['Are you  a good driver? I seem to hit things a lot.', 'I have never had an accident. Been driving for 22 years now', "I've never had a serious accident, which is good. But people in my neighborhood like to leave trash cans out on the street, and the roads are narrow."]
Trash cans? How odd. Maybe you should complain to the city
My sister got a brand new car a few years ago. She let me drive it around the block, and I hit a trash can and dented/scratched the fender. I felt terrible.