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<\/p>\nThe other day, I scratched the right rear side of my Cayenne. After all the proud talk on this blog about \u201csafe driving\u201d and whatnot, I ended up doing exactly the opposite…<\/p>\n
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To explain what happened: this Sunday (today) is the Hyogo Prefecture governor election, but since I couldn\u2019t make it on the day, I decided to go early voting. When I parked at the nearest facility\u2019s parking lot, I scratched the rear block.<\/strong><\/p>\n I had parked there many times before and was familiar with it. Usually, I park where no one else is or where there\u2019s no block behind. But that day, the parking lot was a bit crowded, and for a moment I thought, \u201cMaybe I should move to the upper floor<\/strong>,\u201d but that felt like a hassle, so I decided to park in a spot with a block behind.<\/p>\n While backing up, I was thinking, \u201cEven though it\u2019s the governor election, who should I vote for? Should I decide based on their pledges or the party?<\/strong>\u201d Then suddenly, I heard a \u201cscrape\u201d sound accompanied by a dull impact.<\/p>\n Ah… I messed up…<\/p>\n When parking, the sensors beep \u201cbeep beep\u201d if they detect obstacles, but since the Cayenne is a big car, the warning often goes off, and I guess I had gotten used to it.<\/p>\n I hurriedly checked behind and found that I had scraped the right rear all the way to the rubber trim.<\/p>\n Ahhh…<\/p>\n \u201cWhy on earth did I come for early voting…?\u201d \u201cWhy didn\u2019t I try parking on a less crowded floor…?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Regret swirled in my mind, but it was nothing but my own carelessness. Since it was my fault, all I can do is reflect and tighten up my focus.<\/p>\n I just sent my husband a message saying, \u201cI scratched the Cayenne<\/strong>,\u201d then headed to the early voting site, but my mind was nowhere near the election. I was consumed by regret, reflection, and worries about how much the repair would cost, and ended up finishing voting in a distracted state…<\/p>\n Later, my husband called after seeing my message, and we talked a bit.<\/p>\n \u201cLately, you\u2019ve gotten too comfortable driving, haven\u2019t you? You need to refocus on safe driving\u2014stop completely at stops, be extra careful when parking, and keep your attention sharp.\u201d<\/p>\n He was absolutely right. I\u2019m sorry…<\/p>\n Thinking back, when I started driving again after being a paper driver for over 10 years, I was much more cautious. Though I drove slowly, I was very aware of safety\u2014constantly checking \u201cWill a car come out from the side?\u201d \u201cIs my following distance appropriate?\u201d \u201cAre there any motorcycles nearby?\u201d I was so focused on safety that it was obvious.<\/p>\n Looking at it that way, this scratch was caused by my complacency and overconfidence. It\u2019s a relief it wasn\u2019t a major accident, but I have nothing but remorse.<\/p>\n Porsches are easy to drive, and they can give you the illusion that your driving skills have improved. I think that contributed to my lapse in focus. From now on, I want to tighten up again, return to a beginner\u2019s mindset, and drive safely.<\/p>\n By the way, I plan to send it for repairs starting today. I\u2019ll report back on the repair costs and how the scratch was fixed in a future blog post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Scratched the Cayenne… The other day, I scratched the right rear side of my Cayenne. After all the proud talk on this blog about \u201csafe driving\u201d and whatnot, I ended up doing exactly the opposite… To explain what happened: this Sunday (today) is the Hyogo Prefecture governor election, but since I couldn\u2019t make it on the day, I decided to go early voting. When I parked at the nearest facility\u2019s parking lot, I scratched the...","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":24581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/?p=24573"},"categories":[269,43],"tags":[189,192],"yoast_head":"![\"Scratch](\"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_2963.jpg\")
<\/p>\nReturning to a Beginner\u2019s Mindset<\/h3>\n