my oh crap moment
#1
my oh crap moment
Was driving home with the top off today at a high rate of speed when all of a sudden the the car cover that I had neglected to fold and put away in the storage bag all of a sudden was covering the windshield and my head. I didn't panic but tried to remove the cover all the while aware that I was driving fast with cars behind me and headed towards a curve. I let off the gas and gently applied the brakes while still struggling to clear the car cover off my head. Luckily the cover was whisked way up and over the car. I quickly checked behind afraid that the cover was obscuring the vision of the car behind me. Thank god that the cover found its way to the side of the road. What a close call. Lesson learned and I will never drive with the top off and loose objects in the rear.
#7
Race Director
Was driving home with the top off today at a high rate of speed when all of a sudden the the car cover that I had neglected to fold and put away in the storage bag all of a sudden was covering the windshield and my head. I didn't panic but tried to remove the cover all the while aware that I was driving fast with cars behind me and headed towards a curve. I let off the gas and gently applied the brakes while still struggling to clear the car cover off my head. Luckily the cover was whisked way up and over the car. I quickly checked behind afraid that the cover was obscuring the vision of the car behind me. Thank god that the cover found its way to the side of the road. What a close call. Lesson learned and I will never drive with the top off and loose objects in the rear.
#8
I left the car cover on the side of the road as there were too many cars behind me and I felt relieved that I didn't kill anybody or myself. Small price to pay for the lesson I learned. Plus father's day is coming up.
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#14
Burning Brakes
Few monts back I was driving to nordstrom to return $400 shirt I got. Took the top off and was on freeway going about 80mph. Shirt and receipt flew out from the back of my car and landed behind md in the left lane.freeway was busy and cars run over it. I was so pissed....
#15
Burning Brakes
Was driving home with the top off today at a high rate of speed when all of a sudden the the car cover that I had neglected to fold and put away in the storage bag all of a sudden was covering the windshield and my head. I didn't panic but tried to remove the cover all the while aware that I was driving fast with cars behind me and headed towards a curve. I let off the gas and gently applied the brakes while still struggling to clear the car cover off my head. Luckily the cover was whisked way up and over the car. I quickly checked behind afraid that the cover was obscuring the vision of the car behind me. Thank god that the cover found its way to the side of the road. What a close call. Lesson learned and I will never drive with the top off and loose objects in the rear.
Glad you're okay. But man, you might wake up in a sweat reliving that one!
#16
Burning Brakes
WOW what a scary thing to happen. Thanks for the reminder and warning ! The worst or funniest thing that happened to me was I had the top down on my vert and an almost full box of tissues behind the seat. I looked in the mirror and saw the tissues were flying out of the car, one a time, and there was a nice trail of them on the road behind me
Sorry about the littering
Sorry about the littering
#20
Team Owner
Could have been a real disaster, lesson learned for all who read this.