Last Friday i was going to lunch with some friends. Just close by. Driving down a main road and talking on the phone and going through my bag to find lip balm, i did the obvious. I didn't brake in time and i hit the car in front of me, causing it to hit the car in front of it. My inexcusable failure at multitasking caused three cars to be hit. That's not the worst part. The worst part is when i opened my door to assess the damage, my car was completely okay. It had the tiniest scratch. The next two cars were not so, with the one in front being the worst with a big dent in the trunk and all.
I did the right thing to do. I looked at the two other drivers and broke out in apologies taking full responsibility for what just went down. They did the unexpected. They did a combination of subtle head nods and shakes and muttered that it was okay and got back in their cars and drove away. I was stunned. I don't know whether it was my genuine apology or if they were both running late to somewhere, these people were nice. They could've given me hell about it, but they didn't. They let me off the hook when they didn't have to and that is just nice.
I did the right thing to do. I looked at the two other drivers and broke out in apologies taking full responsibility for what just went down. They did the unexpected. They did a combination of subtle head nods and shakes and muttered that it was okay and got back in their cars and drove away. I was stunned. I don't know whether it was my genuine apology or if they were both running late to somewhere, these people were nice. They could've given me hell about it, but they didn't. They let me off the hook when they didn't have to and that is just nice.