Silly question, I hope.

I had a minor accident about 2 months ago when a guy did a 4 lane blind crossing and it resulted in me bumping the car in front of my pickup. Property damage is under 400 dollars. Will this keep me from being employed? This is the only mark on my record at all. No tickets or anything. The accident was so minor that the person I hit did not even feel the need to call the cops and she drove the car for weeks before getting it fixed.

 

I start school (privately paid) on the 15th of December. The exact situation was this: I am merging on a congested road. Traffic is still running about 45 mph. I check my mirror and start to merge left. About 5 or 6 cars up, as I was told, this guy runs across 4 lanes causing a chain reaction of locked up tires. I hit my brakes and bumped the car in front of me. I was also hit from behind but they got my trailer hitch and did no damage. The car had a scuffed bumper and Allstate sent the check out for the initial estimate on 11-25, a whopping $89.36.

I got a call from Werner and they wanted documentation from my insurance company about the severity of the collision. They initially wanted a police report but alas, none was ever written.

I know not to follow too close. You know that sometimes you end up too close for a short time while merging in traffic though. I have driven dump trucks before so I always slow down to let the gap grow.

 

Insurance companies can't put something on an MVR?

 

The lady was uninjured. I even paid for her copay to go see a doctor. I didn't want any surprises. She was a very nice elderly lady and I was doing things how I was raised. Be respectful of your elders, as I was taught.

I was literally going 2mph faster than her when we touched. Any suggestions as to how you would avoid that situation while merging? Maybe I missed something in my pondering?


PS. I put the accident on my apps so far. I may be many things. A womanizer (if that term is even used anymore), a hot head, even a jerk depending who you ask, but I am no liar.