Have You Been In An Accident?

[tuner]

Not to bring up any difficult stories, but I'm curious as to how many people here have been in an accident. I've been in 3 minor accidents, all the other party's fault, and strangely all getting hit on the driver's side of the car - twice losing my side-view mirror!

 

[MaximumSpeed]

I've only been in minor "fender bender" type accidents, thankfully! We did witness a pretty bad accident this week, though - it was right in front of us! We were the ones to call 911 and my son filled out a report of what he saw.

 

[jason]

I've been in small fender bender accidents. Oh, I take that back. I was with a friend when he hit a telephone pole. That one hurt a little.

 

[DaMan]

I've actually been really, really lucky. I have seen close calls but I have never actually been in one. I've even seen accidents happen right in front of me. That was terrifying.

 

[Candle]

Years ago I was in a car with my dad, in a small car, when a great big Lincoln hit us head on. It was at the cottage on a dirt very winding road. My dad was driving slowly, and saw the idiot in the Lincoln (an eighteen year old idiot) and stopped his car well before we were hit. Our car was totalled, and I put my foot through the vent system on the floor. Luckily we weren't hurt, but boy did that kid hear it from his dad! His dad was in another car following behind him at a proper speed, and came upon the accident just after it happened. After he knew no-one was badly hurt, hit just yelled to high heaven at that kid.

 

[tuner]

Wow - I'm glad nobody was hurt, Candle! When I lived in the city I saw my fair share of accidents where people weren't so lucky; I honestly don't know if I could bring myself to drive through there these days.

 

[philio]

I have had two minor accidents. The first time I was young and stupid and hydroplaned and the second time I was hit by a drunk driver. No injuries either time so I have been lucky.

 

[JeepersCreepers]

I have had several minor accidents, some my fault some not. I had one really horrifically bad accident when I was 19. I had a seizure while I was driving and hit a Lincoln Continental (the very old big ones) with a Ford Tempo (similar to the Taurus only smaller). I was unconscious for the whole thing but according to witnesses I hit the continental multiple times bouncing between it and the curb before finally coming to a stop. I spent 3 days in the hospital with a crushed big intestine, kidney bruising, a fractured rib, a nearly bitten off tongue and several other minor injuries.