Been a while since I've posted, have lurked for a little while
Anyway onto my story...
Bright, sunny day, about 30*C, only getting warmer.
Driving into work in Aus (we drive on the left side of the road here) in the left hand turn lane of a three lane road. Two right hand lanes are stopped (peak hour)
All is well.
Until someone coming the opposite direction chooses to turn right in front of me - he must have seen two stopped lanes and didn't look any further.
So now the front of my car is about half it's original length, since written off.
His car has some damage from the front wheel well back to the passenger side front door.
I get out, shaken, takes me ages to write out my details. Call police, insurance, parents tow truck etc.
Police arrive, breath test us both, gets the story. I find out he has no insurance, and lives on the far side of town. Cop issues him a fine for failing to give way and my insurance company will probably be chasing him for the bill for my car (let alone his own)
Funny thing about this is that I was thinking earlier in the drive that I needed a new car. Interior upholstery falling off, plenty of dents from SCs who don't know how to drive in a shopping centre car park - including a front indicator held on with duct tape. Really want to get the photo my dad took of the damage and post with the comment, "going to need more duct tape"
Anyway onto my story...
Bright, sunny day, about 30*C, only getting warmer.
Driving into work in Aus (we drive on the left side of the road here) in the left hand turn lane of a three lane road. Two right hand lanes are stopped (peak hour)
All is well.
Until someone coming the opposite direction chooses to turn right in front of me - he must have seen two stopped lanes and didn't look any further.
So now the front of my car is about half it's original length, since written off.
His car has some damage from the front wheel well back to the passenger side front door.
I get out, shaken, takes me ages to write out my details. Call police, insurance, parents tow truck etc.
Police arrive, breath test us both, gets the story. I find out he has no insurance, and lives on the far side of town. Cop issues him a fine for failing to give way and my insurance company will probably be chasing him for the bill for my car (let alone his own)
Funny thing about this is that I was thinking earlier in the drive that I needed a new car. Interior upholstery falling off, plenty of dents from SCs who don't know how to drive in a shopping centre car park - including a front indicator held on with duct tape. Really want to get the photo my dad took of the damage and post with the comment, "going to need more duct tape"
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