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Old 11-14-2006, 09:23 PM
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rant mode on/... shakes head... in a hurry, in a hurry.. shame on you, shame on Mr. F150 driver. From what you say, you are more at fault than the other driver.

Let this be a lesson to you all! Never never never never never assume the other driver is going to do what looks to be obvious to you. He may or may not stop, he may or may not yield, he may or may not turn like his signal is indicating, or he'll turn or not without a signal. I once rear-ended a guy because I assumed he was going to turn on red (as PA law permits). He was pointed to the right, and even had his turn signal on. He started out, but then hesitated because he was "gun-shy" from a recent accident. There were no cars coming from the left, but he stopped anyway. Fortunately it was a low-speed bump, and only broke my car's headlight and his bumper mount. It ended up costing me about $1600 to get both cars fixed. (well, I didn't *really* have to get mine repainted). I had a 1987 Chevy Celbrity back then.

Trying to force the other driver to yield is bad news... /rant mode off

Now, that being ranted.. It still stinks that your car got wrecked. Thank whatever supreme being in which you believe that you were merely bruised, and nobody was seriously injured in either vehicle. Have fun with the Jetta.. they are handsome looking cars <- Read that as please post a photo... The new ones.. eh.. not so nice looking anynore.
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