My First Car Accident

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My First Car Accident In November 2009, I experienced the scariest moment in my life. That was the month I encountered my very first car accident. It’s a memory I will never forget. I bought a set of 22” spoke rims for my car. It’s an 83 Buick Regal Limited coupe. The rims didn’t fit well on the car, so I had a 5” lift kit installed also. It makes the car sit about as high as a small SUV. The rims are secured to the car by tightening an adapter using a knock-off tool and mallot. One day I noticed that the front tire on the driver side was low on air. When I took a closer look, I realized the tire had started to dry rot. My dad told me “with a little air, it should be okay.” I didn’t believe it was safe to drive though. I called around to several tire shops in town checking the prices for 22” tires. I ordered a new tire from a local tire shop with fair prices. I also left the rim there, so they could mount the new tire onto the rim for me. When everything was ready, they loaded it into the car and I headed home. I needed someone to mount the rim onto my car, so I called Arthur, a local mechanic from my neighborhood. He and his brother brought the tools that they needed, and proceeded to lift the car with a jack. With a little struggle, they finally put the rim onto the wheel cylinder and began to secure it with the knock-off adapter. I hadn’t driven the Buick since the new tire had been mounted. About three days passed by, and I decided to drive it to Walmart. As I was walking toward the driver side of the car, I noticed the rim looked a little slanted. I hopped in the driver seat anyway, and proceeded to Walmart. I received a phone call from Shunn, a good friend of mine, as I was driving out of the neighborhood. During our conversation, I began to hear a grinding noise when I pressed the brake pedal. I was driving down hill, so I pressed the brake pedal

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