I scraped the cayenne...

The other day I scraped the right rear of my Cayenne. I've been saying a lot of great things on my blog about "safe driving" and whatnot, but I did it...

To tell you the story, this Sunday (today) is the Hyogo Prefectural Gubernatorial Election, but I can't go to the polls, so I thought I'd go and vote before the election date.When I went to the nearest establishment and parked in its parking lot, I scraped it on the block behind me.

In a parking lot that I should have been used to, having parked there many times before, I usually park where no one else is parked or where there are no blocks behind me. But that day the parking lot was a little crowded, and for a moment I thought, "Maybe I should re-park upstairs.I thought, "I'm not going to do that," but that was too much trouble, so I decided to park in a space with a block behind me.

Then, as he stopped, he said, "When it comes to the gubernatorial race, I wonder who I should vote for... I can decide based on the person's promises or the party...As I was backing up, I heard a "screeching" sound and felt a dull thud.

Ah...I did it...

Although a "beep" warning sound is made when an obstacle is detected when parking, the Cayenne has a large body and often makes a warning sound, so I think I had become accustomed to that sound.

In a panic, I checked the back and found that the right rear had been scraped to the rubber resin.

Oh...。。。。

Why did I come here to vote before the deadline of all days?

Regret swirled through my head, but it was my fault, nothing but my carelessness, so I had no choice but to reflect and regain my composure.

She told her husband, "I scraped the cayenne.I sent an e-mail to the polling place, but my mind was not on the election. All I could think about was regret, remorse, and how much it would cost to fix the problem, and I left the polls with my mind off the election.

Feel like a beginner again.

Then my husband saw the email, called me, we talked a bit.

I have become accustomed to driving recently, so I must have been distracted. I need to be aware of safe driving again, and be more careful when I stop or park my car.

I was told that, but it is so true. Sorry...

Thinking back, when I started driving again after a 10-year period of being a paper driver, I drove much more carefully. I was a slow driver.Are there any cars coming out from the side, is the distance between cars appropriate, and are there any motorcycles or other vehicles in the vicinity?I think he was paying attention to various areas and was aware of safe driving to the point of being noticed.

In that light, the injury was caused by my familiarity and pride. It is unfortunate that it was not a major accident, but I really feel nothing but remorse.

Porsche is easy to drive and gives the illusion that one's driving has improved. I think that this also led to my slackness, so from now on, I would like to get my mind right again, go back to my beginner's mindset, and drive safely.

Incidentally, we are planning to send it in for repair today, and will report back in a later blog on the cost of the repair and how the damage was subsequently repaired.