I wish I hadn't mentioned I was on the cell phone for people to start picking on that. I only mentioned it because the person I was talking to heard our mirrors hit and has no bearing on the other person that caused the problem in the first place. Maybe they were on their cell phone not paying attention, I don't know.

However, let me reiterate one more time.(Why am I justifying my actions anyway? I stayed in my lane and even tried to get out of their way, but wasn't able to safely due to the other cars around me. Where's the attaboy for situational awareness?)

I was hands free, paying attention to my driving. I've always been the hittee and not the hitter. (I've been hit by someone changing a radio station, so do we have a prejudice against them too and ban all radios?).

If I hadn't been paying attention, the person that DRIFTED INTO MY LANE WITHOUT LOOKING OR CARING (thank you very much) would have caused more damage to my car.

Nowadays there are so many distractions. Everyone needs to be responsible. We all do these things to some extent, but we should be more careful about our driving while we are looking at a map, checking the GPS, talking on the cell phone, changing the radio station, singing, talking to others in the car, shaving, smoking, chewing tobacco, chewing gum, taking medicine, putting on makeup, eating, drinking, playing the flute, checking directions on a note, reading the mail, reading the newspaper, reading a book, combing our hair, texting, etc., etc.

I guess if I was stopped at a red light and talking on the phone and got rear ended, someone would say that was my partly my fault too. No further comments about this part of the incident needed.

Thanks. I know you will continue to sympathise with me due to the careless actions of another which was the whole purpose of this thread anyway.