Close Encounters

Today has so far proven to be 'one of those days' that I wish I had not gotten out of bed. The final stray was in our local shops carpark. I backed into a car.

Now I am really careful at these shops as they will just fly past you when you are reversing out of spots.

Today I did my usual routine, checked my mirrors and looked out of the rear window, nothing coming or reversing. So I started out of my spot, I never go fast and I'm constantly watching around me.

I got completely out of my spot, and I was reversing to the right, when something nudged the back left bumper bar. A car was the last thing I thought it would be, but it was.

I had backed into an older sedan, hitting the passenger door. There is a little damage to him, a slight dent and some paint missing,and paint scraped off my bumper, that's its. His car was not out of its spot fully either, while my car was across the road section.

So we exchanged details. That's when he floored me by telling me that he had seen my car moving and had done nothing. I mean really, he could at least have beeped his horn or driven back into his spot, but no he sat and waited for our cars to collide.

Now I know that really I shouldn't be judgmental but this man was obviously older, I'd say 70's plus. And there is a lot of talk in the media lately about senior drivers and them having to take driving tests. Or as one of the channels said get them to put 'S' plates on.

Now no doubt our accident would still have occurred but I can't help but feel that this is another good example of someone who is losing the ability to judge while driving. Someone younger would have beeped their horn or moved their car back into its spot.