Smash

COROLLA SMASH!

Had a bit of a car accident last week. I was coming home from a corporate class downtown, and I tail ended someone in the rush hour highway stop-and-go. Just after I changed lanes, the row ahead suddenly slammed on the brakes, and I was "too close" during the lane change to stop in time. I slammed on my brakes but I skidded (no ABS) into the car ahead. The damage looks about the same on both cars. A cop came by after and helped us straighten out the info for the collision reporting centre, and said the damage was probably in the neighbourhood of $2000 per car. The auto shops agreed with him when I got a repair appraisal done.

I didn't want to bother fixing it. (3rd party liability insurance) The car is probably worth less than $5000 already. All the electrical components still worked, so I set about replacing the missing plastic signal cowl masterfully with a plastic CD cover, speaker wire and some duct tape.

I wonder how much the insurance rates are going to go up by at the next renewal.

I notice that I'm leaving much more space in front as I drive now, and that I get stressed more easily if I have to drive during rush hour.

NO I HAVE NOT CRACKED OPEN THE DUTY FREE ALCOHOL YET.

Allen.