AAAAAAAAAAARGH. Need to get that out of my system. So, driving home from Mito last Saturday, had a bit of an altercation on the Joban Highway. I was traveling in the right lane, nothing out of the ordinary, when a truck cab in the left lane ahead of me clipped the right barrier and flipped over to the right, directly in my path. Got on the brakes as much as I could but a collision was inevitable. I was strangely calm in the aftermath, even after the trucker apologized for falling asleep at the wheel. Overall I was pretty lucky. No injuries to me or Saori, only light injuries to either of the people in the truck, and the damage to my car could have been a whole lot worse. The only part of the truck that made contact with my car was the cargo area above the cab, which apparently was made out of FRP (and apparently full of porn if you'll notice in the picture above) so there wasn't much damage to the metal on my car. I will need at least a new front bumper, grill, and bonnet though. But hey, I wanted to replace that bonnet anyway. Since the other driver admitted to falling asleep at the wheel, there's a chance I might not have any percentage liability for the accident. Honestly, even if he was awake when he did it, I don't see how I could be held responsible. A truck flipped over into my lane and I slowed as much as I could to lessen the impact. There were no escape routes since Japan hasn't invented the highway shoulder, leaving a 100 foot drop the only thing to my right. Unfortunately, Japan's auto insurance system is set up to almost never assign blame 100% to one party. Let's hope it turns out allright.
