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My mom and my nephew were both in car accidents within a two day period. Mom has some soreness from the seat belt and airbag, and her vehicle is probably going to be scrapped. #lazyNephew had no injuries and his pregnant girlfriend had a two-day hospitalization. Their vehicle requires some repairs, but it should be fixable.
The other party in Mom's accident, the one that ran a red light to turn at the poorly designed intersection, is claiming an injury. And of course, my mom was not using either one of her dashcams that her children have paid for.
One of my brothers says that he thinks it is time for her to give up driving anyway, but living in a place that is not pedestrian friendly (and her being mobility impaired anyway), she won't voluntarily give up driving.
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Just as an example, today for the third time since the collision, I was crossing that same intersection and someone who planned on running the light had to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting me. I was walking, but if you count the two bags of groceries I was carrying, I'm probably over 200lb. The cars varied from midsized to SUVs, any of which could easily have killed me.