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Mael · 08-07-2003, 09:38 AM

i've been in 4 accidents.

1. was 15 and on my learners permit. i'm driving in the right lane of a 4 lane street, and the person in the left lane (same direction) decided to make a right turn at the street we were coming up on from the left lane. i didn't notice that he was going to do this and was going through the light. hit him, spun him around. over 4k worth in damages to my car, scratches to his. oh, and the person i hit was a kid who was one of my older bro's good friends. his mom does my mom's nails.

2. everyone on the expressway was stopped except the van that plowed into me.

3. at gas station, miscalculated a turn, stopped, went in reverse, didn't notice the guy who had pulled up on my ass. so i go 2 feet backwards and tap him. no damage. but i got to hit a BMW, so it was fun.

4. so far, no injuries in any of these, and other than number 3, they weren't my fault. this time, last january, i'm coming home from work and hit a patch of black ice while going through a curving exchange. lose control of the car, go off the expressway, T-bone gaurd rail with driverside door at 65mph, flip over once while still spinning. land right side up facing the express way. i sat in the car in the freezing cold for 15 minutes before someone stopped to help. i had to make a turniquette (sp?) to try to stop my leg from bleeding where the bone had broken the skin. i also tried to make a splint from the straps of my guitar bag and pieces of door. didn't work so well, really glad i didn't have to get out of the car. ended up with an open compound fracture of the left tibia and fibula, and 3 fractures in my pelvis. oh, and my left leg swelled up about 3 times as big as normal. they drained over 3 liters of fluid from it in surgery. funny thing about all this was that i had origanally bought a cell phone cause i was paranoid that my car would break down and i would need it. well, where was it? it had been in my left pocket, and it got thrown from the car in the accident. parents found it a couple days later about 20 feet from where the car ended up. nice and broken too.

edit: oh, and i had to pay $600 to replace the gaurd rail i broke (i pushed it in about 15 feet). and they didn't even let me keep the broken one.

and if any one wants to see pictures of the busted car or guard rail from 4, or any of my x-rays, PM me, glad to share!

08-07-2003, 09:38 AM	#14 (permalink)
Mael Banned Location: The Hell I Created.	i've been in 4 accidents. 1. was 15 and on my learners permit. i'm driving in the right lane of a 4 lane street, and the person in the left lane (same direction) decided to make a right turn at the street we were coming up on from the left lane. i didn't notice that he was going to do this and was going through the light. hit him, spun him around. over 4k worth in damages to my car, scratches to his. oh, and the person i hit was a kid who was one of my older bro's good friends. his mom does my mom's nails. 2. everyone on the expressway was stopped except the van that plowed into me. 3. at gas station, miscalculated a turn, stopped, went in reverse, didn't notice the guy who had pulled up on my ass. so i go 2 feet backwards and tap him. no damage. but i got to hit a BMW, so it was fun. 4. so far, no injuries in any of these, and other than number 3, they weren't my fault. this time, last january, i'm coming home from work and hit a patch of black ice while going through a curving exchange. lose control of the car, go off the expressway, T-bone gaurd rail with driverside door at 65mph, flip over once while still spinning. land right side up facing the express way. i sat in the car in the freezing cold for 15 minutes before someone stopped to help. i had to make a turniquette (sp?) to try to stop my leg from bleeding where the bone had broken the skin. i also tried to make a splint from the straps of my guitar bag and pieces of door. didn't work so well, really glad i didn't have to get out of the car. ended up with an open compound fracture of the left tibia and fibula, and 3 fractures in my pelvis. oh, and my left leg swelled up about 3 times as big as normal. they drained over 3 liters of fluid from it in surgery. funny thing about all this was that i had origanally bought a cell phone cause i was paranoid that my car would break down and i would need it. well, where was it? it had been in my left pocket, and it got thrown from the car in the accident. parents found it a couple days later about 20 feet from where the car ended up. nice and broken too. edit: oh, and i had to pay $600 to replace the gaurd rail i broke (i pushed it in about 15 feet). and they didn't even let me keep the broken one. and if any one wants to see pictures of the busted car or guard rail from 4, or any of my x-rays, PM me, glad to share! Last edited by Mael; 08-07-2003 at 07:31 PM..