Is it common to drive for 20+ years and never be involved in an accident?

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Almost everyone I know has been in some kind of automobile accident, be it major or minor. I’m almost 35 years old and I’ve been driving since I was 14 (sneaking out of the house with my dad’s keys and stealing the car at night), and yet I’ve never been in any kind of collision. I sometimes get complaints from passengers about carelessness when I drive, which leads me to believe I’m at risk of an accident, yet I’ve managed to avoid it despite spending a lot of time on the road.

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  • [Old Memory]
    5 years ago

    Luck, and perhaps skill, but that cannot be accurately determined by the fact that you've not been in an accident.

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  • SammyStarts
    5 years ago

    You're just lucky is all. Be happy you haven't.

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  • lordofopinions
    5 years ago

    Sure it is It just means you are a carefuL driver. There is no badge of honour for not having an accident. Actually the reverse is true.

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  • Ellenna
    5 years ago

    I've been driving for 50 years and apart from scrapes in supermarket carparks have never had a real accident either, although a did hit a dog who ran in front of my car and hit a few kangaroos at night in the outback.

    What's more I've only ever had two speeding offences and I got off one of them because I had a good reason.

    Just lucky, I guess and you are too. You have a lot of driving years ahead of you (wish I did!) so it would be a good idea to drive more carefully.

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  • RoseIsabella
    5 years ago

    Congratulations, you seem to be a very good driver! Of course it's not unheard of that a good driver get into an accident, because of other people's bad driving.

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