First off, no one got hurt, his car was fine, mine has a fucked up rear bumper, tail lights, and the trunk won’t close on its own but its tied shut with paracord for now. He was actually really chill about it despite it being my fault since I was signalling one way but decided to turn the other way at the last second, which was dumb. I was pretty badly shaken up by it last night but after a bunch of emotional support phone calls, quite a bit of crying, and a good night’s sleep I think I’m feeling okay.

In terms of the practical matters I think I’ve got the big picture down. I have the other guys number and the accident report thing the cop gave us and I’ve gotta get in contact with my insurance and go to an autobody shop to see what they can do.

I come to the nice people of the bearsite to see if anyone has pointers so I can avoid any newbie mistakes. Particularly I’m wary of being overcharged for services at repair shops but anything about navigating the aftermath of one of these things would be appreciated.

Being less of a car-centric burger has been one of my goals and I think this whole event might be a nice motivator to get to work on that.

  • Chana [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Take lots of pictures. Ideally at the time of the crash, but evrn now pictures of your own car and the damage are useful. Also pictures of the intersection. You say it is your fault but unless you changed lanes I don’t think it was.

    The chill guy might start lying if he actually sucks or gets a big surprise bill from his mechanics.

    Suss out vibes at shops because many of them are misogynist. And many are absolutely fantastic and cool. The ones I like usually have pride flags so that might be a way to find one.