Let me clarify before everyone starts jumping on the band-wagon, what I meant by zoning out is not what you typically think of "zoning out". Perhaps I worded it wrong. I took my eyes off the road for a split second, I didn't mean to say "zoned-out" because honestly I meant my attention was not focused on the road. My attention span is pretty short, although it has gotten better and will be getting better because this is something that will not be happening again I assure you. And obviously it was a mistake. The road is not on one which people frequently cross on and there is no cross walk. No, that doesn't make it right, but I'm just bring a point up. I am beyond careful in residential areas, I go about 15 in those areas, especially my neighborhood since there are so many little kids.
As for my brother, from what he told me he said the same thing happened to him as in his case he was texting - "zoned in" on the phone. He's been driving for 13 years and has had 2 accidents and 1 fender bender, 1 with a deer and the rear-ended one. Some guy also backed into his car while he was at work one day and left a note with a fake address and all on his door.
As for how many times it's happened to me, where I had my eyes off the road for a short amount of time or was focused on something else. I'd say it has happened twice. I guess when I said it's happened to me once was that it actually effected my driving once (this accident). I presume you mean the "zoning out" where I am staring at nothing or not focusing on anything but that's not what I meant.
I honestly didn't mean what you thought I meant, and for one I am a pretty careful driver. I do not speed, text, drink and drive (I have never touched alcohol in my life), dis-obey the rules of the provisional license, or any of that. You don't have to believe it but I am telling the truth. Maybe you mis-interpreted my post but I did mis-word it and for that I apologize.
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