Fender Bender

Well, we had our first fender bender today.  Or should I say, Mr. Yu had his first with us in the van.  It was really very minor and more of an annoyance than anything, considering we were already running late as it was. 

My friend Sue and I were on our way to an American Women's Club coffee morning when it happened.  We were at the entrance of the tunnel where there are 5 lanes of cars merging into 2 lanes.  The car was barely moving when we bumped the Mazda in front of us.  Mr. Yu got out of the van and checked it out with the driver of the other car.  All seemed OK.  From where I was, I couldn't see any damage.  No broken tail lights, cracked bumpers or even scuffs of paint.  

We made it through the tunnel and Mr. Yu pulled off to the side.  But we weren't at the side of the road.  We were in the middle of a spilt in the road.  So there were cars zooming past us on the right leading to an elevated road, and cars zooming past us on the left to stay on the main level road.  A bit scary.  The Mazda had pulled off behind us, too (see picture).  A police man arrived and took everyone's information.  Mr. Yu did all of the talking though and I never got involved.  

You can see in the picture the Mazda and it passengers, Mr. Yu on the right in the tan coat, and the police man behind Mr. Yu.  Not a terrifying experience, but interesting none the less.