How many car accidents have you been in???
By chrongirl
@chrongirl (297)
United States
October 25, 2006 12:18pm CST
I can count eight accidents that I've been in... four of them were major and three of those resulted in my car being totalled!!! I haven't met anyone yet that has been in more. Oh and I should mention that I was never seriously hurt in any of them and NONE of them involved drinking or any other stupidity!!! Just a bunch of bad freakin' luck :-)
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@stezieb (2182)
• United States
29 Oct 06
I have just started driving about a year ago. I have never been in a car accident with someone else being the driver. I hope I never have to experience that, although I live in Colorado and in this weather it is highly likely.
@chrongirl (297)
• United States
29 Oct 06
i've never been in a car accident with someone else driving either... it's always been me behind the wheel... like i said i feel like an accident magnet :-) good luck driving in CO... snow can be very scary to drive in... my dad used to live in the mountains here in CA and i've driven through snow a few times to go visit him and that was not any fun!!!
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@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
25 Oct 06
Luckily I haven't been in any so far *knock on wood*.
I'm sorry to hear you've had such bad luck!
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@chrongirl (297)
• United States
25 Oct 06
well maybe i took your share of car accidents :-)... i've always said i got more than my fair share!!!
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@MrsFrizzle (1963)
• United States
29 Oct 06
Luckily I have never been in any car accidents.
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@chrongirl (297)
• United States
29 Oct 06
i will keep my fingers crossed for you that you never do :-)
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@chrongirl (297)
• United States
29 Oct 06
i'm sorry to hear that... will i was never seriously injured in any of my accidents, i have had back problems ever since the fourth one... i haven't required any surgeries but i have to go to the chiropractor quite often
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@chrongirl (297)
• United States
29 Oct 06
try very hard to keep it that way... two is enough!!!
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@chrongirl (297)
• United States
29 Oct 06
good for you!!! stay off the road and away from crazy drivers... watch out though just because you don't drive doesn't mean you won't be involved in an accident someday... you could be a passenger or innocent bystander!!! never think things can't happen to you, that's when they will get you :-)
@ScarletAlston (2693)
• United States
29 Oct 06
I can honestly say I have never been in any life threatening accidents...I was just the victim of some horrible drivers in my day..people in new jersey just can't drive
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@chrongirl (297)
• United States
29 Oct 06
i feel like i am an accident magnet sometimes!!! especially for people with no insurance :-)
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@chrongirl (297)
• United States
25 Oct 06
i hope so too!!! it definitely is NO fun!!! especially when the other person (who's at fault) has no insurance. i've been hit twice by a person with no insurance!!!
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@chrongirl (297)
• United States
29 Oct 06
were you on a bike that was hit by a car or vice versa??? either way i hope everyone was okay :-)
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@ranibhattad (290)
• India
30 Oct 06
well i have been in 2 accidents , but i was not much injured - i was luck enough
@HandKH4602 (326)
• United States
29 Oct 06
I've been in 3 major accidnets. the first wasn't a car but a 4 wheeler. I was 15 and over corrected and went off a bluff. I busted my head open, fractured my pelvis in 3 places and broke my elbow.
The 2nd I was 17 and my parents bought me a car for graduation. I had my learners permit. I was driving with my then boyfriend now hubby and rolled the car. We were both fine, just scared and shaken. My car was totalled. I have driven since but I don't have my license. I'm too afraid of hurting someone.
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@chrongirl (297)
• United States
29 Oct 06
i also considered not driving anymore... but i just couldn't do it. where i live there aren't really any jobs that pay well so i had to get a job in the city about a half hour away. there is no way i could do that without a car :-)... but let me tell you, i definitely am much more observant of what the other people around me are doing!!!
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@chrongirl (297)
• United States
29 Oct 06
was it bad??? i've never actually seen an accident happen from the sidelines. i've always been right in the action :-) of course i've come up on accidents right after they happened but never seen one right as it's going on.... that would be a trip i think :-)
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@thepromptwriter (474)
• United States
29 Oct 06
I've been in 3 car accidents. The first one was the worst as I ended up going to the hospital and had 7 stitches put in my chin. I stole my mother's car when I was 13 and smashed it into a neighbor's tree. I was 19 before I ever got behind the wheel of a car again.
@chrongirl (297)
• United States
29 Oct 06
i bet!!! i would kill my daughter after i got over the excitement of knowing she didn't do it herself :-) and she would be riding the bus for a LONG time!!!
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@chrongirl (297)
• United States
29 Oct 06
knock on wood... i will keep my fingers crossed that you never are... they suck, BAD!!!
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@chrongirl (297)
• United States
30 Oct 06
good, i will keep my fingers crossed it stays that way for a long, long time :-)
@chrongirl (297)
• United States
30 Oct 06
good for you, and yes you are right, you don't want to... it is very hard to recover when your car is very abruptly taken away from you... it can have a huge impact on your lively hood... your whole life really... i have a hard time recovering from some of the financial effects of the accidents throughout my life. the last accident i was in totalled my car, which was completely paid for. the girl ended up not having insurance and i got low-balled in the settlement. i only got 3500 for a car that was worth at least twice that. so i ended up buying a car that was actually worthy of carrying my daughter in safely and i am still making payments on that p.o.s.... i had a HONDA ACCORD!!! i LOVED that car, now i drive a ford focus... big difference :-(
@chrongirl (297)
• United States
29 Oct 06
i would have to agree, slick roads can't be much fun... i live in california where the roads are dry most of the time and i still have all this trouble... i couldn't imagine what would have become of me if i lived somewhere with severe weather conditions...
