My first car accident

[pomtzu]

Poor kid!! Glad you weren't seriously hurt tho. Be careful out there!

I didn't have my license when in school. Dad was very old fashioned and believed that women didn't need to know how to drive, so wouldn't sign for me. My mother never learned to drive in all of her 79 years. How times have changed - thankfully. Finally got mine when I was 18. I've NEVER had an accident (one that I caused), and only have been involved in a couple of fender benders caused by the other driver. Guess I'm one of the rare and lucky ones.

A little story: My girlfriend had her license in school, and we had been out somewhere one night, don't remember where, but......
She was backing out of her parking space, and backed into another car. A police car of all things, with the cop in it! Luckily no damage to either vehicle, and he let her go on her way.

[moosmom]

Parking lot accidents are also common. I had one a few years ago. I and another car were both backing out of our parking spaces at the same time. There was no damage, no one was hurt, but police were called. The cop told us that because parking lots are considered "private property", all we could was exchange information, IF there was any damage, which there was NOT. The cop verified it. End of story.

I can't believe how people drive in parking lots. It's awful.

[caseysmom]

I got in my first accident as a teen driver swerving to miss a cat. Slammed into a parked cadillac on the side of the street. Couldn't barely get my boyfriend out of the car and he was hurt fairly bad.

My dad made me drive again the next day, he did not want me to fear driving. My dad RIP was a great man and never got angry and of course he was a cat lover.

Hugs to you, don't sweat it, I am glad you weren't hurt.

[sirrahbed]

Sorry this happened but I am so glad to read about the responses of your mom and dad

[Asiel]

Glad only the car was damaged. I've never had an accident myself but was involved in one where I was stopped for a train and got hit from the rear...by a woman who was not paying attention, she was looking to see if there were blueberry bushes along the road....our trailer hitch went through her rad and I got a sore neck out of it,no damage to my car .

[Suki Wingy]

I'm glad you're ok! I've been in a couple accidents, they are never fun.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

I'm so glad you are ok and unharmed (besides from a sore arm) Alyssa! Don't beat yourself up over it, and take you mom's good advice, just take this as a learning experience, and move on! I'm glad you are not one of those teenagers that texts/talks on the phone, or fiddles with the radio while driving, that shows a great degree of responsibility on your part, so that's awesome!! Again, I'm so glad you are not hurt!! Take care!