well I had me 2 fun rides today
08-20-2009, 08:42 PM
#1
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well I had me 2 fun rides today
ride #1
the 1st time I hydroplaned today it had just started raining on me,I was running around 55 or 60 and I just felt the back end of the car swing to the right and the car started heading towards the left lane trying to collide with a 3500 cummins so Iturned the wheel all the way to the right and thought "if I'm going to hit anything let's make it a tree"(didn't want to hurt anyone but me) so I headed towards the ditch. I went in sideways and the car kept trying to go twist and then I seen that the car was headed straight towards the trees so I tried one more act of desperation and threw the car into 2nd. The back end of the car squatted and I was able to slow it down enough to where I could stop it and the front end was facing towards the road
If you look close enough you can see where I threw it in 2nd
and now ride #2
SO after I get back on the road I call my dad and told him what just happened and as I was telling him about 2nd gear I felt the back end of the car go around again and I said"Aw crap daddy I'm doing it again" so I hung up the phone( now let me tell you this was probably about 3/4 of a mile between each other)I agained pulled the wheel all the way to the right but I saw it heading towards a sign so I turned a little back to the left and the car spun around into the other lane and it rolled backwards and then spun around again.so after I stopped again I called my dad and told him to come get me cause I was very shook up(and I mean I was literally shaking) but then about a min or 2 later I called him back and told him I would drive it home so I out it in 1st and started driving home.I don't believe I got above 30 all the way home
thanks for reading I just had to tell somebody
the 1st time I hydroplaned today it had just started raining on me,I was running around 55 or 60 and I just felt the back end of the car swing to the right and the car started heading towards the left lane trying to collide with a 3500 cummins so Iturned the wheel all the way to the right and thought "if I'm going to hit anything let's make it a tree"(didn't want to hurt anyone but me) so I headed towards the ditch. I went in sideways and the car kept trying to go twist and then I seen that the car was headed straight towards the trees so I tried one more act of desperation and threw the car into 2nd. The back end of the car squatted and I was able to slow it down enough to where I could stop it and the front end was facing towards the road
If you look close enough you can see where I threw it in 2nd
and now ride #2
SO after I get back on the road I call my dad and told him what just happened and as I was telling him about 2nd gear I felt the back end of the car go around again and I said"Aw crap daddy I'm doing it again" so I hung up the phone( now let me tell you this was probably about 3/4 of a mile between each other)I agained pulled the wheel all the way to the right but I saw it heading towards a sign so I turned a little back to the left and the car spun around into the other lane and it rolled backwards and then spun around again.so after I stopped again I called my dad and told him to come get me cause I was very shook up(and I mean I was literally shaking) but then about a min or 2 later I called him back and told him I would drive it home so I out it in 1st and started driving home.I don't believe I got above 30 all the way home
thanks for reading I just had to tell somebody
08-20-2009, 08:56 PM
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lol I'm just glad I could keep it out of the trees
Yea I was actually very glad too, since I just done all that work to it
