Narrowly escaped from a vehicle crash
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Believe it or not you learn a lot from near crashes. I hope alcohol wasn't involved.
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Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:
I hope alcohol wasn't involved.
Nope - I was sober.
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
...but I stepped on my brakes hard - it was an instinctive reaction.
Next time try downshifting (if possible). Once you lock the wheels, you no longer have control of the vehicle. Hydroplaning is nasty.
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DavidCrow wrote:
Hydroplaning is nasty.
Yes, it really is.
DavidCrow wrote:
Next time try downshifting (if possible).
I doubt if I'd have had time to do it even if I tried this time, but yes, that's what I should ideally have done.
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(sorry in advance if this sounds harsh) It seems it's not the first time you write about driving too fast; it was bound to happen. Luckily for you and others on the road, there was no accident.
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Maximilien wrote:
It seems it's not the first time you write about driving too fast; it was bound to happen. Luckily for you and others on the road, there was no accident.
Maximilien, I was getting from one freeway to another via a connecting ramp. I was doing about 60 mph and slowed down to about 35-40 mph for the ramp (which is a good speed for ramps usually). It just happened that this particular ramp was a really sharp U and that caught me off-guard, and that combined with the light rain was what caused this. I am not a habitual speeder, really.
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
I also found that my speed was too high and that I was losing control of the car. I don't know if it was smart of stupid, but I stepped on my brakes hard - it was an instinctive reaction. The result was that I had completely lost control of the car and it was skidding towards the side of the ramp. I braced myself for a crash and was hoping I wouldn't break any bones, and that car damage would be minimal.
Bloody Indian drivers! They shouldn't be able to get a license. Dangerous, that's what they are. Bloody hoons I tell ya.
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Michael Martin wrote:
Bloody Indian drivers! They shouldn't be able to get a license. Dangerous, that's what they are. Bloody hoons I tell ya.
License? You mean, you need one of those to drive a car abroad? Holy mother of god! Now he tells me this!
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Josh Gray wrote:
Been listening to John Laws again?
Nah, never listen to that twat. Just shit stirring Nish, he is a hoon with a history of speeding and nefarious driving.
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Michael Martin wrote:
Just sh*t stirring Nish, he is a hoon with a history of speeding and nefarious driving.
:laugh: Totally untrue and unfair :-) My car (a poor Elantra) wouldn't be able to speed if I wanted to.
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Nish - don't you live in the atlanta area? Where were you when this happened?
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charlieg wrote:
Nish - don't you live in the atlanta area? Where were you when this happened?
I was taking the ramp that connects the GA 400S with the I 285E. It's a dangerously sharp U. You are in the area too?
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I was always taught (by my dad, so it may well be wrong) that changing speed or direction sharply to avoid a crash, especially in the wet, is the quickest way of ensuring you have an accident. Don't panic, gradually slow down (or even speed up if you're losing it going in to a corner) and steer slowly, and you can avoid most things that come along. If slowing try and change down a gear unless it is snowing. I have some experience of that on motorways when I've hit standing water without warning and started aquaplaning and when you don't have traction the last thing you want is to put the car off course or you lose all control. You may want to take some wet weather skid training (it is good fun too, not all academic). You can usually find courses offered at small airfields or sometimes truck driver schools will run them. Actually that story makes me very thankful that my new car has DSC/ESP and traction control. I've tried to skid it a few times in the wet when leaving roundabouts (traffic circles) but it hasn't let me yet. It also has some magical brake assist thingamabob that I don't know the name of -- I've done some pretty sharp braking before and haven't managed to get the ABS to kick in yet either. You don't realise how lucky you are to have things like that taking care of you until they either fail, or you forget to turn them on, but it is important to remember they are there to help prevent accidents not to let you abuse them. Everybody that drives has made mistakes like that, and you just need to learn and move on. The trick is not to make the same one twice. Glad to hear you are ok, (and btw your son has a really cool name). :rose:
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I'm so gangsta I eat cereal without the milkDavid Wulff wrote:
and btw your son has a really cool name
Thank you :-)
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Well, there is an example where we males don't add a couple of inches to our yarns! ;-)
Regards, Ray
Ray Hayes wrote:
Well, there is an example where we males don't add a couple of inches to our yarns!
Well, to add 2 inches and still have people believe it, I'd have to have been dead by now! :rolleyes:
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I'm glad you are okay but can I say one more time that Rohan is the best name I've ever seen! AWESOME NAME! AWESOME NAME! AWESOME NAME! That kid is destined for greatness++!
code-frog wrote:
I'm glad you are okay
Thank you, Rex.
code-frog wrote:
but can I say one more time that Rohan is the best name I've ever seen! AWESOME NAME! AWESOME NAME! AWESOME NAME! That kid is destined for greatness++!
:laugh: Well I guess I've done my part as a dad in helping shape his future!
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I'm glad you are okay but can I say one more time that Rohan is the best name I've ever seen! AWESOME NAME! AWESOME NAME! AWESOME NAME! That kid is destined for greatness++!
It's a very common name. :)
Cheers, Vıkram.
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I was traveling home from a friend's house last evening (was alone). This was a first time route for me - since I wanted to stop at a Kerala grocery store on my way back home. I was taking a ramp from one freeway to another. It was raining lightly and all of a sudden I realized that the ramp curved a lot more sharply than I had expected it to. I also found that my speed was too high and that I was losing control of the car. I don't know if it was smart of stupid, but I stepped on my brakes hard - it was an instinctive reaction. The result was that I had completely lost control of the car and it was skidding towards the side of the ramp. I braced myself for a crash and was hoping I wouldn't break any bones, and that car damage would be minimal. It was unbelievable, but the car stopped about an inch or two near the side of the ramp where there was some kind of wooden (perhaps steel) fencing. Before I could relax, I knew I had to start the car straight away to avoid being rear ended by the dozens of cars behind me. So I stepped on the gas and accelerated the car as fast as I could and got back to the ramp and into the other highway. Everything happened so fast that I didn't even have time to panic. And I also remember feeling thankful that Smitha and Rohan were not with me. Though perhaps if she was there I wouldn't have been lost in my thoughts. Anyway this was a nastily scary experience for me and I think I'll drive far more carefully in the rain in future, especially if it's light rain, when the road tends to be more slippery.
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My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkOuch. I spun a car on a bend once, and it's no fun. I ended up facing the wrong way on the road - fortunately I didn't hit anything and the car was undamaged. Needless to say I got out of there as quickly as possible before anyone else hit me. Here's hoping that its an experience you'll never repeat. :rose:
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charlieg wrote:
Nish - don't you live in the atlanta area? Where were you when this happened?
I was taking the ramp that connects the GA 400S with the I 285E. It's a dangerously sharp U. You are in the area too?
Regards, Nish
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My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkYes, I live up near Lake Lanier, and I know that intersection. That entire area is a place I prefer to avoid.... certainly not something to go too fast into... glad you kept it between the lines.
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Ray Hayes wrote:
Well, there is an example where we males don't add a couple of inches to our yarns!
Well, to add 2 inches and still have people believe it, I'd have to have been dead by now! :rolleyes:
Regards, Nish
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My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkOr have a badly scratched car! I, when showing off in a previous car, overshot my parking space by nearly 1 foot. The tree at the end of the parking space did a very good job of putting a rather deep "bend" in my car. The whole thing looked a mess, but was driveable and no-one got any sort of injury. I think you'll be supprised how much modern cars can absorb before a "scratch" becomes an injury or death... but its a test most people don't want to try out!
Regards, Ray
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I was always taught (by my dad, so it may well be wrong) that changing speed or direction sharply to avoid a crash, especially in the wet, is the quickest way of ensuring you have an accident. Don't panic, gradually slow down (or even speed up if you're losing it going in to a corner) and steer slowly, and you can avoid most things that come along. If slowing try and change down a gear unless it is snowing. I have some experience of that on motorways when I've hit standing water without warning and started aquaplaning and when you don't have traction the last thing you want is to put the car off course or you lose all control. You may want to take some wet weather skid training (it is good fun too, not all academic). You can usually find courses offered at small airfields or sometimes truck driver schools will run them. Actually that story makes me very thankful that my new car has DSC/ESP and traction control. I've tried to skid it a few times in the wet when leaving roundabouts (traffic circles) but it hasn't let me yet. It also has some magical brake assist thingamabob that I don't know the name of -- I've done some pretty sharp braking before and haven't managed to get the ABS to kick in yet either. You don't realise how lucky you are to have things like that taking care of you until they either fail, or you forget to turn them on, but it is important to remember they are there to help prevent accidents not to let you abuse them. Everybody that drives has made mistakes like that, and you just need to learn and move on. The trick is not to make the same one twice. Glad to hear you are ok, (and btw your son has a really cool name). :rose:
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I'm so gangsta I eat cereal without the milkSometimes those helpful devices can harm. I had the ABS motor pack fail twice in 7 years on my Cavalier. When that goes, it's worse than losing power brakes. Also, someone T-boned my front wheel, breaking the shock mount, tie-rod, and chipping the axle speed-sensor gear (which didn't get detected for months, they just kept replacing the ABS). The computer kept throwing ABS errors, and I finally lost all brakes.:omg:
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I was traveling home from a friend's house last evening (was alone). This was a first time route for me - since I wanted to stop at a Kerala grocery store on my way back home. I was taking a ramp from one freeway to another. It was raining lightly and all of a sudden I realized that the ramp curved a lot more sharply than I had expected it to. I also found that my speed was too high and that I was losing control of the car. I don't know if it was smart of stupid, but I stepped on my brakes hard - it was an instinctive reaction. The result was that I had completely lost control of the car and it was skidding towards the side of the ramp. I braced myself for a crash and was hoping I wouldn't break any bones, and that car damage would be minimal. It was unbelievable, but the car stopped about an inch or two near the side of the ramp where there was some kind of wooden (perhaps steel) fencing. Before I could relax, I knew I had to start the car straight away to avoid being rear ended by the dozens of cars behind me. So I stepped on the gas and accelerated the car as fast as I could and got back to the ramp and into the other highway. Everything happened so fast that I didn't even have time to panic. And I also remember feeling thankful that Smitha and Rohan were not with me. Though perhaps if she was there I wouldn't have been lost in my thoughts. Anyway this was a nastily scary experience for me and I think I'll drive far more carefully in the rain in future, especially if it's light rain, when the road tends to be more slippery.
Regards, Nish
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My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkGlad you're ok. The cars following must bave been at a proper distance, to not rear-end you.:) I almost took the paint off when hydroplaning towards a median at 100kph. No time to react. BTW, most auto transmissions have a low gear below D to shift into. That probably would have snapped the back end around though. My 1977 Honda Accord hatchback had a 2-speed semi-automatic I had to shift myself. X|
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