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Rainy Day Crash

So, I got into a car accident on Saturday. Judging from the fact that I can still coherently compose a blog entry and that I'm able to type this out, you can conclude that I'm okay. The rain made the roads exceptionally slippery - perhaps because it was the first rain in 29 days and the roads weren't used to excessive moisture.

Anyway, I was rounding a curve (turning left) in the right lane and started braking as per the norm since it was downhill. The braking motion sent my car skidding and, having no experience with skidding, I kept on trying to brake. That sent my car spinning. With some luck maneuvering, I managed to avoid hitting any of the other cars on the road but ended up careening towards the sidewalk on my right. Thankfully, no cars were parked on the side of the road, so the only obstacles in my way were the curb and a pole. Fortunately for me, the pole stopped my spinning.

Unfortunately for me, even though I wasn't driving at a high speed, I still managed to hit the pole with sufficient force. Therefore, the pole went down, and dented my frame on the driver's side. Yup, I turned a full 180 degrees. The impact caused by the curb hitting both my wheels (on the driver side) actually bent the physical frame of my car. Not so much that it was noticeable - I was able to drive away from the scene of the crime - but enough that I was advised not to drive my car again.

I figured my parents would throw a fit and yell the crap out of me, but I was so thrown by the whole ordeal that they only asked if I was okay. I still don't know what's going to happen to our car, but it looks like we might have to get a new one.

Comments

Anonymous said…
omg J!! im really glad ur ok. i cant believe it actually spun around that much. its good ur parents took it well. they were eventually getting a new one anyway right?
September 12, 2006 2:38 pm
lifeasj said…
Yeah, no kidding - I have never been so scared before (while driving).

And yeah.. they were thinking about getting a new one, but I don't know when they were going to. I guess that's been expedited now!
September 12, 2006 6:41 pm
Roma said…
omg junette i hope everything is ok!! that's so freaky!!!!!! i haven't checked ppl's blogs for awhile since I don't have my reg computer and all its bookmarks. how is vancouver????
September 21, 2006 2:50 pm
lifeasj said…
hehe - yeah, things are okay. The insurance company is paying for the repairs, so we'll hopefully be getting our car back soon.

Other than that, Vancouver is good. I'll be posting again shortly about some canoeing I did this weekend. :) How's Cali?
September 24, 2006 6:26 pm
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