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technicolourful t1_j438jfm wrote

How fast were you going that you totaled your car on Brattle Street, which has a speed limit of 25 mph?

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jp_slim t1_j43fq4s wrote

I totaled my prius going 15 mph on the pike. It's not always about speed.

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SheeEttin t1_j44q0ar wrote

You can damage a car in such a way that it becomes a total loss at any speed.

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techiechica t1_j43dhb9 wrote

Yep, it has a speed limit of 25 mph :( I was on an adjacent street with the same citywide limit and I don’t estimate I was going faster than 30-35 mph (edit: but don’t have a way to know for sure)

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technicolourful t1_j43e9x7 wrote

You could have killed someone. Here's my advice: declare the car a total loss, or learn the fucking rules of the road. If a turkey distracts you, what are you doing with your phone while driving?

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techiechica t1_j43er4f wrote

Appreciate the feedback, and yes, someone could have been very badly hurt by me following so close. A terrifying and humbling teaching moment for sure 😔

My whole body hurts this evening and I can’t imagine what it’s like for the poor people in front of me.

(Turkeys in the road made the 2 cars around the bend stop abruptly. And I crashed into the car in front of me. A huge mistake looking at the phone map. Someone could’ve gotten so much more badly hurt.)

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