MattRabbit
Passed Driver's Ed
- Location
- Orlando, FL
- Car(s)
- 2015 Golf TDI
Well, as it turns out, just having a backup camera doesn't keep you from having fender benders (or bumper bumps in my case).
I was backing out of a parking spot, and had just checked the backup camera as well as my mirrors. There wasn't anyone coming. I looked to the left and right, as people tend to try to nail you from the side when backing out of a spot. As I was backing out, I looked back at the camera just as I saw the other guy back into me from the other side of the lot. We kissed bumpers at about 1-2 mph, just enough to cause some damage. I reviewed my dash cam footage and found that his backup lights came on right as I started to back out when I was checking the sides. Figures.
Insurance is going to pay for it, but it still sucks. My perfect little Golf TDI is no longer perfect. Ahh, well.
This happened just 2 weeks after my father passed away. I'm having a great year so far.
I was already careful as hell when in parking lots. Now I'm just plain anal about it.
I was backing out of a parking spot, and had just checked the backup camera as well as my mirrors. There wasn't anyone coming. I looked to the left and right, as people tend to try to nail you from the side when backing out of a spot. As I was backing out, I looked back at the camera just as I saw the other guy back into me from the other side of the lot. We kissed bumpers at about 1-2 mph, just enough to cause some damage. I reviewed my dash cam footage and found that his backup lights came on right as I started to back out when I was checking the sides. Figures.
Insurance is going to pay for it, but it still sucks. My perfect little Golf TDI is no longer perfect. Ahh, well.
This happened just 2 weeks after my father passed away. I'm having a great year so far.
I was already careful as hell when in parking lots. Now I'm just plain anal about it.