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So I got involved in a somewhat minor accident. I say minor, because although there weren't any physical injuries, there were some mental ones.
I was the one who caused it-I was turning right and missed a car coming onto the road....the road I was turning onto in particular, has two roads that merge into one about 500m prior to where I was turning. I was also too slow.
Anyway, the Firemobile is a complete writeoff (it was a Kia Rio 2001), so now we're on the hunt for a new car. Despite my recommendation that I shouldn't be trusted with any amount over $2000 or so, my parents are helping me set up a loan for $5000 with my bank, partially because I'll be paying my parents the excess back for WEEKS (I had third party fire and theft, which does not cover ME for the damages if the crash was my fault, but it covers the other car).
The damage to the Firemobile? The back door was crumpled into the point where I was struggling to get out of the car and the back right wheel got knocked around. I could still drive it-just. The other car wound up with some minor dings and some leaking coolant.
I got checked out at the hospital-physically I'm fine, mentally not so much. I've had some problems sleeping, I've been headachey, I've been lethargic, I've been nauseous, my hands and legs have started to shake in some cases and I've had random times where the thoughts of the car crash will pop into my head-not so much flashbacks, but rather the soundtrack to the flashback. I'm still pending a review with my GP.
The cause? Aside from my own idiotic stupidity, we're hoping and praying that the medications did not cause the problem. Why? Because I had to mention it to the insurance company and it's not going to look good for me in the future. I'd taken my meds around 15-20 minutes prior to me driving off (my schedule around Christmas was thrown WAY out of whack). Yes they are prescription medications, but there is a warning saying "These meds may cause <problem> and <problem>. If affected, do not drive a vehicle or operate heavy machinery." I had not had a problem with me driving and being either on the meds or off them prior to the accident.
Anyway, what's the best way for me to get BACK into the saddle?
I was the one who caused it-I was turning right and missed a car coming onto the road....the road I was turning onto in particular, has two roads that merge into one about 500m prior to where I was turning. I was also too slow.
Anyway, the Firemobile is a complete writeoff (it was a Kia Rio 2001), so now we're on the hunt for a new car. Despite my recommendation that I shouldn't be trusted with any amount over $2000 or so, my parents are helping me set up a loan for $5000 with my bank, partially because I'll be paying my parents the excess back for WEEKS (I had third party fire and theft, which does not cover ME for the damages if the crash was my fault, but it covers the other car).
The damage to the Firemobile? The back door was crumpled into the point where I was struggling to get out of the car and the back right wheel got knocked around. I could still drive it-just. The other car wound up with some minor dings and some leaking coolant.
I got checked out at the hospital-physically I'm fine, mentally not so much. I've had some problems sleeping, I've been headachey, I've been lethargic, I've been nauseous, my hands and legs have started to shake in some cases and I've had random times where the thoughts of the car crash will pop into my head-not so much flashbacks, but rather the soundtrack to the flashback. I'm still pending a review with my GP.
The cause? Aside from my own idiotic stupidity, we're hoping and praying that the medications did not cause the problem. Why? Because I had to mention it to the insurance company and it's not going to look good for me in the future. I'd taken my meds around 15-20 minutes prior to me driving off (my schedule around Christmas was thrown WAY out of whack). Yes they are prescription medications, but there is a warning saying "These meds may cause <problem> and <problem>. If affected, do not drive a vehicle or operate heavy machinery." I had not had a problem with me driving and being either on the meds or off them prior to the accident.
Anyway, what's the best way for me to get BACK into the saddle?
However, only two were my fault.
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