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This is (was) my '92 GT that I had since 2003. It was rearended two Sundays ago by someone who wasn't paying attention on a long straight road in the country....
Here's the story. My dad and I were going for a drive in the country. I see a huge momma raccoon walk out from the right onto the road, then stop and turn around and look into the bushes. Then followed 3 baby raccoons. These are the options I had (cool how the brain can process so quickly...):
1) swerve around them into the oncoming lane, and possibly kill the mom or put the lives of my dad and I in danger,
2) run over the 3 babies who were directly in front of me in my lane,
3) run off the road into a tree....
4) slow down and come to a stop on a long straight country road for a few seconds to let them pass.
I chose #4 and had to really apply my brakes. A few seconds later, I hear a screeching sound behind be and look into my mirror and see a pickup truck slamming into me. BHAAAMM!!! If you could see the road and the skid marks from the truck, it is EASY to see the driver simply wasn't paying attention-- no excuse whatsoever. No big hills, no curves, bright, sunny day, etc, etc.... They were probably also speeding....
The whole back hatch window was left about 20 feet behind the car, the left rear spring was back there too. My new mountain bike was in the back of the car and the handle bar hit me in the back of the head and gave me a small cut and big bump. After a quick assessment, not being able to open the doors of the vehicle, I quickly climbed out the back hatch over the bike and opened the door for my dad. At first I felt fine except the bump on my head, but about 2 minutes after I told the EMTs I didn't need a ride to the hospital, I started feeling nauseous, like I was going to vomit, and then feeling light, then everything started getting dark. Well, I then excepted a not so comfy ride to the hospital to get checked out. Everything checked out okay and I was released about 2 hours later. Gonna see how things go in the next few weeks to make sure no physical pains come out of this.. The bike's rims were bent, but thankfully, the frame was still good.
There are so many ways that this whole ordeal could've been much, much worse!, so I thank God for his protection. He's really blessed in this whole situation. And I'm also so thankful that my dad was okay. He didn't suffer any bumps! :)
BTW, on the car, the paint wasn't this good in 2010, but I wanted to show the best and the worst. Oh well, maybe I'll get an STI.... ;).
