Accidents and you?
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From: Burlington, NC
24 now, been driving since I was 17.
1 speeding ticket from my freshman year of college (5 years ago)
1 accident I was at fault, but I dont believe it was ever reported to insurance. That happened less than a year after I started driving. I wasnt hurt and I dont believe the other person involved was either.
1 speeding ticket from my freshman year of college (5 years ago)
1 accident I was at fault, but I dont believe it was ever reported to insurance. That happened less than a year after I started driving. I wasnt hurt and I dont believe the other person involved was either.
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From: Bay Area
AGE: 18, been driving since 15.5
Been in two accidents.
Had my license for about 3 months. Wasn't paying attention, and the road started to curve, but I didn't so I side swiped it. No insurance report, barely any damage. Ended up paying out of pocket $600 to have the dent popped. That was it. Didn't have any injury, just bruised ego. Lesson learned: Don't look at iPod while driving!!
Next one was over Memorial Day weekend. I had my S for about a year and a month. I was being a super cool teenager, and took off from a stop light at a decent speed on a sweeping left hand turn. I know not to do this, but for some reason I didn't want to hit the rev limiter in first in the middle of the turn, so I slammed it (like I said, being extremely stupid) into second, during the turn. Immediately the back end came out, and I was turning into the left hand lane, didn't have time to correct and hopped the curb and wrapped the car around a light pole and then, took the light pole out after I had hit it. Was I hurt? Got a concussion and back pain, and a nice $30,000 to the ER via ambulance. (good thing I have insurance). I learned that I'm not an invincible teenager, and that I don't know shit about "drifting" or the limits of my car(s).
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Been in two accidents.
Had my license for about 3 months. Wasn't paying attention, and the road started to curve, but I didn't so I side swiped it. No insurance report, barely any damage. Ended up paying out of pocket $600 to have the dent popped. That was it. Didn't have any injury, just bruised ego. Lesson learned: Don't look at iPod while driving!!
Next one was over Memorial Day weekend. I had my S for about a year and a month. I was being a super cool teenager, and took off from a stop light at a decent speed on a sweeping left hand turn. I know not to do this, but for some reason I didn't want to hit the rev limiter in first in the middle of the turn, so I slammed it (like I said, being extremely stupid) into second, during the turn. Immediately the back end came out, and I was turning into the left hand lane, didn't have time to correct and hopped the curb and wrapped the car around a light pole and then, took the light pole out after I had hit it. Was I hurt? Got a concussion and back pain, and a nice $30,000 to the ER via ambulance. (good thing I have insurance). I learned that I'm not an invincible teenager, and that I don't know shit about "drifting" or the limits of my car(s).
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Roughly 6 years. I've put decent miles on more than 8 cars and 4 motorcycles.
I've had three accidents, only 1 involving another car.
a) When I was 18 and my friend's MB slk landed on my hood while I was going about 60mph-good times. Not at fault. No one in my car injured.
b) When I was 19, single vehicle accident, don't want to post about it online because it was that sloppy. My passenger got cut by the shattered sunroof-no other injuries, care was more or less ok.
c) During a sales job in Indiana one of their highways dead ended in to a T intersection. The only sign was knocked down and the sun was in my eyes to the point I couldn't see $HIT. I slowed down to 30mph but still flew in to the ditch with pretty good velocity. The car was towed out and I drove it another 10k miles before I sold it with no problems.
I've had three accidents, only 1 involving another car.
a) When I was 18 and my friend's MB slk landed on my hood while I was going about 60mph-good times. Not at fault. No one in my car injured.
b) When I was 19, single vehicle accident, don't want to post about it online because it was that sloppy. My passenger got cut by the shattered sunroof-no other injuries, care was more or less ok.
c) During a sales job in Indiana one of their highways dead ended in to a T intersection. The only sign was knocked down and the sun was in my eyes to the point I couldn't see $HIT. I slowed down to 30mph but still flew in to the ditch with pretty good velocity. The car was towed out and I drove it another 10k miles before I sold it with no problems.
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From: California
21 yrs old, been driving for about 4 years, 2 accidents...
1st accident was a minor fender-bender.
2nd was a catastrophe, rolled my previous car (see sig) about 5 times, and came out with minor cuts and bruises..
1st accident was a minor fender-bender.
2nd was a catastrophe, rolled my previous car (see sig) about 5 times, and came out with minor cuts and bruises..
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