#caraccidnet

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[adamology1]

4 YEARS AGO | West Oakland Bart I went to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music for a event rehearsal hosted by the school; when I got back to my car at the train station in Oakland, I learned my car was hit in a high speed chase. I’m glad I had FULL COVERAGE & I wasn’t in the car when it was hit. #carinsurance #fullcoverage #accident #car #caraccidnet #farmersinsurance @thisisfarmers https://www.instagram.com/p/B_iK2tYHRZx/?igshid=4oopvw4rug2w

[patsyp]

Was in my first #caraccidnet as a driver yesterday. Was really shaken up. I'm glad I wasn't severely injured and everyone else involved is ok. My poor car,however,is not ok. My insurance is getting it towed to the body shop as they and the shop say it's unsafe for me to drive it. I'm getting a rental today. Always wear your seatbelt,have insurance,& be thankful. #mypoorcar #couldbeworse #thankful #wearyourseatbeltplease. Shout out to @honda for their accident alert system. Called emergency services and were really nice. #honda #hondacivic #2016civic

[mne-press-blog]

Crash

Driving down the highway you see cars slowing and you curse at your bad luck.  You slowly creep along the road as you watch the minutes tick by.  As you finally get to the reason for the traffic you see a collision; two cars sitting on the side of the rode, dents and tears in both of the cars.  Someone was not paying attention, maybe on a cell phone, or trying to find something on the floor of the car, then hitting the car in front of them.  A police car behind, maybe even an ambulance, with flairs making you move out of your lane.  As you slowly move by the scene, you take a good look at the destruction of the cars and possibly the drivers or passengers lives.  During the time it takes for you to check out the problem and drive past you may pray for the well being of the people in the cars or even curse the rubberneckers for making you late for work.  Either way this is not new to you; it may even be a norm.  Although when we pass these situation we are sad to see it, we are not shocked and as soon as we pass, we very rarely even think about it again and go on about our day.

When I took driver's ed my sophomore year of high school I remember my teacher telling me, "Car accident is not an appropriate term and should not be used, it is a car crash".  I never really understood why, if you look away for a second you could very possibly "accidentally" run a red light or not see the person in front of you stop and then there is the "accident".  Although my new driver common sense did not understand this, I have through the years been able to realize the incite that my teacher possessed.  

  I remember the first car crash I was in, I was no older than four and my mom was driving in our car that I had appropriately named Whitey, because it was white.  An elderly woman, who could barely see over the steering wheel, hit our car on the drivers side and pushed our car all the way to the curb on my side of the car.  My moms door was crushed to the point that she had to crawl out my side of the car.  I don’t remember where we were, where we were coming from or where we were going but I remember my panic and my moms worry that she tried to shadow, as well as the teddy bear the police officer gave me.  The traumatic situation has not left my memory all though i could not tell you anything else about that year of my life.  Car crashes have affected my life in many ways, many bad ways.  Until recently I have not thought about how much.  Two years ago my Nana was killed in a car crash.  We are still not sure what happened but it was not her fault.  The oncoming car hit mostly on her side because she moved the car as far over as she could, saving my papa.  In a way my nana gave her life so that her love of her life could still stay with us.  She was much more than my grandmother, she was my friend and confidant.  This has changed my life forever and I miss her everyday.  Two weeks ago my friend got into a car accident and I was on the scene; it was two days before my nanas birthday.  My friends car was totaled and she had to go to the hospital.  Seeing her car and seeing her being strapped to the stretcher, made me really think about what we call “accidents”.

These drivers who hit my mom and me, my nana and my friend would have all said it was an accident, but I blame them wholeheartedly.  An accident is something that you can not control, but the whole point of driving is control.  This is not an accident, it was a mistake; a mistake that people make everyday.  WIth the use of the word accident we are almost letting the person off, making it sound like it could not have been helped.  Paying attention is the biggest part of having control over your car and driving.  It is hard to say what could change this view on driving and car crashes, could it be making the driving age older or making driving laws even more strict.  This subject is debated all the time, because we are all affected by cars and the drivers in them.  What we need to change is the way we see this situation and understand the importance of good driving habits.  I will not lie, I have found myself drifting off into lala land when I am driving and then being forced back to reality when I see brake lights in front of me.  This startling instance makes me really think about what I am doing and drive better and pay more attention, if only for the rest of the day.  This happens to everyone once in awhile but that “accident” could have turned into a great mistake, because of my lack of attention.   

Even though we will always have bad drivers in our world we need to make sure we all understand the consequences and understand that there is no such thing as a “car accident”.