IT WASN'T MY FAULT!

The ingenuity of drivers involved in accidents in seeking to assert their innocence or at least excuse their errors, is apparently inexhaustible, to judge from this genuine selection of excerpts from insurance claims: 1. I consider that neither vehicle was to blame, but if either were to blame it was the other one. 2. I knocked over a man. He admitted it was his fault as he had been run over before. 3. One wheel went into the ditch, my feet jumped from brake to accelerator pedal, leaped across to the other side and jammed into the trunk of a tree. 4. 5. I collided with a stationary tramcar coming the other way. To avoid a collision I ran into the other car.

6. Car had to turn sharper than was necessary owing toan invisible lorry. 7. After the accident a working gentleman offered tobea witness in my favour. 8. 9. I collided with a stationary tree. The other man altered his mind so I had to run over him.

10. I told the other idiot what he was then went on. 11. I can give no details of the accident as I wassomewhat concussed at the time. 12. A pedestrian hit me and went under my car. 13. I blew my horn, but it would not work as it was stolen. 14. I unfortunately ran over a pedestrian, and the old gentleman was taken to hospital much regretting the circumstances. 15. I thought the side window was down, but it was up as I found when I put my head through it. 16. Cow wandered into my car. I was afterwards informed that the cow was half-witted. 17. A bull was standing near and a fly must have tickled him as he gored my car. 18. She suddenly saw me, lost her head, and we met. 19. A lorry backed through my windscreen into my wife's face. 20. I ran into a shop window and sustained injuries to my wife. 21. I misjudged a lady crossing the street.

22. Coming home, I drove into the wrong driveway andcollided with a tree I haven't got. 23. I left my car unattended for a minute when by accidentor design, it ran away. 24. The other car collided with mine without giving anywarning of its intentions. This collection of excuses was taken directly from the SATA magazine, Sep, 1991 Volume 2 No.8. Original Author - Unknown.