Glad It Wasn't Me!

Just after starting the drive home tonight, I got to witness a great car accident just ahead of me.

The southbound lanes had the green light and the car just ahead of me was getting close to the intersection. The car in the northbound left-turn lane decided he'd try to make it through before the southbound car, but ultimately failed.

I couldn't tell whether the southbound driver didn't see the guy turning in front of her, didn't care, or just smashed the gas and decided to plow into him at ramming speed. For the record, I think mashing the gas is a GREAT response -- teach 'em a lesson for trying to jump through the traffic!

Whichever way it happened, the southbound car got the rear quarter-panel of the turning car, parts went spraying everywhere and there was even a nice puff of steam from the likely-punctured radiator.

I smooshed the brakes to stop. Can I just say that anti-lock brakes take all the fun out of slamming on the brakes? There's no screeching to a stop, skidding to the side just a little bit to add a bit of flair, and the stop happens in a hurry! The laptop went sliding off the passenger seat, but no harm done.

I waited for a couple seconds for another car to pass me, then continued on my way. I could see both people out of their cars in the rear view mirror, so everyone was okay. The young lady driving the "ramming" car looked a bit confused, but that was probably from the air bag.. those things are stupefying!

It's times like this that I wish I had one of those dash-mounted cameras like the cops. That would be SOOO fun to watch the replay over and over again.

I think my next car will just be a big junker that I can use to punish bad drivers vigilante-style... Drive through a red? SMASH! Try to squeeze through traffic on the left turn? SMASH! Forget to pay attention when turning right on red? SMASH! I'd probably have to get one of those brush guards for the front too... Driving 65 in the left lane? BUMP. BUMP. BUMP. Oh, that would be SOO much fun!