Almost had an accident today

[Rogue Hawk]

No, not in my pant, I am not old yet

In my car. It was very slick out this morning. I went around a corner and started sliding sideways. First it looked like I was going to hit a pole, and it was...no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,no! The I missed that and headed straight to a parked Lexus, then it was...NO,NO,NO,NO,NO,NO,NO!!!. I was in grass, so the friction finally stopped my car. Close one.

A visual representation of the moment...

 

[wyliec]

I hope you had your foot off the brake during all that. Glad to hear it turned out all right.

 

[Saluda]

Glad you're ok

Wasn't a great morning. Ice on the windshield was solid !!!

 

[ARtraveler]

Glad you dodged a bullet. Welcome to "ice" driving. You can go, but very hard to control once the ice "gets" you. :yikes:

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: I feel sorry for that guy, Cleveland... :shocked:

Oh! But I'm glad that you survived the Auto-Luge event! :thumbup:

 

[Chupaca]

Yikes...!!!

Glad you fared well... had it happen once on wet leaves leading into a rather busy intersection....no one was there....

 

[Spyder 42]

Glad that you are ok.


BTDT to a certain extent. Was headed eastbound on a section of I70 in Columbus, OH during a snow storm. The section of road was elevated and curved and traffic was moving so slowly that the rear end of the car broke free and started falling into the curve. There were three different of us that ended up faced the wrong way right next to the guard rail.

 

[Rogue Hawk]

Thanks, it was really my fault. I have driven in snow and ice so long I lost respect for it.

 

[MR. H1956]

Glade you faired well. I know the feeling the weather makes you relearn how to get a reality check sometimes.

 

[trikermutha]

Well this morning was a sheet of ice all over town. I never seen so many accidents and truckers in ditches this morning.

I barely made it to work on time and I left 2 1/2 hours early

Black ice everywhere :yikes:

 

[UtahPete]

Well this morning was a sheet of ice all over town. I never seen so many accidents and truckers in ditches this morning. I barely made it to work on time and I left 2 1/2 hours early. Black ice everywhere :yikes:

What part of the US are you located?

 

[PrairieSpyder]

I'm glad you and your car came out unscathed. It wasn't so good for this bus full of kids:

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/01/23/sutton-school-bus-ice-crash-peach-tree-drive/

 

[Rogue Hawk]

Glade you faired well. I know the feeling the weather makes you relearn how to get a reality check sometimes.

Yes, I have seen others do that, particularly in their four wheel drive SUV's. I never thought it would happen to me. Lucky I didn't pay a big price for the lesson.

 

[trikermutha]

What part of the US are you located?

Chicago