laddergarder
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Thankfully no one was hurt, and the damage was minor considering, the body shop quoted £200 to fix the dent in my bonnet which was the result of the crash. Which the woman agreed to pay as she was at fault.
Basically she failed to give way to oncoming tragic, and indicate I should add, and decided to cross over oncoming traffic to make her turn, oblivious to me travelling towards her at 30 miles per hour. I slammed on my brakes on as she pulled into my path without notice, but there was no preventing it, I skidded towards her, and a second later, smash.
I could have sworn my vans was a right off when I heard to smash of the two motors. I have imagined what I would do if this happened, not really being able to afford to just go out and buy a new one, and depending on it for my lively hood. I don't know how I escaped with only a melon sized dent on my bonnet, or how my bumped remained undamaged.
I can only assume the bumper flexed on impact, and I was able to slow it down enough, to keep the damage to a minimum. Just not time enough to stop. But still a fortunate escape, considering how much worse it could have been.
Basically she failed to give way to oncoming tragic, and indicate I should add, and decided to cross over oncoming traffic to make her turn, oblivious to me travelling towards her at 30 miles per hour. I slammed on my brakes on as she pulled into my path without notice, but there was no preventing it, I skidded towards her, and a second later, smash.
I could have sworn my vans was a right off when I heard to smash of the two motors. I have imagined what I would do if this happened, not really being able to afford to just go out and buy a new one, and depending on it for my lively hood. I don't know how I escaped with only a melon sized dent on my bonnet, or how my bumped remained undamaged.
I can only assume the bumper flexed on impact, and I was able to slow it down enough, to keep the damage to a minimum. Just not time enough to stop. But still a fortunate escape, considering how much worse it could have been.