Reminder to drive safely

[1701E]

Turning at 40 mph is not a good idea.

Glad your ok.

Wasn't my plan to be going that fast.
Foot slipped and hit gas, mind blanked when I slid into the wrong lane.

Thanks though guys, with any luck a memorial flight is a ways off Rox.

[fbWldcat]

I'm glad you're okay, bud. We had prom last Saturday and I haven't heard anything about any wrecks. Thank God it was another Prom we didn't end up having a candle-light vigil because of.

Drive safe, everyone. A great message from 1701E.

 

[CAP1]

Thanks guys, but I can say...life does not flash before your eyes in a life/death situation, your mind goes blank.



Always wear it, never understood why some don't.  Made getting out a pain but it kept me from ending up in another part of the car.
Slightly annoying though that I've been carrying a little Seatbelt cutter/glass breaker for months now in case of a wreck and I couldn't even find it when I needed it, thing went flying somewhere.

bolded.....i dunno how i missed this statement before.

 for me, it all went into slow motion.

 the punk clipped my d/s rear quarter panel. the car entered a skid, back end going right....hit the curb, back end bounced off the curb, whipping around to the left.
 hit the curb a second time, going backwards, launched, landed on the drivers side door, and slid for a bit, then rolled onto the roof.

 for the entire time, i was trying to steer out of it.....even when the car was on its side, and all i could see out of the window was dirt n grass...i was steering the car....

 it felt like it took forever, whereas in all actuality, it took mere seconds. then i fell on my head as mentioned in my other post.

[VonMessa]

bolded.....i dunno how i missed this statement before.

 for me, it all went into slow motion.

 the punk clipped my d/s rear quarter panel. the car entered a skid, back end going right....hit the curb, back end bounced off the curb, whipping around to the left.
 hit the curb a second time, going backwards, launched, landed on the drivers side door, and slid for a bit, then rolled onto the roof.

 for the entire time, i was trying to steer out of it.....even when the car was on its side, and all i could see out of the window was dirt n grass...i was steering the car....

 it felt like it took forever, whereas in all actuality, it took mere seconds. then i fell on my head as mentioned in my other post.

Only in Jersey 

[Babalonian]

bolded.....i dunno how i missed this statement before.

 for me, it all went into slow motion.

 the punk clipped my d/s rear quarter panel. the car entered a skid, back end going right....hit the curb, back end bounced off the curb, whipping around to the left.
 hit the curb a second time, going backwards, launched, landed on the drivers side door, and slid for a bit, then rolled onto the roof.

 for the entire time, i was trying to steer out of it.....even when the car was on its side, and all i could see out of the window was dirt n grass...i was steering the car....

 it felt like it took forever, whereas in all actuality, it took mere seconds. then i fell on my head as mentioned in my other post.

I always look back to close calls I had in a car, I've always been lucky to come out of them as unscathed as I have, knock on wood.  They go by in a flash and are real adrenaline pumpers, you're reacting quickly and instinctively, so I have no doubt you were still attempting to or effectively steering your car even though all you saw in your window was grass and dirt.  Then usually it ends with a big cloud of dust or smoke from rubber lingering around you like a fog for what seems like minutes when in reality it was probabley gone with the wind in less than 10 seconds.

PS - FYI CAP, my '97 Civic and it's head gasket were KIAed attempting to get to the Planes of Fame airshow this saturday.   At least it died honorabley.