During the summer of 2015, I worked at a local Infiniti dealership. My responsibilities included driving the cars that came in for service through the car wash, and organizing the parking lot. When backing up a large truck, I hit a parked car behind me. I got out of the car and realized that there was no major damage except for some small marks on the car that was hit. One of my senior co-workers came over and told me to forget about it and just keep doing my job. I then got back into my car and drove the car through the car wash, but as I was in the car, I could not stop thinking about hitting the other car. I then went to one of the head managers of the service department and told him about the accident. He then inspected the car and had …show more content…
My boss, to my surprise, was very understanding in the whole process and knew that it was a rare mistake. The customer who owned the car was also understanding of the mistake when the supervisor told him. Ultimately, there were no consequences for me speaking up about the accident. It would have been much easier to tell my boss if my co-worker had not talked to me right after. He has been working at the dealership for many years and said that the damages were nothing and that it’s not a big deal. He also mentioned how I was leaving for college in two week, and questioned why I wouldn’t even care. If he had not that said that, I know for sure that I would have immediately walked in the office. His actions, however, do not take away from my action of leaving to go wash another car. The longer time passed, the harder the decision became because I was further removed from the action occurring. Although the situation may have seen minor to others, like my coworker, I ultimately decided that the right thing to do was tell someone who would act on the situation. Today, I am glad I did not follow the status- quo, and act based on my ethical values. In my future jobs, I will be more likely to be proactive about a mistake because of this learning
I pulled out of my driveway behind a white pickup truck that was speeding and thought to myself how lucky I was to have not gotten behind someone driving slowly. Keeping up with the truck was easy, knowing I wouldn’t get a speeding ticket if the driver in front of me was going the same speed. As I drove around a curve, going a little too fast for this particular twist in the road, the right front tire of my jeep caught the gravel on the side of the road. The roads were slick from rain and applying the brakes caused me to hydroplane, then lose control and head into the ditch on the right side of the road. Scared to death, I jerked the wheel to get back onto the road, which I should’ve never done. Turning the steering wheel too hard,
Hours after driving in the region of the Panama City Beach strip, I decided that we should go back home. Since my friend drove the largest part around the strip, he let all the driving to me. It was around 1:30 am. I was heavy-eyed, but not sleepy enough in order to impair my driving skills. My friend was guiding me the way home since I was not as familiar with it as he was, but some how due to the darkness of the night, I passed the street that I was supposed to turn, and it lead us to about 20 minutes off the schedule we had planned.
The accident occurred as you were driving west on Kearney Street, at Westwood Avenue. You were responding to 4800 W. Kearney to assist two other officers with an active investigation. In that incident, officers were sent to an alarm call and arrived to find forced entry at the business. You were the closest back-up, and volunteered to respond, when the investigating officers made the discovery and asked for assistance.
I spoke to the drivers who were all out of their vehicle and appeared that they were going to transfer information. I asked “Who was injured?” They replied that everyone was OK but one driver, later identified as Erin Feeney had injured her knee/leg. I requested Goodwill Ambulance to check on Feeney. I then asked “What happened?” Becky Boone who was operating a 2017 Silver Ford Focus stated that she believed a white vehicle struck her from behind causing her to collide with the vehicle in front of her.
At the end of the day, after my boss and I had time to calm down, I approached my boss and explained how I followed the direct procedures I was given for the circumstances, he agreed that without additional information I would not have known to check other
When I went to Roosevelt Mall with my family on Saturday, a Woman was with a little infant in auto went to stopping where I was getting off too from auto with my family. The woman got a call, she just went out from the auto and erroneously shut the entryway and the entryway got bolted, she didn't saw that the keys was in start.
I was in the Wendy’s drive-thru awaiting for another vehicle to finish ordering their food. I felt a slight bump to the rear of my vehicle. I stepped out of my vehicle to observe the damage which was minimal therefore I did advise the other driver I would need to file a police report. The other driver became belligerent and started yelling and using foul language since there was no damage and they did not want to provide any information then what was given and then she fled the scene.
When I drove the following day, I performed the modeled behavior. I pulled over to the left, which was evidently the other lane, and angered my driving instructor, as this put both of us in potential danger. I apologized and
On September 20, 2015, at approximately 3:57 pm, it was reported that I, Joseph Acosta (Youth Care Specialist 1) drove through a Petco parking lot the wrong way and cut off another vehicle. My responsibility as state employee operating in a state vehicle is too always ensure safety of my passengers as well as myself. On this particular day I was driving my client to multiple businesses in hopes of finding employment opportunities. I do not completely comprehend how I would drive through this specific parking lot the wrong way. This was an off-street parking lot where there were multiple businesses in the complex and various options for the direction in which you wish to maneuver. Also, considering the condition of the parking lot I could not
At the age of 17 all I could think about was having a car. However, I understood that owning a car, I would be required to have a job. This would allow me to pay for insurance, gas and maintenance issues. I also understood buying a car required me to have a driver license. After taking all the necessary steps to purchase my first car. The very first car I bought was a “lemon”.
What happen was I drove into the plaza area and took a right toward Nutmeg Cleaners and the Eye Glass Store. I saw that there was a open spot close up, right next to the last handicap spot. I slowed down used my left turn signal and I started to make my turn. I thought I had enough space to turn into the spot, then I bumped into the blue car. I reversed back and saw that I chipped the blue car's paint and I drove down the aisle, and parked anyway from other cars. I parked and I checked the car I was driving and I didn’t see any damage just a few blue chips of paint. My goal afterwards was to watch for the owner of the car to get to there car and tell them what happened. But I was working while waiting for the owner to get to their car, so as
On the afternoon of November 18, two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision. While one person ended up going to the hospital to be treated for injuries, the driver of the other vehicle fled the scene. The driver of that vehicle later crashed the vehicle into a utility pole and, along with a passenger, fled that scene as well. If you are involved in a car accident, whether it is your fault or not, there are certain things you do not want to do.
My mom bought a brand new 2015 NIssan Altima. She said, "I know you are responsible enough to drive my new car to school." A week into driving the new car, I was talking on the phone while backing up into the driveway and I heard a big noise. Despite the noise, I continued to park the car, and when I got out the bottom of the front bumper had a rip in it. I began to panic, not knowing what I was going to tell my mom. Initially, I decided not to tell my mom because I did not want to disappoint her. On the way to school the next day, I heard the bumper rubbing against the tire. At this moment I knew I had to tell my mom, but I acted as if someone hit the car while it was parked instead of telling her the truth. Eventually I began to feel guilty,
Despite the amount you apologize or mull, the brutal truth is that nothing can fix the mischief done to your vehicles. Today, autos are to a greater degree a vital thing than an extravagance. From going to the adjacent doctor's facility to hitting the ocean shoreline, autos have transformed into an inescapable piece of our lives. Simply think about a day without your vehicle; upsetting and tricky - would it say it isn't? In any case, there's nothing to stress or worry over. Life is more similar to Mathematics - you'll discover an answer for each issue. Recall that, this same tenet is relevant for your car also. In the event that you're focused about your
The next morning right away Chandler went to our boss Jeff and started explaining what had happened that night. He took full responsibility and told my boss that he would try and pay for the damages somehow. But by being honest with him and not lying Jeff said that he did not have to pay any money for