Have you ever had any near death experiences on the road? I'll share my most recent one
>driving to pick mum up from a wine party at her friend's >it's already getting dark >on the way home i forget to exit the motorway in time >have to exit next chance i get >end up on some unfamiliar forest road >it's so dark >absolutely NO lights anywhere but my own >stop at an intersection at some point >make sure it's safe to go and i drive straight ahead >see two bright white lights right in front of me >"wait wh-" >tires screeching >i stop >face to face with another car >sudden adrenaline rush and i put on reverse and back up fucking all the way back to the intersection >get to the centre of the crossroads >see pic related in front of me >face red, i take the road on the right which i didn't see before >want to speed as fast as i can to get away from there >get home >pour myself a glass of water, hands shaking >write greentext story about it on Veeky Forums to cope
Dylan Davis
I've never had any and I frequently drive 30mph over the speed limit at night on the way home from college. Just gotta know what's safe and what isn't.
Austin Brown
Short one: >Left Amsterdam 2 or 3 hours ago in my 800kg shitbox >23:30 or something >Two friends and two carpoolers in car >Going 130km/h on highway, left lane, relatively close to the guardrail >Pass truck who's driving on the very edge of his lane, close to mine >Air displacement push me to the left, even closer to guardrail >Can feel the hubcap touching the guardrail >Have a microsecond of panic attack, accelerate and swerve a little bit to the right >Nervously look around >Everyone asleep That was fucking close.
Aiden Rodriguez
>right turnoff in pic related >exit lane starts earlier and becomes right turnoff lane >left turnoff lane starts immediately >slower BMW (yellow) in exit lane, figure I (blue) can cruise by him him still on the old highway and then take the left turnoff lane >right as the turnoff starts the BMW suddenly changes into the left turnoff lane without indicating for no reason >can barely evade him and rip the car around without hitting the median and getting launched into the air either by a guardrail or by a small hill Literally could've ended that day in a casket because of a BMW changing lanes in a turnoff section for no reason without indicating.
Jose Clark
>be me this winter >cabin fever >pouring rain >fuck it, let's go drive and do some speed runs >80mph in a 40 >turn ahead >slow to 70 >understeer begins >brakes brakes brakes straighten straighten straighten >barely manage to recover before hitting a tree Not my best moment.
Jose Gutierrez
That's fucking infuriating man. Fuck that BMW.
>80mph in a 40 I mean, you kinda had it coming. They put the speed limits there for a reason. Still glad you didn't crash that day user
This sounds precisely like my worst nightmare. Holy fuck. Glad you made it out okay
Wyatt Garcia
>This sounds precisely like my worst nightmare. Holy fuck. Glad you made it out okay
Thanks user. I made the mistake of driving while being exhausted, one of my friend snores like a jackhammer. Should've stopped for an energy drink, sleepiness is no joke at the wheel.
Dominic Perry
>4am >sitting at redlight >light turns green >go >see speeding headlights in corner of eye, headed in my direction >smash brakes >pickup truck misses my front bumper by 2-3 feet >would have hit my drivers side at 60+ mph >fucker was blowing redlights at 60+ mph in a 35 >pull over and call 911 to report him
Ayden Lopez
>BMW driver fails to indicate a turn
It's like poetry, it rhymes.
Ryder James
>be me >be riding home after a long day in the city >riding down this country lane, trees hemming me in on both sides so almost all the corners are blind >come around this 90 degree left hander at 50mph >suddenly cow, cow on the road >BRAKEBRAKEBRAKEBRAKE.jpg >pull up well in time, idle slowly towards the cow >cow gives no fucks >slowly he moves to the side after what seems like forever >make my way past him and continue on with my journey
>be me >be riding out in some farmland >come down the hill to this single lane causeway bridge thing >there's a crest on the other side, followed by a 75 degree left hander >it's dry, figure I'll be able to do the corner at 35-40mph without pushing it >zoom down the hill, over the bridge and back up the other side >road dips down again to reveal a stretch of gravel leading the corner entry to just before the apex right at the last second >not signposted, no real indication it was there >keep in mind I'm doing probably 45mph >and I'm not riding a dirt bike >have already committed to the corner >sheeeit.wav >try and stand the bike up without going off course too much, can feel the front wheel wash out a bit >before she goes completely the tarmac starts and she grips up again >tip it back in and finish the corner
And that is why you always leave a margin for error unless you know 100% the road is clear.