I had my first accident about three hours ago... I was taking my brother to a chiropractic appointment downtown, going down the road in the right lane. Suddenly some asshole decided to turn into a parking lot on the right without signalling. The van in front of me screeched to a halt. I slammed on the brakes but couldn't stop in time, and hit her rear bumper. She had a scratch or two and that was all, but my front headlights and grill are gone, and my hood is curled up. probably no more than a grand to fix, but that's a grand I don't have.
I want to hunt down the sonofabitch who didn't obey the law and make him pay for the damages, but thanks to california law, I'm automatically responsible. It pisses me off, but I'm doing my best to take comfort in the fact that nobody was hurt, and no damage was done to the van... so at least my insurance rates won't go up...
What really gets me is I made a choice to go down that road... I could've turned a minute earlier and avoided the whole situation but i didn't... GRRR!!!!
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