So I was in the turn lane...

[jon-nyc]

Ouch. Glad you’re ok.

Funny my sister had almost the same thing happen to her this week. Minus the fuel gauge and wrong way. But dad and son creaming her on a left turn.

[George K]

Glad the damage is only to the car. Could've been A LOT worse, as you know.

But, "I was low on gas so I'm driving faster..."

Really? REALLY?

Have your bride give you a hug.

[Mik]

That's ridiculous. They could see you were in the center lane and obviously getting ready to turn.

Glad all are OK.

[taiwan_girl]

Wow!! That is scary!! Glad that you are okay Larry!!

[Jolly]

Was the driver from Louisiana?

[Larry]

@Jolly said in So I was in the turn lane...:

Was the driver from Louisiana?

Hahahaha.... i dont think so but he could have easily gotten lost there in a crowd..

I had to laugh at one thing though... the father pulled out his cell phone and started trying to look up the number for the police. He found a number, called it, and got a recording telling him for auto accidents to call another number. He said "let me call them back and I'll read out the number to you. I can't remember it long enough to hang up and then dial it." I said "nah, no need for that" and I speed dialed them from my contacts list. He sort of shook off the fact that I had their direct line on speed dial, but when a couple of minutes later six patrol cars pulled up, and all six officers said hi using my first name, and one female officer asked me "how was Mom doing".. He got that "oh shit who have we hit" look on his face and just sat down in the grass... lol

[89th]

Glad you’re ok, man!

[kluurs]

Glad you're OK. I had something like that a couple of decades ago. I and the car in front of me were in the left turn lane at the intersection as the light turned red. The car in front of me started to complete his turn when a young man driving 60 in a 30 zone ran the light t-boned the guy in front of me, bounced off and hit me head on and then went another 200 feet into a park. He explained that he was late for work - and was annoyed that he now was going to be even later. My air bag deployed and as my arm was over the steering wheel when it deployed, it exploded into my arm which was not so good for the arm.

[brenda]

Larry, I swear you have nine lives like cat. So glad you were able to come out of this without injuries.

Love the image of multiple police responding, the personal greetings from them, and the reaction of the dad.

The gas gauge story is weird. How does that justify going the wrong way at a speed higher than the limit? (It doesn't.) Did you volunteer to teach the kid how to drive? It sounds like he needs a better instructor.

[mark]

Wow Larry! Happy that you are OK.

People are dumb.