I got in an absolutely ridiculous car accident today.
I left work around noon to go to lunch. On my way back, I was sitting at a dead stop in the left turn lane, waiting for oncoming traffic to break so I could turn back into the parking lot.
Simultaneously, a man was waiting to turn right to exit the same parking lot. When traffic cleared, we should have simply passed each other during the turn. He would turn right onto the street. I would turn left in the parking lot. Easy, right?
Well, he decided that it would be an awesome idea to turn out into the road while he was texting and looking straight down at his phone. I was still at a complete stop, and he took the turn too wide and ran right into my front bumper.
He couldn't have been going more than a couple miles per hour. He was going slow enough for me to process everything that was happening but just too fast for me to be able to react. I saw the top of his bald head. I saw his gaze focused squarely on his phone. I saw him turn and thought, "Really? Is this actually happening right now? Really?!"
When all was said and done, I was more annoyed than anything. The bumper is a little skuffed up, but the damage is minimal. I think I'm just annoyed because it could have been so easily avoided. It barely impacted my day. I got back to work about 20 minutes late, but it was fine. Now I just have to wait for the insurance companies to figure things out and call me back.
Lame.
I left work around noon to go to lunch. On my way back, I was sitting at a dead stop in the left turn lane, waiting for oncoming traffic to break so I could turn back into the parking lot.
Simultaneously, a man was waiting to turn right to exit the same parking lot. When traffic cleared, we should have simply passed each other during the turn. He would turn right onto the street. I would turn left in the parking lot. Easy, right?
Well, he decided that it would be an awesome idea to turn out into the road while he was texting and looking straight down at his phone. I was still at a complete stop, and he took the turn too wide and ran right into my front bumper.
He couldn't have been going more than a couple miles per hour. He was going slow enough for me to process everything that was happening but just too fast for me to be able to react. I saw the top of his bald head. I saw his gaze focused squarely on his phone. I saw him turn and thought, "Really? Is this actually happening right now? Really?!"
When all was said and done, I was more annoyed than anything. The bumper is a little skuffed up, but the damage is minimal. I think I'm just annoyed because it could have been so easily avoided. It barely impacted my day. I got back to work about 20 minutes late, but it was fine. Now I just have to wait for the insurance companies to figure things out and call me back.
Lame.
I don't understand this...usually the processing and reacting happen almost at the same time give or take a second...atleast to be able to blow the horn. I am not trying to bash you or anything...but have a hard time with this. 
