It's pictures of fender benders like this one which make me most nervous when I am riding on my motorcycle. At times I have ridden somewhat recklessly, but even if I am being an entirely safe and responsible defensive rider something as common as a fender bender could be the end of my life. It's scary. One big reason I wish Texas would legalize lane splitting. If I could crawl up to the front between two lanes when traffic is backed up at a red light I would be protected by a fortress of a steel. That it would ease congestion and shorten my ride time are nice bonuses too. I've only been one accident as the driver. Not at fault. Was sitting at a stop light in the far right lane with cars behind and ahead of me also at a stop when a distracted lady on a cell phone decided she needed to turn right and turned into my stopped car. Very low speed collision, no injury.
My recent accident was at very slow speed too. Still doesn't change the fact that I need a new fender and they need a new bumper and tail-light. Gotta say, the police officer was super cool and so were the people I hit. It was one of those experiences that I walked away from thinking, "you know what, humanity isn't half bad..".