I got into a car accident on Saturday. Don't worry, I'm alright. I was the rear car in a minor fender-bender. There wasn't much I could have done to prevent the accident. Two cars stopped at a light, which turned green. We both thought we could go, but the lady coming down the cross street proved us wrong. We both stopped short. The other guy stopped a bit shorter than I did.
The accident was a cosmic event, the result of a fickle twist of fate. I drive a Saturn, I hit a Volvo. Any other pair of cars and there would probably be no damage at all. But I went and threw a clay pot against a titanium block. My car is set to crumple like tin foil if someone breathes on it wrong. It's a testament to how slow the accident was that the only damage is my hood being a little bent up and my front plate falling off.
No big deal; insurance'll take care of the damage and my rates'll go up for a little while. But I'm frustrated that the situation was minor but out of my control. I mean, if someone had barrelled into my car, really smashed it up, while I was waiting at a light, I'd be pissed at the ass that hit me. If I was driving down the street and smacked into someone, I'd be mad at myself. But this was pretty close to no fault. There's no blame to assign. And that pisses me off. Stupid, no?
Comments (5)
Well, you could blame the car that ran the red on the cross street, right? Focus your scorn rays in that direction.
Glad to hear you're okay.
Posted by Eric | October 3, 2006 7:09 AM
Posted on October 3, 2006 07:09
how minor was this accident could it have been better to pay the damage without resorting to the insurance company?
Posted by gus | October 3, 2006 9:34 AM
Posted on October 3, 2006 09:34
Glad to hear that you're ok.
Fight the points on your insurance. If the cross-street car hadn't decided to run a red light, there would have been no need to stop. You weren't tail-gating the car you hit in the traditional sense.
On a separate note, I think the feelings you're talking about are the basis of the current Volkswagen commercials about "safe happens."
Posted by Marc | October 3, 2006 10:37 AM
Posted on October 3, 2006 10:37
If scorn rays are involved, I would suggest harnessing them into some sort of doomsday device. Perhaps you can combine them with a naturally occurring source of grudge into a potent... I don't know, BEAM or something. A Scudge Beam. Er...yeah.
Stay safe.
Posted by Erik | October 3, 2006 1:00 PM
Posted on October 3, 2006 13:00
The other party reported it to their insurance, so I couldn't not report it to mine. I tried to argue that it wasn't my fault and the insurance company was sympathetic. They also believe in "evidence," so I'm shit out of luck there.
Oh well. At least I'm getting my car fixed soon.
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October 13, 2006 9:46 AM
Posted on October 13, 2006 09:46