Panic
Race Director
Joined: May 2001
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In any car other than the Vette you should have just nailed her. There is no way they could slam you for fault on that one. Teach her a lesson and let her buy you a new vehicle.
Maybe I'm just an evil bastard, but it's things like this that make you wish you were driving a tank so you wouldn't have to slow down.
Maybe I'm just an evil bastard, but it's things like this that make you wish you were driving a tank so you wouldn't have to slow down.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2000
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From: Global Warming My Butt
On a two lane road, left turn signal on waiting for traffic to clear, saw a SUV coming in the mirror full speed...not slowing down. Hit the gas and dumped the clutch and went around a car in the oncoming lane. As I turned I could see this woman looking at me with her cell phone glued to her head.
Second one this summer...driving in my lane, glanced right to clear a cross street and a woman crossed into my lane and hit me head on. She wasn't looking where she was going...she was looking left at her bus that she was late to catch.
Caught her car in the corner of my eye and I locked the brakes...since she wasn't looking forward, she accelerated the whole time and hit me square..it all happened in about 5 seconds.
Second one this summer...driving in my lane, glanced right to clear a cross street and a woman crossed into my lane and hit me head on. She wasn't looking where she was going...she was looking left at her bus that she was late to catch.
Caught her car in the corner of my eye and I locked the brakes...since she wasn't looking forward, she accelerated the whole time and hit me square..it all happened in about 5 seconds.
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2002
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From: Muskogee OK
Cruise-In VI Veteran
We had a bad wreck here on I-40 last week, a Fed-ex double trailer couldnt stop in time for a stalled car in the lane, there was 300 ft of tire skids from where the truck tried to stop, when it was all said and done the pieces of the car ( still unable to identify the make and model of the car ) were under the landing gear of the first trailor, the second trailer was the only thing not incinerated by the fire. They had a hard time getting the body pieces out of the car, the truck driver survived somehow.
Give tailers room, be nice and signal for them when they can safely change lanes.
Give tailers room, be nice and signal for them when they can safely change lanes.
Team Owner
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: All great change begins at the dinner table Ronald Reagan
Some people shouldn't be licensed to drive to begin with.
I was driving home from work one night (late), saw a man standing in the middle of I-80 (4 lanes wide) with the hood up on his car, working on something.
No lights were on at all. 
I had to do a doubletake as I went by at 70-ish. Behind him was an 18 wheeler, he almost put his truck up on the left side wheels, avoiding the dumbass. A Harley was behind him; he was just as surprised, swerved to the left as well.
I was driving home from work one night (late), saw a man standing in the middle of I-80 (4 lanes wide) with the hood up on his car, working on something.
No lights were on at all. I had to do a doubletake as I went by at 70-ish. Behind him was an 18 wheeler, he almost put his truck up on the left side wheels, avoiding the dumbass. A Harley was behind him; he was just as surprised, swerved to the left as well.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 1999
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From: levittown pa. usa Even a bad day with my `Vette, is better than a good day at work
St. Jude Donor '10
Originally Posted by Wayne88
For every incompetant senior, there is an inexperienced kid driving recklessly, and an adult yapping away on a cell phone, driving erratically, all are equally dangerous.
Amen brother!
Racer
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 323
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From: Muncie Indiana
Blind drivers
Originally Posted by aeronautica86
just wait till your on a bike going 70 and some big never-looks-before-they-change-lanes SUV decides they want to be right where you are....I've thought about kicking a few doors in...
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From: Santa Teresa New Mexico
Thats pretty scary but you did see it coming.
The worst scare that i've read about was a woman in a late model Honda Accord that had her air bag go off for no reason at 55 mph. Can't see that one coming. Shes afraid to drive the car now.
The worst scare that i've read about was a woman in a late model Honda Accord that had her air bag go off for no reason at 55 mph. Can't see that one coming. Shes afraid to drive the car now.