdilocks the third crash will be just right!
n3rdilocks
This is clever. Ominous but clever.
uponstrangeshores
Still amazes me how readily cars are written off in developed countries.
n3rdilocks
That's something I hadn't considered.The fiesta was a no go though. Pics don't show very well but the front was completely shifted.
uponstrangeshores
Ah yeah, a bent chassis can be expensive to fix.
n3rdilocks
Yeah and it was leaking anti freeze everywhere.
uponstrangeshores
This sort of reminds me of my first car. It was written off 3 times in it's lifetime. After the 2nd crash it got a whole new front end.
uponstrangeshores
They literally cut the car in half and put the front on another car on it. The first owner rolled it. I finally got rid of it after a flood.
IamTheBaron
Regarding delearships, check out used cars, you usually get more out of the money you spent than a new one due to depreciation.
IamTheBaron
However, sometimes leasing a new vehicle is cheaper than buying a used one. And sometimes a vehicle more expensive, its lease is cheaper
n3rdilocks
IamTheBaron
Thanks. One more useful thing I just thought about if you buy used: https://youtu.be/Z1eBlGcsSR8