Was at the on-ramp near my job, heading to the tax office in the town I live in to dispute the 4% vs 6% tax rate on our property taxes. The on-ramp has a yield sign due to traffic that has a green light coming across the main road at times. There was a truck in front of me, kind of creeping then stopping. The light for cars crossing the main road turned red, which means we'd be the only lane of cars getting on the on-ramp. He looked, went, I looked, went, he slammed on his brakes right in front of me. Boom. I should have been more careful, not the first time someone did that go-stop thing right there - happens to everyone all the time it seems.
Pulled over, his bumper was sort of folded down (bumper brackets bent), my car had a big black streak across the front bumper from the rubber step on the bumper. Rob is fixing the man's bumper for free. He was a super nice guy, felt worse when he told me he was 79 - I have a soft spot for the elderly. I drove him back to his house down the street from the shop. He didn't want to call the cops or insurance companies - kind of suspicious but we asked twice and he said no. Easier on me though!
Ugh. Luckily the black streak on the Mustang is similar to a rubber sole on linoleum, it just rubs off. Didnt dent the bumper or crack the paint.
