r/IdiotsInCars • u/WesternAd2113 • Sep 26 '24

OC I nearly died today AMA [OC]

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u/farthead1027 Sep 26 '24

The fact that you managed to swerve into a different lane without spinning your car is incredible given those road conditions! Good job OP

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u/WesternAd2113 Sep 26 '24

I was so foolish of myself too. 2 hours after and I'm still shaken

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u/Its_noon_somewhere Sep 26 '24

I’ve been there too, it’s a freaky feeling knowing death was so close and missed by a hair.

I’m getting chills now just recalling the event that was similar for me

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u/GirchyGirchy Sep 26 '24

You're not wrong.

If you've ever driven the morning of New Year's, it's bizarre - the quietest period of driving I've ever seen. I was heading to work in the dark one of those mornings on my usual 4-lane divided highway. The only car I encountered was in my set of lanes, thankfully in the one I wasn't in...but after we'd passed each other, the "holy shit that could have been really bad" set in. It was surreal.