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Nov. 18th, 2003 12:42 pmFor everyone who wasn't around to hear my bitching about it previously - I got into a car accident yesterday in Mobile.
I'm not hurt, and my car is still driveable, thank God. I was heading down Government Street, a very picturesque 4-lane divided highway lined with old live oaks and expensive homes. Up until then, I had been having a pretty good day; I like driving, especially by myself. The lanes there were kind of narrow, so cars were pretty close together, and I was doing maybe 35 mph when a big old truck in the left lane tried to merge right without noticing that my car was next to its right front tire.
He should have seen me. I can't think of any good reason that he wouldn't have seen me. At least he stopped afterward; we exchanged insurance information etc. His truck wasn't even scratched. There is, however, a big wheel-mark on my driver's door, and the front left fender is dented so badly that the door doesn't open all the way any more. The rear-view mirror got knocked out of alignment, too.
I contacted the insurance company today, so they're looking into it. As long as he's either a) not currently insured or b) has liability coverage and is determined to be at fault (hello, big wheel mark on my door) the insurance should pay for the repairs.
I did not need this.
I should be grateful that it wasn't worse - am grateful, believe me - but the stupidity of the whole thing just pisses me off. And I still have to get my transcripts and letters of reference sorted out this week, in addition to being available for the insurance company to conduct their liability investigation and examine my car.
Meh.
I'm not hurt, and my car is still driveable, thank God. I was heading down Government Street, a very picturesque 4-lane divided highway lined with old live oaks and expensive homes. Up until then, I had been having a pretty good day; I like driving, especially by myself. The lanes there were kind of narrow, so cars were pretty close together, and I was doing maybe 35 mph when a big old truck in the left lane tried to merge right without noticing that my car was next to its right front tire.
He should have seen me. I can't think of any good reason that he wouldn't have seen me. At least he stopped afterward; we exchanged insurance information etc. His truck wasn't even scratched. There is, however, a big wheel-mark on my driver's door, and the front left fender is dented so badly that the door doesn't open all the way any more. The rear-view mirror got knocked out of alignment, too.
I contacted the insurance company today, so they're looking into it. As long as he's either a) not currently insured or b) has liability coverage and is determined to be at fault (hello, big wheel mark on my door) the insurance should pay for the repairs.
I did not need this.
I should be grateful that it wasn't worse - am grateful, believe me - but the stupidity of the whole thing just pisses me off. And I still have to get my transcripts and letters of reference sorted out this week, in addition to being available for the insurance company to conduct their liability investigation and examine my car.
Meh.
