Travel Safely with State Farm Giveaway

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I love to drive and driving safely with my 3 boys is my top priority!  Thanks to State Farm, I received an amazing kit including a State Farm-Branded Roadside Emergency Kit and a Garmin Nuvi 1300 4.3″ GPS Navigator.  Even if you are one of the safest drivers on the road, car accidents can still happen.  What do you do after a car accident?

State Farm recently conducted a survey about auto insurance and the results showed auto insurance and the results showed that people have many questions about what to do after an accident.  One of the keys to saving money is by being a smart consumer.  That’s why State Farm created the Auto Learning Center, a one-stop resource for all matters related to auto insurance.  It’s designed to help consumers get quick, easy-to-understand answers from experts and peers.

GIVEAWAY

Thanks to State Farm, 1 lucky reader on The Mommy-files will win a Road Safety Kit, including the following items:

– Garmin Nuvi 1300 4.3″ GPS Navigator – $120

– State Farm-Branded Roadside Emergency Kit – $35  (Includes:  12 ft, heavy duty jumper cables, 300psi air compressor with accessories, 12 ft nylon tow strap, flashlight with batteries, 2-in-1 screwdriver, slip joint pliers, industrial cutter, and work gloves, all in a rugged carrying case with reflective taping and handle.

WIN IT!!! (MANDATORY ENTRY)

– Tell me in a comment one of the following:  (1) a question related to auto insurance, (2) your Auto Insurance IQ score, or talk about your first accident.

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– Comment on any Non-Giveaway post on The Mommy-Files – 1 ENTRY per post comment (no limit)
– Blog about this giveaway and include the URL – 5 ENTRIES

RULES:

– Contest will close at 11:59 p.m. PST on Wednesday, March 9th, 2010! Any entries after this time will be deleted!
– Contest open to U.S. residents only.

I received a Roadside Emergency Kit and GPS Navigator from State Farm to facilitate this review.  The giveaway was sponsored by State Farm.  All opinions expressed in this post are 100% mine.

754 thoughts on “Travel Safely with State Farm Giveaway”

  4. tiffany lane

    first accident was when a guy tried to pass 6 cars because i was stoppend trying to turn in to a store. he hit me in the fender

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  5. tiffany lane

    first accident was when a guy tried to pass 6 cars because i was stoppend trying to turn in to a store. he hit me in the fender

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  6. Suburban Prep

    I was in an accident on Michigan Ave in downtown Chicago with my Aunt and her friend in the back seats when a taxi made a turn into my car.

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  8. Jen Green

    Wow. Thanks for the tips. Everyone should have an emergency kit in their car, but I never know what to include when I’m building one… Now, I do! lol. Thanks, again!

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  9. Susan Heim

    My first accident was when I was 16! A guy in the oncoming lane was messing around with his girlfriend and putting his arm around her. He swerved into my lane and hit me in my parents’ car. Because I was so young, the officer didn’t believe me when I told him what the other driver did. (Of course, the guy denied it.) I didn’t get a ticket, but he didn’t either! Later on, a neighbor told me he was a couple of cars behind me and saw the guy swerve into my lane. I was furious that he didn’t step forward as an eye witness at the time.

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  17. Nicole Vosburgh

    My first accident driving was last year a day or two after we moved to a new city. It was a bad experience because I lost our first child by miscarriage because of it.

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  21. Sharon

    Thankfully, I have not had an auto accident and pray I never do!

    I took the Auto Insurance Quiz, and my IQ is 50. Not so good; guess I could learn a thing or two about auto insurance!
    Thanks.

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  37. pamela james

    My first accident was when I was 16 I was driving my brothers dune buggy and pulling it into the garage when the brakes failed! I drove Through the Garage!!! My parents weren’t to happy about that!
    pjames330 at aol dot com

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  47. Rochelle

    My first accident was in a parking lot. I was backing out of a parking lot and so was someone else right behind me lol. It was just a slight bump and we both jumped out of our cars. Neither bumper had noticeable damage so we both went on our way. I had just got my license. That taught me to double check before backing out. Now it seems like a lifetime ago. Thanks!

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  56. Rachel C

    My only accident was in high school when the brakes went out on this old clunker I had to drive and I hit the car in front of me.

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  61. melissa

    My first accident was when i was 16. i was making a left hand turn at a light and there was a guy makeing a right hand turn with his blinker going in a turn only lane. i had plenty of time to make it but he decided to accelerate and go styraight through the light. Luckily there was someone who saw the whole accident and told cops what happened. the cop told me since i was so young if there had not been a witness i would have gotten ticketed.
    melisa0072 at gmail dot com

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  75. Frances Carty

    My first accident was after an ice storm. Everything was coated in ice. Even though i was driving very slowly, I slid into a parked car.

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  76. Pat

    Sixteen-year old rear-ended me at a stop sign. Sure, I was shook up but most of all I felt sorry for the kid
    who really didn’t know what to do next.

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  77. sandra

    my first accident occurred when i was driving home from grad school and i bumped into the car in front of me as i was not paying close attention to the fact that he stopped in bumper to bumper traffic

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  78. Margaret Smith

    Our oldest son will soon be getting his drivers permit. Should we put him on our insurance or let him get his own?
    Thanks so much
    rickpeggysmith(at)aol(dot)com

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  90. amanda

    i had brake trouble in my first car, and i rear-ended the crappiest truck ever when my brakes wouldn’t stop the car fast enough…. there was barely a scratch and it somehow cost me $1,000 to repair the truck. my jeep was a tank – it was dent-free.
    oheeyore at hotmail dot com

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  108. HilLesha

    My first car accident was several years back. It was raining hard and I got into a car wreck before crossing the Wabash Bridge in Illinois. Luckily, I didn’t get seriously hurt.

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  111. Vickie Couturier

    MY first accident was the day I got my license,,,,I was 16 an thought I knew it all,luckily the cars back in the early 70’s were buildt like a sherman tank an ,,,,I backed into a tree,,didnt do much damage but scared me a lot

    vlbelk(at)hotmail.com

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  114. Ann F

    My first accident happened when I was 17 years old. A 75 year old man made an illegal left turn in front of me. I came to a complete stop and he just turned right into me. When he got out of the car he told me not to call the police because they will know it was my fault because I was so young. He got a ticket!

    abfantom at yahoo dot com

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  117. Linda Kish

    My first accident I was a passenger in the backseat of a volkswagon bug. We were making a left turn after having to wait til the light changed to yellow to complete the turn. A very large car ran the light and hit us broadside. I was the only one who was injured. Collapsed my lung and fractured 8 ribs on the right side and chronic back problems since then…that was 1973.

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

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  119. Gena

    My first accident was in a parking lot. I was parked next to a large truck and started backing slowly out. A guy in a little truck drove up behind me and I hit him. Pretty sure it was on purpose because of where I hit him he would have had to gun it, otherwise I’d clipped the front end of his truck instead of the area between his door and bed.

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  128. fancygrlnancy

    My first accident was when I was 16 and I was getting off the freeway. It was a circle exit, I hated those and avoided them when possible. I was coming around the curve and had to yeild to traffic. I started to go, but saw a car change lanes and had to hit my breaks. the car behind me didn’t realize I stopped and he ran in to me. I was so freaked out! I was shaking. My friend was in the car and we got out to see if they and the cars were ok. My Ford Mavrick had a small dent and a little paint. the car that hit me was a new ford mustang and the whole front end was crushed under. The car had like 3 or 4 teenage guys in it. The driver was freaked out because the car belonged to his mom. We decide to not call the police since I had little damage and they were already in lots of trouble.

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  150. Shilo Beedy

    My first accident was when I hit a deer with my sisters car. My sister was in the passenger seat and I’m glad I just nicked the deer and her car and the deer was alright. I on the other hand was a nervous wreck thinking what have I done.

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  164. Tari L.

    The first accident I was involved in occurred at an intersection. I was waiting to make a left hand turn, two cars went around me on the right. Next thing I knew, BAM, someone smashed into the back of me. Apparently she wasn’t paying attention. Thankfully I was not severely injured but my car was.

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  175. nan

    my 1st accident was when i undercalculated the width of our driveaway surrounded by snow banks..and pulled a titanic like rip through the side of my husbands car..yikes!
    nannypanpan at sbcglobal.net

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  180. Lynda E.

    My first accident happened the very first time behind the wheel. My mom was trying to help me learn to drive and I drove her Vista Cruiser station wagon straight into a telephone pole!

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  195. Rick Bryant

    What is the best minimum auto policy type for full protection from being sued in an accident? On a very tight budget and do not drive very often.

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  200. Shelley Mitchell

    I don’t understand why 16 year olds insurance is so high! You practically have to buy them a car to drive because the cost is ridiculous to have them insured on your car.

    msjem2001 at yahoo dot com

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  201. Heathers

    My first accident was when I was driving down a side road and a car was turning left into a store. They just pulled in front of me and there was no way to stop in time. It was their fault but I was so upset.

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  218. elizabeth p

    I had my first accident in June, a guy swerved and hit me. The damage to my jeep can be fixed but the damage to me may be permanent.

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  221. McKim

    My first accident was when I backed into the cement around a light pole in a parking lot downtown. I was not a happy camper!
    kimkmc at yahoo.com

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  227. John Stetson

    My first accident was in my sister’s car. Another driver came around a curve on my side of the narrow road. Even thouigh I drove up the bank on the right side of the road he still hit my left front fender.

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  240. Julianna R

    My first accident when I was 16 was when I pulled out of a parking lot and did not see a car coming behind the fence.

    No fun!

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  242. Juile H

    as embarassing as it is i will tell about my first accident I was 16 just had gotten my permit (yeah) coming out of scottys parking lot and got into the median I was withmy 13 year old sis at the time listening to Motley crue thinking we were cool it was the 80s it was a cool time and i told her to tell me when it was clear I could not see I thought she said go go go but no she didnt I sideswiped an older man it was tragic for me I got the hives and everything still remember that call to my mom and dad at least we were ok and the gentleman was very nice..

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  248. Steve W.

    My first accident was getting rear ended. The person behind me wasn’t paying attention and didn’t notice I had stopped to make a left turn.

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  256. Todd

    The first accident I had while I was driving, I went through an intersection and stopped behind the car who was turning left into a gas station. The guy driving the truck behind me was talking on his cell phone and didn’t notice I was stopped. The surgery went all right, but I still have pain to this day.

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  261. Mary Elderton

    I have not been in an accident in my own car (knocking on wood!!!) But I only got a 66 on the insurance test–the blurb said that was good–I don’t know.

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  264. Cary G

    My first accident? I rear ended a guy in a Cadillac. The speed limit on the road wasn’t too high, so his bumper had just a minor scratch.
    My car was completely crumpled in the front.

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  265. corrie

    my first accident was when i was a passenger in my friends car. she went around a curve too fast, and rolled the car 3 times… but we werent hurt. i was soooo mad.

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  266. JoeyfromSC

    My 1st and only(fortunately) accident was 10 yrs ago TOMORROW actually! Sadly, my best friend, who was driving was killed:( (pic in my twitter stream @JoeyfromSC) It still is something I will never get over! He died in my lap and I was coherent the entire time! I am blessed to still be alive!

    Thank you for the chance to win!! I could use some cheering up!:)

    ajoebloe(at)gmail(dot)com

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  278. Timbo

    My question is: What do the actuarial tables *actually* say about 1) the average chances of a collision, and 2) the average medical costs resulting from said collision 🙂

    Please feel free to contact me at:

    allrightyes at gmail dot com

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    Please feel free to contact me at:

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  284. Kristi C

    My first accident was when I was eighteen. A man wasn’t paying attention to his driving and rear ended me at a red light.

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  290. loni

    Someone pulled out into me for my first accident…caused me to spin through three lanes of traffic

    trippyjanet at hotmail dot com

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  292. djrnewcastle

    Just got hit last week by a guy who wasn’t paying attention. He said ” I didn’t see you…” . THEY NEVER SEE YOU. Waiting on the day that I hear “Yea, I saw you… but i hit you anyway”

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  295. Jennifer C.

    My first accident was when I was rear-ended in my brand new car by an uninsured motorist! Lesson learned – don’t buy brand new cars and make sure you are covered if an uninsured driver hits you!

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  327. Patti Hess

    First accident we were rear ended in and the other person DIDN’T have ANY insurance …my neck was messed up

    pattifritz2000 at yahoo dot com
    thanks muchly

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  341. Denice P

    My first and only car accident happened when I was 25. I was going home on the highway and they were working on the highway. Know every is trrying to merge in the middle land which i was in and as i am driving this guy in a white truck comes whizzing by me and just stays next to me on my left side and he needs to be merging in my lane .so i slow down and he still stays next to me. so iam looking to see where he is going to go. i guess i lookeed to long. because traffic had slowed down and i ran into the car ahead of me. we were at an almost stand still. i hit it a maybe going ten miles and hour. my front end was messed up and some folks helped me get pushed over to the side. called a tow truch and the white truck just took off.

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  358. Ellie W

    My first accident happened when I was 15. I was riding with a friend and halfway through an intersection a car ran a stop sign and broadsided us.
    Thanks for the giveaway!
    eswright18 at gmail dot com

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  389. Scott

    I was driving my ex girlfriends 2006 volvo s40 and came to a stop where cross traffic didnt. Rail road tracks were to the right of me and when i got almost through the intersection I was broadsided. I as sited for “failingto mantian a safe lookout, it was dismissed. Glad insurance follows the car on the the driver so my insurance didnt go up.

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  393. Eileen

    My first accident happened when at 19 years old I was driving to classes and a young driver came off a side road and pulled into the lane of traffic ahead of a semi. The roads were icy and the truck jack knifed, taking the entire road at a diagonal. I had to try and steer clear by taking the opposite side ditch and almost made it but hit the back of the semi tires. Car totaled and I was never the same. Five back surgeries in five years.

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  407. michelle robbins

    I was a senior in high school going through a yellow light with the foreign exchange student in my car when someone tried to make a left turn coming from the other way. I ended up with 7 stitches in my chin and my Toyota Corona ruined.

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  411. Tabathia B

    My 1st accident was no-fault because the person ran the light and I took off at my green light at a four way intersection and no one stayed as a witness. It was a scary event and I was around 19 yo
    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

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  423. Michelle C

    I’ve always had State Farm Insurance. My first and only accident was hitting a deer years ago… Thanks for the chance to win!
    mrsmchappell at gmail dot com

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  430. Rosie

    I crashed my car two years ago in a rainstorm. The defroster wasn’t working properly and I crashed into a pole in the parking lot of all places! I still miss that car.

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  469. Ashley

    My first major accident occurred on a major freeway during rush hour. The lady behind me was trying to keep from rear-ending me and instead side-swiped me and clipped my front end. It scared me to death!

    ashaldridge (at) gmail (dot) com

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  475. Erica C.

    My first accident was when someone t-boned me…they were on their cell phone! It destroyed my first car 🙁

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  483. mickeyfan

    Do you know what the different parts of your policy cover? If not, google them! Are you adequately insured? Do you know that if your liability limits are not high enough, a judge can attach your future earnings? (Can you tell that I’m an agent?)

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  492. Lorri Jeanne

    My first auto accident was within my first year of driving- it was winter time and the side of the roads were slushy. I was going one way and a truck was going the other way- taking up the middle of the road. I pulled over and my car started sliding in the slush. Long story short, I ended up in the snowbank.

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  497. Annmarie W.

    My question about insurance is “should your insurance change as your car ages? In other words, should deductibles or amount of insurance be different for an older car than a brand new one?”. My Auto Insurance IQ is 66.

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  509. Aleksandra

    My first accident was at 17 and within a mile from home. I rear-ended someone because I wasn’t paying attention. Luckily no one was hurt but man, were my parents ticked at me!

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  517. Kashena

    1. If you’ve never had auto insurance but you’re over 25, will you still save money?
    2. I was driving a friend’s car on a quick errand, tried to get around a taxi cab, and ended up hitting it. I thought I was going to be arrested, I was so freaked out. The cop took a look at the damage, and wrote me a ticket for an “unsafe lane change”. No problem!

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  519. Michelle W

    My first accident was pretty simple, I was just rear-ended while on the highway. Luckily there was no damage on either car.

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  530. Cori Westphal

    My first accident is a sad sad thing to remember. I was leaving work, it was dark and snowing (yes I’m using this as an excuse). I pulled out of my parking spot and turned too sharp and scraped along the whole rear quarter panel of the car next to me. I freaked out! Worse yet? It was my supervisors car. Yes. I had to walk back into the building, with my head held high, and tell him I just smeared his car. His parked car. I was mortified. He was ok with a nice insurance check though! LOL

    coriwestphal at msn dot com

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  546. ferriz

    my first accident i was not driving. we were in stop and go traffic on the fwy and my friend bumped the car in front of her. luckily the guy was nice (and cute… and taken…) and he hugged my crying friend and there was no damage but SCARY!

    i learned to always pay attention and assume everyone else is not.

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  552. rebecca

    I turned too sharply backing out the driveway, and the rear wheel went off the driveway into the ditch. spiersrp at gmail dot com

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  556. April

    1. Why do the premiums keep going up even though I haven’t had an accident in many, many years?
    2. My first accident was my own fault, I was driving through a parking lot looking for my mom – we were to meet there and I hit one of the light posts. I drive through parking lots very carefully now.

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  560. Sheila Hickmon

    I was 16 when I had my first accident. I was playing with my radio and not paying attention and pulled out in front of someone. No one was hurt! The guy was super nice considering I totaled his car. Thank goodness for insurance!
    My second wreck was when I was 17, and I lost my license by the time I was 18. Ouch! I got it back and haven’t gotten a ticket or in an accident since!

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  566. Jenn S.

    My first and only accident was when I was stopped at a stoplight at a four way intersection. A driver decided to run the red light at a very high speed, crashing into a car, then they both came and crashed into me. 🙁 The car was heavily damaged but my daughter and I weren’t hurt.

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  577. Karen Gonyea

    My first accident was just a fender bender two days after I got my license in the school student parking lot – some girl backed into me… I was so scared that my parents were going to take my license away !!!

    ktgonyea at gmail.com (Following via Google Reader)

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  581. CherylS22

    My first accident occurred many years after I began driving. I was driving to work in bumper to bumper traffic when a small pick-up truck 4 cars back didn’t stop when traffic stopped. I was the last car hit in the chain collision & was lucky enough to get away with minimal damage.
    Thanks for this giveaway!

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  591. mistysunrise

    I got into my first accident in 2008. It was raining heavy, and the tired skidded. I hit a guard rail doing about 10 mph. so there was no damage.

    itsjustme62613 at gmail.com

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  605. rachel

    First accident – I was hit by a speeding drunk driver. My car did have some major damage, and I had neck and back injuries.

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  606. Rosanne Morrison

    My first accident was leaving the school where I pick up my kids. It was cloudy and dreary and didn’t see a gray car coming towards me as he didn’t have his lights on. I wound up in the hospital with a mild concussion and shoulder injury.

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  611. Dawn D.

    My first accident – I had just got my drivers license, was driving down a busy street and saw a gorgeous red 68 mustang in the oncoming lane. I continued to watch it in my rear-view mirror, and promptly rear-ended the car in front of me. Totaled their bucikr, no injuries to them though, and only a buckled hood on my 72 Volkswagon hatchback, and a black eye for me from hitting the steering wheel.

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  623. Audrey M

    My first accident was when I thought I saw someone turning with there turn signal on and I pulled out to cross the road. I was hit pretty hard! I learned to wait from now on.

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  637. Crystal F

    I was on my way to school and I had pulled off the road to see something and was pulling back out. I was pulling out at an intersection. A car had stopped to let me go but someone came around him in the turning lane and hit me. It wasn’t fun. lol Thank you!!

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  641. Beth

    My first accident took place a week after I got my driver’s license. A friend and I drove where we weren’t supposed to – on the highway – and I changed lanes in front of another car without enough room to do so. It was very dramatic but thankfully no one was hurt!

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  643. dddiva

    My first accident was when I first got my car, before I even had my license (I had my permit and licensed drivers in the car with) and a woman ran a stop sign and slammed into my side then took off luckily I was with a bunch of others so we got her license #.

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  650. Lyndsey R.

    My first accident was my fault. I was texting and driving (no longer do that!) and rear ended a church bus! OOPS! Nobody was hurt, thankfully!

    lyndsey.rullman at hotmail dot com

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  655. kathy pease

    my first accident i was young and was blasting my radio and did not hear a fire truck coming through a red light and he hit the backend of my car and spun me around..i was going through a green light but should not have been blasting music 🙁

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  660. Amanda D.

    My question is which states is it still not illegal to drive without car insurance? My first wreck was when I was 16, it was pretty uneventful. I pulled out and got T boned in an intersection, score for the dumb teenager! =P

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  666. Susan Smith

    My first accident was in a parking lot when someone backed into me, thankfully it didn’t do a lot of damage.

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  671. Melissa

    My first…and only…and hopefully only ever…accident was when I was hit head on by an 18 wheeler with both of us traveling 65 mph. It was a rough and long recovery, but mercifully, I am here to tell about it!
    Thanks a bunch! :o)
    casadelreed at embarqmail dot com

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  673. Christina

    1st accident was when I was 16 at one of those blinking caution lights. Didn’t see the other person coming and they hit the drivers side. Car was damaged but thank goodness we were ok!

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  677. Ro

    My first accident was me driving a friends car on a turnpike when I was cut off and to avoid a major accident, swerved and smashed the car right into the guard rail. Could not believe neither one of us were injured at all, not even a scratch, but the car was totalled. Thankfully their were witnesses who backed up the story to the state trooper so I didn’t even get a ticket.

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  678. barbara wright

    My first accident was in 1976. My brand new 6 day old Mustang was totally stopped at a light and William P. Wood rammed into the back of me and then took off when I went to find somewhere to call the police. Neither the police nor the insurance company cared that he was a hit and run driver 🙁

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  684. Joanne Schultz

    I’d love to know how one’s credit rating affects one’s insurance rates. Mine was nearly halved when I let them check my rating.

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  686. Aisling

    My first accident: Many years ago when I was a brand new driver, I intended to back out of the driveway, put the car in first and ran into the garage door. My dad was most unhappy with me!

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  695. Steph A

    I still haven’t really gotten into an accident. I did rear end someone lightly when the road was wet and slippery one time and he got out and took my information but nothing came of it thankfully.

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  708. Beverly Metcalf

    I’ve only had one accident since I’ve been driving and I was inside the supermarket when it happened. After I bought my groceries and came outside, I noticed someone had hit my car, that was in the store’s parking lot and then just left, without even leaving a note or anything. I called the police and they filed it as a hit and run. Then I had to call my insurance company, to have the damage repaired, and my insurance company was going to check the store’s parking lot security cameras, to see who had hit me. This would be nice to win. Thanks for having the contest!

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  709. R Hicks

    My first accident was during college and was not my fault. A lady ran a red light and ran into me.

    ardy22 at earthlink dot net

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  725. Marco

    I and a girl i was riding with were in a near head on collision right after I bought a new/used car. At the last second I veered away and hit a car on my right. My car had thousands of dollars of damage the other car was slightly damaged. Eye witnesses got the license of the guy who almost hit me head on. He was, of course, drunk and had no insurance. Although I took the loss, I’m not crying because the girl I was with and I are lucky to be alive. We weren’t even slightly hurt. But I learned a lesson: you’re never completely safe on the road and things can get very bad very fast.

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  726. Auriette

    My first car was a hand-me-down from my grandmother. If you remember the car Dennis Weaver drove in “Duel,” it was very similar to that one. It was in pretty good shape, but it developed a problem where I couldn’t punch the accelerator to pull out into traffic or it would stall. I had to wait until no one was coming and ease out. Well, one day, when the problem was fairly new, I was sitting at a stop sign, and I tried to pull out and the car went dead, and the guy behind hit me. I got out and looked at my car and it had a little scratch on one of the bumper stickers, and I’m like, “It’s no big deal,” and I was going to get in and leave, but they guy said, “Wait!” Turns out his little sports car had some pretty good damage. I have no idea how he hit me that hard from a stop. That was my first traffic accident.

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  733. Sand

    How often should I check for lower insurance rates? My first accident wasn’t my fault, I was changing lanes and a car came out of nowhere speeding and I crashed into it.

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  743. Natalie J. Vandenberghe

    My first accident occurred before I had my license. I was so afraid the judge wouldn’t let me get my license on my birthday which was less than a month away. It was a minor accident–thankfully, no one was hurt. It happened up in South Lake Tahoe in the snow.
    Almost 40 years later…I’m a good driver and we have all of our insurance through State Farm.
    Thanks for the giveaway.

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  748. Justine

    My first and only accident happened right after I bought my very first car! It was during a huge storm we had here (president’s day) and I drove through an intersection that was dark and nothing would have happened except the dumb guy in front of me stopped right in the middle because he realized what what he was doing a bit late. I couldn’t stop properly because it was wet and my brakes locked and I slid under his car and smashed in my front end 🙁 I’ll still never think it was my fault but I did learn my lesson and I leave much more space between myself and any other car!

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  754. Mildred

    What is the most commonly-received discount that people purchasing auto insurance use, such as auto-home combination, good student discount, good driver discount, etc.?

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