A Different Kind of Bump

This morning, we had a little fender-bender on the way to work. We were cruising along just fine when the three cars in front us made a sudden halt. The white car directly in front was able to stop in time to avoid hitting the car in front of him, and luckily, Ryan was able to step on the brakes on time, too. Unfortunately, the car behind us wasn’t able to, and so he hit our poor Yumi which caused her to lunge forward and hit the white car in front of us.

In just a matter of seconds, we were sandwiched in between two cars and both our bumpers sustained damages. The rear bumper was misaligned a bit and had very minor scratches but the front one needs a replacement because a portion of it was torn because of the impact. Tsk, tsk!

Thank God no one was hurt, and that we were all running at a nominal speed (50 kph), so we were able to prevent further damage and possible injuries. I wasn’t even shaken by the impact as I already kind of anticipated the rear-ender. The moment we stopped and missed the car in front of us, I automatically looked at the side mirror and knew immediately that the car behind us wouldn’t be able to halt on time. Ryan was insisting I should go and see the doctor to check if I’m fine but I assured him that I’m ok. The force wasn’t that hard, thankfully.  It was just like a sudden step on the brakes. the seatbelt didn’t even tighten when we moved forward, and I didn’t feel a thing. I imagine missing the curb while walking is much worse than that.

In case I feel anything strange today, I will not hesitate to go to the hospital. For now, I will just observe myself and see how I’d feel as the day progresses.