Matter-Eater Lad Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I was driving to work going down the highway when a car was sitting in the turn lane and just pulled out in front of me very slowly and I ran into the side of her car. Then the car slowly started to drive off, so I followed not knowing if they were going to find a place to park or what and we ended up a down the street in a doctors parking lot. Once we parked I got out and walked up to the car where a 80 yr old women stepped out, asking me what just happened. I expected some angry person to jump out of the car cursing at me, but it turned out to be a really sweet old lady. I felt bad, but luckily she wasn't hurt, just the side of her car was in bad shape. Then I felt even worse because when the officer got there she got a ticket for causing the accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMagpie Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Poor old lady. But at least it didn't turn into road rage or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noonsun Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 OMG I thought you meant you like, ran her over. I'm sorry for both of you. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 When I saw the thread title I thought you physically struck and old lady.:stunned: Glad that wasn't the case:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyric Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 When I saw the thread title I thought you physically struck and old lady.:stunned: I'm pretty sure that his intention was for you to think this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matter-Eater Lad Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 I'm pretty sure that his intention was for you to think this. Maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck kottke Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I understand how you feel, Nick - it was from no fault of your own, and in a like manner I almost ran into the side of a suburban driven by an elderly man, who never looked - he just started to wander out onto the highway.. Luckily, I darted the other way, just in time.. But the main thing's nobody's hurt - that's a miracle in and of itself! I'm glad she was so kind, and didn't even notice the accident - somehow, that's not surprising either! Perhaps the ticket isn't a bad thing, if it makes her aware that she needs to take a reaction test or something to assess if she's still good enough to drive.. Nobody's fault really, since anyone can make a mistake driving, though we try and minimize the errors. I once calculated that for every American driver, there's between 2 and 3 reportable accidents in a driving career; while defensive driving helps, and paying attention is critical, there's often just too many possible collisions out there to not wind up in one eventually. Don't feel bad - we all go through things like that! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
localola86 Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 ^I thought he had actually hit a lady, or some funny title to get us into reading something really lame that has noting to do with hitting an old lady. Good thing none of the two was the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Escapist Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 When I saw the thread title I thought you physically struck and old lady.:stunned: Glad that wasn't the case:lol: i thought this as well, so i clicked on the link thinking, "WTF?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saffire Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 That sucks man, will her insurance pay for everything? I'm so sick of cops. Like giving her a ticket is going to make her think twice before pulling out in front of people next time. :rolleyes: That'll teach you, you old lady! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImLovingGuyBerryman Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 uggh. :sick: this thread just reminded me about how this morning a woman lost control of her car and hit a pole and the car like, wrapped around the pole. she died. this happened right outside my school. :disappointed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matter-Eater Lad Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 That sucks man, will her insurance pay for everything? I'm so sick of cops. Like giving her a ticket is going to make her think twice before pulling out in front of people next time. :rolleyes: That'll teach you, you old lady! I would assume so we actually have the same insurance. With it technically being 100% her fault, they should cover everything. I'm going to call tomorrow and report it and set up a time for them to look at the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMagpie Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 uggh. :sick: this thread just reminded me about how this morning a woman lost control of her car and hit a pole and the car like, wrapped around the pole. she died. this happened right outside my school. :disappointed: Thats rather scary and sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Maybe. Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImLovingGuyBerryman Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Poor old lady. But at least it didn't turn into road rage or something. yah. even though i didnt see it or anything (cuz it happened before school started and i came to school a different route than where it happened) i know it was pretty serious, cuz it caused a lot of people to be late to school. the route i took was really backed up with traffic and we couldnt figure out why. and we werent even on the same road! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Unfortunately some people are just too old to drive any longer and need to be removed from the roads for everyone's safety.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Aw.... I saw the titled and laughed. I was like, 'Score, pensioner bashing!" :P How many points??:rolleyes: And how many for a roo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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