On Instagram, there’s been a lot of photos or memes lately talking about the difference between Korean dramas and real life. In Korean dramas, when two people bump into each other, they end up getting to know each other, dating, and living happily ever after. But in real life, when people bump into each other, it usually ends in a fight. Makes sense, right?
Then my wild thought started: “What if it’s not people bumping into each other, but cars? How would it end? Getting acquainted or fighting?”
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Be careful with your mind. Less than 12 hours after I had that thought, I experienced a pretty serious accident myself. This morning, I was driving my mom from Bandung to Jakarta. Near the Cikarang toll gate, I was on the far right lane. The car in front of me suddenly braked hard and I crashed into it. Seconds later, the car behind me crashed into my car, just like bumper cars.
The sound of sudden braking and the loud crash all happened so fast. I was honestly scared to even look at the situation. Ya Allah. But alhamdulillah, my mom and I were completely fine and no physical injuries at all. What shocked me, though, was that the airbag didn’t deploy at all. Not even a bit 🙁
After getting out to handle the situation, I started taking photos of the scene for the police report.
This was the Cipaganti travel car that I hit. The rear didn’t look too bad, but I have no idea about the engine.
Then my car. Pretty badly damaged because the car behind hit me. The rear door couldn’t be opened, the exhaust was bent, the bumper came loose. When the car runs, it sounds like a modified exhaust. Super loud, like it’s about to fall off.
And this was the car behind me, the worst condition of all. It couldn’t even move and had to be towed.
My mom has a friend in the police force, let’s just call him Uncle S. When we called him, he was on his way from Bandung to Jakarta (what a perfect timing!), and about 10 minutes later, he arrived at the scene. Uncle S immediately contacted toll road officers, traffic police, and tow truck services. Alhamdulillah.
Both the people I hit and the person who hit me were genuinely good people. Everyone took responsibility wisely and calmly.
I’m not trying to defend myself here. I know I was at fault for not keeping a safe distance. As I’m writing this post, the car issues aren’t fully settled yet, but I’ve learned to be grateful for whatever happens. Yes, today there was an accident, but along with it came many good things as well.
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Anyway, the answer to my wild question at the beginning of this post has been answered. I got to know new people, exchanged contacts, and promised to stay in touch and keep in contact after this accident 🙂
