Not the way to start the morning

[carynb]

So there I was minding my own business, making a legitimate left hand turn on a green light, when suddenly Boom! I got rear-ended. I hesitated 'cause there was a woman turning right who was GOING, no matter what, and the person behind me slipped on the wet pavement and ended up taking part of my bumper off.

There's not a lot of damage - the bumper's bent, and off its mooring on one side by about an inch, and a brake light is broken. The guy in the car with me said he was fine, and my injuries seem to be limited to a bruise along the back of my arm. Apparently the edge of the driver's seat is pretty rigid.

This is the first accident I've had in Ontario, though, so I'm about to start wading into the mess that is our insurance system. I've got the other driver's name and address, but I'm not really sure I need it.

Any advice before I start?

Comments

[mycrazyhair.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. Hope you're okay, and there are no residual bad effects. Sadly, I know nothing about auto insurance, and don't have anything useful to say about that. Good luck getting this all dealt with.

[carynb.livejournal.com]

Everything seems to be fine. I'm just hoping I don't stiffen up and start having back issues - they may take a while to show...