I woke up too early and felt a little sick. However, I was able to get back to sleep when I turned my clock off so it wouldn’t alarm later. So I got a bit more sleep and was feeling much better when I did wake. Of course, I left for work late, but I was accepting of that. It is okay to be an hour late if I make up for it later.
Of course I was even later when someone decided to back into my car.
I was traveling west on 107th Avenue, in the left hand turn lane to head south onto 170th Street. Ahead of me was a white truck, also attempting to turn left. He had partially entered the intersection on the green light and was waiting for a gap in the eastbound traffic so that he could complete the turn. That gap never happened, and the light turned red. Instead of proceeding through he decided to get out of the intersection the other way. I.e. To reverse.
Apparently he didn’t see me. Maybe the white of my car blended with the white of his truck. Or maybe his pickup was too big for him to manage and I was hidden behind him. In either case, he reversed slowly into me. I tried to back up out of his way, but he was quicker than me.
It wouldn’t have been too bad under normal circumstances. But, for whatever reason, he decided that his truck didn’t need a rear bumper. So the truck (which is higher than my car) backed its frame into the hood of my car.
We exchanged information. Apparently he didn’t want to proceed forward because he thought a red-light camera might ticket him. I don’t believe that is possible if you are already in the intersection.
In either case I have contacted my insurance company and even gotten an estimate on the damages. It won’t be repaired until mid-June, so I’m thinking of checking a different autobody shop.
My worry is that since there aren’t any witnesses, he might blame me for the accident. I’m depending on human decency right now.
In other news, I got my scooter back from its spring tune up. I rode up and down Whyte Avenue once. It’s a nice change of pace. Since it will be 31 degrees tomorrow, it should be a good day to ride it.