Yes it is true, I had an accident today in the old 55. For you local guys, it happened on Wallace drive just outside of Brentwood. For you out of towners however, it happened on a narrow, winding, shady road that was still frozen over from frost last night. Anyways, as I was driving along this road, I must have hit a patch of black ice or something, and I lost control of the truck. Of course when I went to hit the brakes, what with the original brake lines being on it and all, one of them gave way, leaving me with no brakes, sliding along an icy road, heading towards a rock wall! Well, despite some clever steering and effective use of the E brake, I did slam into the wall fairly well, head on. First of all, I am fine, no problems there. What's the damage to the truck though? This is the best part, MY BUMPER IS NOW DIRTY!!! The truck didn't have a scratch on it!!!! None of the vital systems (aside from the now defunct brake system) had been damaged, and I was able to drive it, going 20km/h, to the nearest grocery store parking lot and park it with the E brake. After calling my parents, they arranged to get it towed, since trying to stop the leak failed. When the tow truck arrived a little while later, it turned out to be the same tow truck that had been there when I crashed and witnessed it. He had asked if I was OK then, but since he was in tow, he had to keep going. He told me that this was the sort of accident that, had it been in a modern car, would have been thousands of dollars in damages, and all I'm going to have to do is replace a brake line and wash my bumper off! Just goes to show you, they just don't build 'em like they used to.
