I experienced my first car accident. A very minor one with no injuries but it was a very different experience for me. I am not even sure what happened, in the spur of the moment things went wrong and a bike went off balance. The bike suffered a little damage. Definitely I was responsible for the accident, so I stopped and went to apologize.
I thrown back by the shouting and insulting I started receiving from the biker and bystanders. I was confused because I was apologizing for the accident yet I was being shouted at. On top of it was in a language I couldn't completely understand. I felt scared, angry, confused and overwhelmed. I was told "I will take you to police station, you are lady driver you dont how to drive, who lets you drive on the road". I was so taken back because I was accepting my mistake and repeatably asking now what has to be done.
Finally the biker agreed to go to the mechanic to get his bike repaired, I felt unfair that I was being completely accused for the accident when it was both parties fault but I was also scared so I just went with the biker and paid for the damages.
It was a difficult experience for me, I need to work on gaining confidence in myself that I am good driver so that I dont get affected by others opinion.
When I came home, I liked reflecting about the event with my parents and thinking what all I can do next time this occurs. It was an incident to remind me, I am not perfect and I can learn from my mistakes. I am happy that I was able to handle the situation by myself and confidently drive back home.
However I am proud and happy to learn driving. I feel good that I have a skill which helps me be independent. It has been a challenging journey for me to learn driving but has been a very fun experience.
