There are many times in our lives – yes, I’m sure yours, too – when we really can’t believe what we say. . . or write.  Before the words are even out of our mouths, regret has set in.  And, a lot of those times seem to visit us related to traffic accidents.

The worst accident I was ever in was, of course, caused by another driver.  In fact, I was only a passenger in one of the cars involved.  And, I’m lucky I imagine, because there were no injuries.  We were driving down a boulevard.  You know, one of those streets that has a grassy area in the middle with places to make a U-turn to go in the other direction.

There was a car in the lane to our right with its left turn signal on.  No sooner had I said, “I wonder where that car thinks it’s turning” than sure enough, the car turned right in front of us.

After much mashing of brakes and loud shrieks, we all came to a stop.  The offending driver decided to make a quick escape, but failed to notice that there was another car in the turnaround area waiting to make a turn.  So, she just put her car into gear and smashed into the back of the waiting car.

And, mayhem ensued.  The police arrived.  The driver who had been hit from behind leaped from his car screaming, “I was just SITTING HERE.  I wasn’t even involved and you just SMASHED into my car!”   And, I about jumped into the arms of the officer I was talking to when a car behind me squealed its brakes.

But, one of the funniest memories of that accident was what the offending driver told the judge at her court date.  She stated:  “I was stopped in the left lane to make a turn and the other car ran into me.”

Besides the fact that no one should stop in the left lane before turning on that boulevard, the areas of damage on the vehicles clearly showed that her car turned in front of the one I was in.  So, it was truly one of those times when before the words were even out of her mouth. . .

And, for your Wednesday chuckle, here are a few more taken from accident reports:

• By the way, I believe if I had lost my head, the accident could have been worse.
• I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law and headed over the embankment.
• One wheel went into the ditch. My foot jumped from the accellerator pedal, leapt across the lane to the other side and jammed in the trunk of a tree.
• To avoid a collision I ran into the other car.
• Three women were talking to each other, and when one stepped back and one stepped forward I had to have an accident

Your foot leapt across the lane???