I could entitle this stupid teenagers, but who amongst us has never glanced at the radio while driving? It was just his bad luck to glance down and not notice traffic had stopped.
I stopped, he hit me and pushed me into the car stopped in front of me. Low speed collission, thank goodness. No one was hurt, although my neck and back will be killing me tomorrow. The inside of my car is covered in coffee (planned to wash and wax it this weekend anyhow). The poor kid who will be buying me new bumpers was very nice about it. Called the cops immediately and made sure everyone was okay. He and his friend were even worried that they were going to be late to school (the school being the reason traffic backs up at that spot in town). He said he thought his first accident would be worse and with more yelling. I afford to scream at him but my heart wasn't in it. I was too close to hysterics to risk letting go. All I care about is he gets my car fixed in a timely manner. Might have to tape up the rear bumper in the meantime since it's loose enough on the side to create drag and screw up my mileage.
My previous car was a Neon that made it through 12 years with only dings and dents before getting hit bad enough to need a bumper replaced. My Yaris is only 4 and has been backed into twice and rear-ended twice. Okay, this is the first time she'll need body work (my normal mechanic was able to pop out one big dent), but it would be nice if she were paid for before I had to replace major bits and pieces
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