My first accident

[diplomat33]

I got into my first accident. I was in a hurry and backed out of my driveway fast without looking and hit a car that was passing by on the residential lane. As you can see the rear of the car suffered significant damage. I did not suffer any injury. I am sad for my car. Hopefully the Tesla service center can fix the damage and my insurance should cover it.

I hate myself for being so careless.

 

[DblOSmith]

I got into my first accident. I was in a hurry and backed out of my driveway fast without looking and hit a car that was passing by on the residential lane. As you can see the rear of the car suffered significant damage. I did not suffer any injury. I am sad for my car. Hopefully the Tesla service center can fix the damage and my insurance should cover it.

I hate myself for being so careless.

Accidents happens. As long as you learned something, take responsibility, and don't make the same mistake twice... That's what insurance is for.

 

[ranss12]

We've all been there. I backed out of my garage into the turn-around like I've done 1000s of times. I do it almost automatically, at least I did until the babysitters car was parked there one day and I backed right into it. We're only human.

 

[jjrandorin]

I got into my first accident. I was in a hurry and backed out of my driveway fast without looking and hit a car that was passing by on the residential lane. As you can see the rear of the car suffered significant damage. I did not suffer any injury. I am sad for my car. Hopefully the Tesla service center can fix the damage and my insurance should cover it.

I hate myself for being so careless.

Thats not a "tesla service center" repair. Thats a "Tesla or Tesla authorized body shop" repair. If you are contacting a service center that is not a body shop, you are wasting your time.

 

[DblOSmith]

We've all been there. I backed out of my garage into the turn-around like I've done 1000s of times. I do it almost automatically, at least I did until the babysitters car was parked there one day and I backed right into it. We're only human.

Same. I've definitely driven on autopilot (so to speak) myself and narrowly avoided an accident.

 

[Carolina Karl]

The famous 20th century philosopher Sophia Loren once said, “Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.”

And Winston Churchill said, “All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.”

You'll likely never do that again. You'll be a safer driver and look back on the whole experience in a few years thinking it could have been much worse. You'll be grateful it wasn't. [Spoken from experience.]

 

[Iain]

Ouch!! It happens. Not too long ago I reversed while the garage door was coming down. My wife’s car was damaged and the garage door was toast.

 

[diplomat33]

Thats not a "tesla service center" repair. Thats a "Tesla or Tesla authorized body shop" repair. If you are contacting a service center that is not a body shop, you are wasting your time.

I checked the authorized body shops and it listed my Tesla service center in Indy. I put in a service request for collision repair.

 

[jjrandorin]

I checked the authorized body shops and it listed my Tesla service center in Indy. I put in a service request for collision repair.

Sounds like your local SC is also a tesla body shop. Glad it sounds like you are ok, and hopefully the repair timeline isnt too bad.

 

[diplomat33]

Sounds like your local SC is also a tesla body shop. Glad it sounds like you are ok, and hopefully the repair timeline isnt too bad.

The appointment is for April 14. So 11 days. Not horrible.

 

[Tam]

...backed out...

Should you change the habit by backing in to park then heading out to drive?

 

[diplomat33]

Should you change the habit by backing in to park then heading out to drive?

Yes, I will do that from now on. I think it will be safer. Driving forward will avoid this situation.

 

[The_Observer]

The appointment is for April 14. So 11 days. Not horrible.

I had almost the same exact damage (maybe a little less in severity) and I had to wait for a month for the next appointment... I wish it was only 11 days for me. The body shops are overloaded here in Southern California.

 

[mswlogo]

I checked the authorized body shops and it listed my Tesla service center in Indy. I put in a service request for collision repair.

Like someone said. Don’t waste your time. Find a dedicated authorized body shop. They will be quicker and they will do it fine.

 

[diplomat33]

Like someone said. Don’t waste your time. Find a dedicated authorized body shop. They will be quicker and they will do it fine.

Thanks. The closest authorized body shop is 47 miles away. I will see if they can do it faster than the Tesla Service Center.

 

[jebinc]

So sorry to see/read this. Glad no one was hurt. Sure wish these Telsa’s came with rear cross traffic alert, like just about every other car. Would trade the farts any day for RCTA functionality.

 

[mswlogo]

So sorry to see/read this. Glad no one was hurt. Sure wish these Telsa’s came with rear cross traffic alert, like just about every other car. Would trade the farts any day for RCTA functionality.

Good point. I wish they would leverage the sensors they do have for some protection. It would be curious if dash cam picked it up. But I don’t think DashCam includes the pillar cameras which might have seen it coming a fraction sooner than the driver.

 

[ThomasD]

Glad you are ok I like the color of your car

 

[SlimJim]

52% of car accidents happen within 5 mile radius from home.

The statistic radius just shrunk.

 

[mswlogo]

52% of car accidents happen within 5 mile radius from home.

The statistic radius just shrunk.

For that instant in time.