Posted 06 October 2009 - 02:35 PM
I got into an accident the day before my seventeeth birthday. I was going down this road on the left lane because the right and center lanes were crowded and the place I needed to turn into was on the left lane. At first, it was only me on the left lane. Then, this Beetle turned into my lane and was still pretty far behind me. Some construction workers got into my lane and was signalling me to turn into the center lane because they were about to close that road for construction. (It would have been nice if they had any warning signs but they didn't) Anywho, seeing them, I signalled to the right and slowed down to wait for cars to pass. I got to a point where I was pretty much stuck until the center lane cleared up. I was looking back to see if the center lane was clearing up when I saw the driver of the Beetle looking down instead of looking up (like what he should have been doing while he was driving). I was praying this dude would seriously look up and brake but he didn't. He started getting closer and closer to my car and I was just in shock. Then he hit me, followed by another impact. Apparently, the third car involved in my accident got annoyed of the traffic in the center lane and switched over to the left lane really fast but couldn't stop in time and hit the Beetle, ultimately causing him to hit me a second time.
It's one thing to get into an accident, it's another to see it's about to happen and not be able to do anything about it. I should have honked but I was so scared I didn't know what to do. The third car, however, I did not expect so it was a surprise when I stepped out my door and saw the third car.
It wasn't my fault though. The other two cars were at fault. My car STILL hasn't been fixed yet because the other two companies are blaming each other for it when clearly the main fault belonged to the guy in the Beetle. I've taken this issue to a lawyer already who is taking it out to court to repair my car asap. Ironically, the other two cars have already been fixed, and they're at fault. My car, who is not at fault, has not been fixed and they're estimating about another two months. It'll be five months since the accident until I can get my car fixed.
It's all a bunch of BS. I hate insurance companies. Especially the Beetle's Allstate company. I've only been able to speak to his representative ONCE from then until now. She'll tell me to have the phone ready to speak with me at a certain time and never call, and when I call her back and leave messages, she never returns them. She finally called me to ask why I sent the case to a lawyer when the case was about to be "finished." I was like, "No, this is pathetic. You waste my time by telling me to expect your call at a certain time, multiple times already, and yet you never call nor do you return my phone calls. This case has not gotten anywhere and I have the right to transfer my case to a lawyer to get things done faster." And she's like, "Okay bye." Stupid hag. If this case hadn't been transferred to my lawyer, she'll probably sit around and lolligag before making any decisions on how much damage each insurance company will pay. The other car's company, ACCC, has done things in a timely manner and has complied with everything they said they'd do. On top of that, they actually speak to me and return my calls. This whole time, we're still waiting on Allstate to be done bullmini cooperting around. Ughh...
Pisses me off just talking about it lol
Anyways, for some time, and now, still, I'm super afraid of being rear-ended. Everytime I come to a stop, I'm still a little traumatized. And notice I was still at a very young age when I got into my first accident. Luckily it wasn't my fault (can't say the same for all sixteen year-olds), but I'm still very scared of getting hit again. Not a pleasant experience for a newb driver.
Posted 05 October 2009 - 05:46 PM
