When Did You Have Your First Accident?

[gsensel]

I had 2 in little over 90 days after getting it. No tickets though, just a few close calls.

[Spammy Badame]

My first car accident was just over a year ago when i still had my permit. I was driving to the library with my mom, and i had been telling her that i didn't know how to park, but she said i was fine. So she told me to park in the first spot on the left side of the parking lot after a turn. I didn't swing out far enough, and I hit the Volvo in the spot next to me. Luckily i was going slow enough that i just knicked the wheel cover, but i was totally freaked out. It turns out it was the cousin of one of my old friends who I had known. That was her second volvo that got hit in a parking lot within the past month, and the last person did more damage and didn't even leave a note. I didn't get into any trouble for it, and she didn't call the insurance company or anything.

I would love to say that that was my only accident that I've been in, but I got into one on the second day of school this year. And to make things worse, I was driving a car that I wasn't insured for (it was my aunt's car, so my parents weren't even insured on it) because my older sister was too tired to be driving that morning. The kid was an IB student in my grade and he got whiplash.

[Yan Wang]

About a month ago, I was driving downtown on a part of the main road that was under construction. Only one lane was open so cars were stopped or either crawling forwards at a mille per hour. I noticed that the left brakelight of the car in front of me, a station wagon, was broken. At one point, I stared left at some people walking by and bumped into the station wagon going about 1mph. The shock was pretty big. We pulled over. No damage was done, no one was hurt, so we just went our way. Upon pulling back onto the road, I noticed that the force from my bump fixed the guy's brakelight

Quite a positive accident.

my first accident is i got hit in the back of my car by this old guy at Jewel parking lot...the paint was comin off or cracked and there was sum dents , and it was this big case where he kept sayin its my fault when it really wasnt. Isnt' it when u get hit in the back of ur car its always the person behind you's fault? This guy was crazy...so my insurance went high sky like 50 dollars or w/e. When i got hit...i was scared liek all scared lol i didnt know wht to start with first like i didnt know wht information to give him like insurance card or w/e lol When i got home i thought my parents would kill me but they understood that it was the guy that caused the accident and not me. So i had to explain everything that happened to my mom and the insurance lady. it was the most stressful thing lol

[Ryan Dognaux]

I had my first and only accident during the 03 robotics season. I was going to robotics, of all places, and I was at a stop sign. These guys pulled up behind me a little too close and bumped me, then they proceeded to drive off. Some guy got their license plate number, but I decided it'd be a lot more trouble than it was worth because just a little of the paint was scratched off.

[Mini-D67]

Originally Posted by Ryan Dognaux

I had my first and only accident during the 03 robotics season. I was going to robotics, of all places, and I was at a stop sign. These guys pulled up behind me a little too close and bumped me, then they proceeded to drive off. Some guy got their license plate number, but I decided it'd be a lot more trouble than it was worth because just a little of the paint was scratched off.

Oh man, if anybody ever hit me and ran, God help them... Even though my truck is rusty and 1/2 in primer, (Paintjob this month? Wewt!) I still bought it with my own money and love it to death.

If someone hit me and ran I would be after them in a second, see if they like it.

[Matt Attallah]

Pfft rookies.

I've been driving for 3 years now.

Rear ended a Station Wagon Escort. - 2pts
Totaled a Saturn (I drove away in my Jeep Cherokee) - 1pt
Rear-Ended a Cop - 0pt (Not my fault)
Rear-Ended a Grand Caravan - 0pts (not my fault)

Countless speeding tickets dropped, one no proof of licence, and one no proof of Insurance.

Pfft - I keep myself in business.



BTW - NO ONE WAS EVER HURT. Everyone was able to walk away. I can tell you each the stories if ya' wanna PM me...

[Tom Schindler]

Originally Posted by Matt Attallah

Pfft rookies.

I've been driving for 3 years now.

Rear ended a Station Wagon Escort. - 2pts
Totaled a Saturn (I drove away in my Jeep Cherokee) - 1pt
Rear-Ended a Cop - 0pt (Not my fault)
Rear-Ended a Grand Caravan - 0pts (not my fault)

Countless speeding tickets dropped, one no proof of licence, and one no proof of Insurance.

Pfft - I keep myself in business.



BTW - NO ONE WAS EVER HURT. Everyone was able to walk away. I can tell you each the stories if ya' wanna PM me...

I am noticing a pattern.... Ever think about watching the road in front of you?

Tom

[team222badbrad]

One Accident
No Tickets Yet!!!!

I have included the Journal Entry I had to write for my College English class on my accident:

Be safe and WEAR your seat belt, It saved ME!

I have a significant memory or wrecking my vehicle in February of 2004. It was a cold winter morning at about five a.m. I was supposed to get up at four a.m. that morning and meet at a teacher’s house around four thirty a.m. I was going on a trip to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania this day to be at an education conference with my high school’s robotics team. I distinctly remember getting up one hour later that I was supposed to. For some reason I cannot remember if I just woke up or my mom came and woke me up. The first thing I did when I got up was to call the teacher’s house to see if they were still waiting for me. After a few rings the phone was answered by the teacher’s wife. She said that they had just left and I should call his cell phone. I called his phone and told him that I was on my way; I also asked him if he could turn around to wait for me. Once I calmed myself from hoping that I would still be able to go, I quickly threw all the belongings I needed into my vehicle. At the time I had a black 1990 Geo Tracker convertible. After getting the car started I sped off on my way not thinking about the road conditions. Within a half mile of my house I suddenly hit a combination of ice and cinders that sent my Tracker out of control. I tried to gain control of the vehicle, but could not and then realized I was heading right towards the left bank. While heading towards the bank I suddenly thought I was just going to get stuck in the ditch. I was very wrong! My vehicle ended up flipping over and landed back on its wheels. Once my Tracker came to a halt; its front end was 90 degrees from the road. Both front wheels were in the ditch covered by a foot or so of snow. I did not realize what had happened for a few seconds until I had looked at the surroundings. Luckily God watched over me that day and I came out of the accident without being seriously hurt. I ended up with one fun rollercoaster ride, no car to drive, one cut pinky, and a small bruise on my forehead. I drove the car back home and called the teacher to come pick me up! Yes, I ended up going on the trip despite the mishap and I even got to see Pennsylvania’s Governor Ed Rendell.

[Ryan Albright]

WAIT WAIT I DO REMEMBER ONE ACCIDENT I HAD! I POSTED EARLIER SAYIN NONE BUT I HADE ONE.

I was 13 and i had just finished cutting hte lawn and my grandparents always let me move the cars back into the driveway, so i preceded to do this. When i got to the front of the house instead of hitting the brake i hit the gas right intot he living room and i am talking that the whole car was in the living room. My grandpa was just yelling at me and i was trying not to laugh.

[Kit Gerhart]

I had my first accident my third year in college, in 1966. It was a very small accident. My '57 Chrysler had a bad master cylinder which allowed the brake pedal to slowly go to the floor when pressure was applied. This happened while I was un-parking the car, and I clipped the corner of another car at about 1 mph speed. Since the other car was a Corvette, it did some minor damage. Had it been another car like mine, there would have been no damage. Since I was driving a defective car, I got a ticket and had to go to court. That turned out to be my first, and last traffic ticket.

The most recent of my three accidents was in 1974 when a car ran a stop sign and drove into the side of my car. No one was hurt, but both cars needed trips to the body shop.

In all, I've been very lucky to have had few accidents over so many years and miles of drivng, and to have had no accidents where anyone was hurt.