After an Unfortunate Traffic Accident
Japanese driver’s licenses are classified into three colors.
Green is for first-time license holders.
Blue is for those whose expiration date changes due to traffic violations or a history of accidents.
Gold is for good drivers with no accidents or violations.
By the way, I have a gold license.
Going back to the accident story, after my interaction with the police, I decided to go to the hospital because my neck pain had worsened.
The diagnosis was a cervical vertebral contusion, which required a week of rest and treatment.
I was also involved in a rear-end collision about 15 years ago.
This accident was also unbelievable. The driver of a car parked back-to-back with my car in a parking lot mistook the accelerator for the brake and slammed into the back of my car at high speed.
Of course, since I was parked in the parking lot, I wasn’t wearing my seatbelt, so I was hit hard and taken to the hospital by ambulance.
The assailant this time was a woman, and she treated me well.
I was 100% a victim in both of these rear-end collisions, but in this case the perpetrator fled the scene, so the mental shock to me is immeasurable.
This incident is not just a traffic accident but a criminal offense, so I will soon be meeting with the police to investigate the incident.
Right now is a very busy time of year at school with final exams and high school entrance exams.
February is the coldest month of the year in Japan, so in addition to the cause of the accident, the cold also has caused severe neck pain and numbness.
What I learned from these two accidents:
I was driving a large vehicle, so I only suffered minor injuries.
If I had been driving a minicar, I might have lost my life.
Even after experiencing these accidents, I still love cars.
