ACCIDENTS
Many people who experienced automobile accidents were asked to explain what
happened in a few words or less on insurance or accident forms. The
following quotes were taken from these forms and were eventually published
in the Toronto Sun, July 26, 19...
Coming home, I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I don't
have.
The other car collided with mine without giving warning of its intentions.
I thought my window was down, but found out it was up when I put my hand
through it.
I collided with a stationary truck coming the other way.
A truck backed through my windshield into my wife's face.
A pedestrian hit me and went under my car.
The guy was all over the road; I had to swerve a number of times before I
hit him.
I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law and
headed over the embankment.
In my attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telephone pole.
I had been shopping for plants all day and was on my way home. As I reached
an intersection, a hedge sprang up obscuring my vision. I did not see the
other car.
I had been driving my car for forty years when I fell asleep at the wheel
and had an accident.
I was on my way to the doctors with rear end trouble when my universal joint
gave way causing me to have an accident.
As I approached the intersection, a stop sign suddenly appeared in place
where no stop sign had ever appeared before. I was unable to stop in time to
avoid the accident.
To avoid hitting the bumper of the car in front, I struck the pedestrian.
My car was legally parked as it backed into the other vehicle.
An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my vehicle, and vanished.
I told the police that I was not injured, but on removing my hat, I found
that I had a skull fracture.
I was sure the old fellow would never make it to the other side of the
roadway when I struck him.
The pedestrian had no idea which direction to go, so I ran over him.
I saw the slow-moving, sad-faced old gentleman as he bounced off the hood of
my car.
The indirect cause of this accident was a little guy in a small car with a
big mouth.
I was thrown from my car as it left the road. I was later found in a ditch
by some stray cat.
The telephone pole was approaching fast. I was attempting to swerve out of
its path when it struck my front.
I was unable to stop in time and my car crashed into the other vehicle. The
driver and passengers then left immediately for a vacation with injuries.