After getting in two accidents and getting pulled over twice, I no longer drive like an idiot.
First time I got in an accident there was no damage to my car but the other person's front bumper got ripped off. Basically, they backed out of their driveway without stopping and I slowed to like 10mph, and then I saw her start accelerating so I just start going like half throttle and then she was still pulling away so I floor it, and at about 40mph I feel the back end of my car shake to the right. Bitch hit my rear bumper. So I go onto the gravel on the side of the road and she goes shooting past me still accelerating, and then slams on her brakes and pulls over. Insurance company blamed it on me. Even though she was in my blind spot and we were both going at least 40mph in a 25mph zone.
Second time, I was a dumbass and went too quickly into a corner, started understeering, braked, then spun the other way and slammed into a guardrail. $600 later, I replaced the bumper, bumper cover, and two front fenders. Would have been less, but $140 of that is freight shipping, $70 was a makita angle grinder. Oh, and the spaceframe/unibody got damaged, but oh well.
I got pulled over for going 50mph in a 25mph zone, paid $900 for a lawyer and ended up not getting charged with anything.
Went 40mph in a 25mph zone to get through a yellow light, cop gave me a verbal warning.
Unrelated, but I blew my engine because it ran out of oil, but the low oil pressure light didn't come on until 1 second before the engine shut off. It still spins, so it's not seized. Have no idea what's wrong with it, haven't had the chance to take it apart. Got a motor from a junkyard for $450, and spent $100 in tolls and fuel driving to go pick it up with my friend. So, being an idiot with my car has cost me $1600. Got the car for free from my parents at least. I did a bad job at putting the junkyard engine in, I get a P0300 code occasionally, and the transmission (automatic
) makes funny sounds. Probably going to get a different car. Or I may fix it properly, not planning to spend more than $1000, since I got the car for free anyway it may be worth it.
All of that was enough for me to learn my lesson. I still have some fun driving spiritedly, but not so unsafe that I'm anywhere near losing control.