# I was in a car accident this morning and it scared the shit out of me. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 12, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-in-a-car-accident-this-morning-and-it-scared-the-shit-out-of-me/325955 "2005-10-12T20:31:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-in-a-car-accident-this-morning-and-it-scared-the-shit-out-of-me/325955/21 "2005-10-14T01:18:59Z")
Just out of scientific curiosity; what was [playing on the radio](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=223095) at the moment of impact? ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-in-a-car-accident-this-morning-and-it-scared-the-shit-out-of-me/325955/22 "2005-10-14T02:51:46Z")
All car accidents suck. The noise, the impact, the shock, the “oh shit” moment right before you hit… Glad you’re ok, keep a lookout for lingering painful things and be grateful. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-in-a-car-accident-this-morning-and-it-scared-the-shit-out-of-me/325955/23 "2005-10-14T07:25:31Z")
Does your school have a physiotherapist? If so, I suggest you go see them and have them check for muscle strains. Whiplash can be very bad. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-in-a-car-accident-this-morning-and-it-scared-the-shit-out-of-me/325955/24 "2005-10-14T14:44:36Z")
Glad you’re okay. Just a thought…change your location, will you? Just a bit creepy considering what happened. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-in-a-car-accident-this-morning-and-it-scared-the-shit-out-of-me/325955/25 "2005-10-14T22:06:13Z")
Keep meaning to chime in with: Glad you’re OK! GT ---
**Author:** ![dare\_devil007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@dare\_devil007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dare_devil007)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-in-a-car-accident-this-morning-and-it-scared-the-shit-out-of-me/325955/26 "2005-10-14T22:07:51Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Glad you’re okay. Just a thought…change your location, will you? Just a bit creepy considering what happened. Actually, I’ve been meaning to do that…Thanks for reminding me. The radio wasn’t on when the accident happened, in case anybody was wondering. ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-in-a-car-accident-this-morning-and-it-scared-the-shit-out-of-me/325955/27 "2005-10-15T02:14:04Z")
I’m an insurance broker, so if you have any questions that aren’t getting answered, ask away. ---
**Author:** ![dre2xl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@dre2xl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dre2xl)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-in-a-car-accident-this-morning-and-it-scared-the-shit-out-of-me/325955/28 "2005-10-15T02:24:57Z")
I’m very sorry you had to go through that **dare\_devil007\_**. Maybe I’ve led a sheltered life, but my car accident was the most traumatic experience I’ve ever gone through. It was head-on. He turned left when the light was green, when he didn’t have the right of way. I was coming on the opposite direction. Actually, it was somewhere between head-on and driver’s side. The engine was pushed under my feet. I SAW IT HAPPENING. I saw this pickup come onto my little compact. It was the only moment in my life where I had this feeling of absolute certainity that I’d die… no flashbacks, just a primal… scream. People think that if they’re in the same situation, they can make it up with their Makers… well, that’s BS, your body and instincts takes over completely. My car was completely totalled, with the driver’s door crushed, but I managed to wiggle out and walk away. The car took all of the impact, not me. It’s been 5 years and only a few weeks ago I cried recalling that memory. …Ah, hell, I’m crying again. Tough break, **dare\_devil007\_** … just be thankful you have your lives. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-in-a-car-accident-this-morning-and-it-scared-the-shit-out-of-me/325955/29 "2005-10-15T03:36:06Z")
> [@Siege](#): > > By the way, **Anastasaeon** , I did have to laugh at your little brother’s reaction to the wreck! It sounds like something one of my little brothers would have done! Yeah, he’s such a little trooper. 😉 Funny how they easily bounce back from what everyone else was so frightened of, huh? I’m sure he didn’t realise the seriousness of the situation… sometimes I wish I could be that way, too. He’s _still_ the same way today, at 22 years old, even though he “gets” how bad a situation is, he shrugs it off and considers in the past, learned from, and nothing to dwell on. How I idolise him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-in-a-car-accident-this-morning-and-it-scared-the-shit-out-of-me/325955.md?page=1)