[pianotech] Accident

[tnrwim at aol.com]

Gotta ask though Wim, as you brought it up, what took your attention away?



I honestly don't remember. I think I was looking at something on the car seat next to me. As a rule I try not to follow to close. I hate drivers who come up right behind me. Whenever possible I move over and let them get ahead of me. 

There was a lot of traffic on the highway, and we were all going only about 15 - 20 mph. So it wasn't a hard hit, but enough to deploy the airbag.  The first thing I thought was, "what is that funny smell?"  


 Wim



-----Original Message-----
From: Terry Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com>
To: Mike Kurta <mkurta1 at charter.net>; pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Fri, Nov 16, 2012 5:14 am
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Accident


Actually, for any given attention level, a rear-end collision always means that following too closely was a factor - if you can't stop, you are by definition too close.


Glad to hear Wim is okay though. Gotta ask though Wim, as you brought it up, what took your attention away?


Only one time did I ever rear end a car. It was on a residential street when a parked car that jumped out in front of me and stopped just as I was looking left at a very attractive young lady walking down the sidewalk Many years ago. Learned my lesson well. Now I never hit parked cars while looking at pretty women.......  ;-)


Terry Farrell




On Nov 16, 2012, at 6:56 AM, Mike Kurta wrote:



    Wim:  May I suggest that following too closely to the car ahead might have been a factor?
    Mike Kurta, RPT
    (yea, Crystal Lake)

----- Original Message -----
From: tnrwim at aol.com
To: Pianotech
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 11:53 PM
Subject: [pianotech] Accident


I just rear ended a car on the freeway. All I did was look away from the road for second and the car in front of me was on top of me. I slammed on the brakes but I hit it pretty hard.  Fortunately no one is hurt. But I have major damage to the front end of my car. 

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