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GENERAL => Off-topic discussion => Topic started by: arcter on November 29, 2010, 01:21:57 PM

Title: I feel stupid (rear-ended someone)
Post by: arcter on November 29, 2010, 01:21:57 PM

Luckily I did this in a car I don't care much about. I was behind an ugly Chevy HHR exiting a parking lot. There was no traffic and the HHR started to move like she was exiting, so I carelessly started moving up and instead was looking to the left where the traffic would be. I hit the back of her car at, I don't know, 2 mph. She was pissed at first, but cooled off. I know it's my fault which sucks, because I'm usually pretty confident in my driving. Tell me this is something that can happen to anyone! I feel like an idiot.

Btw was driving a VW Golf. Damage isn't terrible but looks ugly. Mostly scraped and scuffed and my bumper has a small crack.

Title: I feel stupid (rear-ended someone)
Post by: fixierider84 on November 29, 2010, 02:08:21 PM

I can do you one better:

I did the same thing at a merge point in college getting onto a local highway.  The lady in front started to go, and I started looking the down the road to merge, but she stopped suddenly.  By the time I turned back it was too late.  I skidded (no abs, in the rain) right into the back of her.  I had at the time a lifted wrangler with big bumpers, and she a little CRV.  I did almost nothing to my Jeep, but I blew her entire rear window out and destroyed the rear door.  She was also angry, which I can't blame her...that was the last time I ever made that mistake.

Title: I feel stupid (rear-ended someone)
Post by: arcter on November 29, 2010, 02:46:39 PM

Yeah, I'm really hoping I don't do that again, but it's easy to get comfortable. But it probably will help, at least for a while.

Title: I feel stupid (rear-ended someone)
Post by: Mo0sE on December 04, 2010, 10:53:20 PM

Did it once at party, afterwards my keys were token haha

Title: I feel stupid (rear-ended someone)
Post by: 318lotis on December 05, 2010, 01:05:25 AM

thats what bumpers are for dude.

Title: I feel stupid (rear-ended someone)
Post by: carguy101 on December 12, 2010, 09:56:01 AM

Glad to hear it wasn't worse and that you are ok. Also glad that it wasn't your Bimmer

Title: I feel stupid (rear-ended someone)
Post by: e30Andym42 on December 14, 2010, 04:01:24 PM

Don't worry about it.  Happens to the best of us. My bimmer is still wearing a mark of my stupidity 2 years after the fact.  

I slid into a co-worker's parked car.  I was pulling back into my spot after lunch, turned the wheel, car turned a bit, and then it stopped turning.  Pushed his car a good foot or so, and cracked a chunk off my front bumper cover.  Luckily there was no damage to his MK 3 Jetta, and he wasn't mad.

It's hard to get over, but it always could've been worse!