Originally Posted by
Bob Ross
When I first started driving a car, I got a 1970 Volkswagen Beetle...which, as anyone who owned one can attest, is about as durable and protective as a tin can.
My Dad's comment to me was "Drive as if everyone is potentially trying to kill you, because it doesn't matter who's 'wrong' or 'right' once you've collided."
I gave my daughter exactly the same lecture when I was teaching her to drive a couple of years ago, including first hand examples of how much a PITA it is dealing with the aftermath of an accident even when the "other driver was at fault."