Laurette
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And my sweet little 20 mo DD was with me, RFing THANK GOD!! She is totally fine, and didn't even make a peep when it happened. After I pulled off the road and settled my nerves down enough, I remembered she was in the car and I called to her and she answered me.
So what happened, I was at a stop light and when the light turned green I started to go straight through the light and a van speed out in front of me and tried to turn left directly in front of me. I smashed into her passenger side and my front bumber fell off. This all seemed to happen in a dream world where time passed in slow motion. It was so freaky. Then I came out of it and started to freak out, but settled enough to pull off the road. Then I got out and checked on my baby, I'm so glad she was ok. I just hugged her and tried not to let her see my crying. I called my husband to come get me.
Next thing I know, a sweet middle aged man came up to me and asked me if we were allright. I thought he was the person driving the other car, but no he stopped to give me his calling card and told me he saw everything. That she turned left without a turn arrow and it was all her fault. I was glad to know what happened and that it wasn't my fault. All I knew before this was that the light was green when I started to go and I was really confused at how this all happened. It was like my brain was fried or something.
Anyway, everyone is ok. My car IS driveable but the front bumper is broken off and the hood wont lift up and the passenger front door wont open. The car makes a funny noise when you make a sharp or tight turn because part of the under bumper is bent back into the wheel well. Her van was a sad sight, the passenger side was all smashed in and her rear bumper was falling off. I did feel bad for the woman because she seemed a little out of it too. But worse, she was wheel chair bound and her van was one of those that has the lift in it for the electric wheel chair, and the lift was inooperable. She couldn't get out of the car. AND she was on nasal canula oxygen! Poor woman, she also said that there was no one who could come pick her up but the police helped her out and called some medi-van company to try to get her a ride. *sigh*
I am so shooken up over this. I feel bad for me, her, and our vehicles. Anyway, my point for posting all this is "just to make sure" I need to replace the carseats. My CPST self says, "Yes absoutly". But my husband thinks I'm silly.
Funny thing, the straps on Lillys seat were just as tight as when I put her in the seat and the install did not move a millimeter, same with DS's seat that was unoccupied. I was only going maybe 10 mph because I had JUST entered the intersection from being stopped at a red light.
So what happened, I was at a stop light and when the light turned green I started to go straight through the light and a van speed out in front of me and tried to turn left directly in front of me. I smashed into her passenger side and my front bumber fell off. This all seemed to happen in a dream world where time passed in slow motion. It was so freaky. Then I came out of it and started to freak out, but settled enough to pull off the road. Then I got out and checked on my baby, I'm so glad she was ok. I just hugged her and tried not to let her see my crying. I called my husband to come get me.
Next thing I know, a sweet middle aged man came up to me and asked me if we were allright. I thought he was the person driving the other car, but no he stopped to give me his calling card and told me he saw everything. That she turned left without a turn arrow and it was all her fault. I was glad to know what happened and that it wasn't my fault. All I knew before this was that the light was green when I started to go and I was really confused at how this all happened. It was like my brain was fried or something.
Anyway, everyone is ok. My car IS driveable but the front bumper is broken off and the hood wont lift up and the passenger front door wont open. The car makes a funny noise when you make a sharp or tight turn because part of the under bumper is bent back into the wheel well. Her van was a sad sight, the passenger side was all smashed in and her rear bumper was falling off. I did feel bad for the woman because she seemed a little out of it too. But worse, she was wheel chair bound and her van was one of those that has the lift in it for the electric wheel chair, and the lift was inooperable. She couldn't get out of the car. AND she was on nasal canula oxygen! Poor woman, she also said that there was no one who could come pick her up but the police helped her out and called some medi-van company to try to get her a ride. *sigh*
I am so shooken up over this. I feel bad for me, her, and our vehicles. Anyway, my point for posting all this is "just to make sure" I need to replace the carseats. My CPST self says, "Yes absoutly". But my husband thinks I'm silly.
Funny thing, the straps on Lillys seat were just as tight as when I put her in the seat and the install did not move a millimeter, same with DS's seat that was unoccupied. I was only going maybe 10 mph because I had JUST entered the intersection from being stopped at a red light.