Lost control

Have you ever lost control of your vehicle? While learning to drive, I swerved just a little too much but in this one incident I was driving through some back roads and went off the pavement which caused me to almost crash as I didn't handle it correctly since I was distracted by my phone as I was using the GPS to find some directions.

You're supposed to slow down and then gradually move back onto the pavement, however since I got nervous I tried to force the car back on the road at once and this caused me to violently swerve which would have probably hit another car or have caused the car to crash into something had I been driving at a higher velocity. A very scary experience!

 

Yeah ice and water can be a deadly combo. I've only had some minor incidents in those conditions as I tend to drive really slow during such weather and avoid traveling long distances if possible. I did watch this YouTube video that was a real eye opener though about underestimating what's ahead which was similar to what you described, it was snowing and there was a small ice patch up ahead, well apparently the driver either did not notice or did and thought they were going slow enough, their truck spun out of control and hit the vehicle coming in from the opposite lane.

 

I am from the DMV, so even though we get a lot of grief for how we react to 1-4" of snow, it's because every citizen of the area knows that black ice will make you a believer. Because of the fluctuating temperatures, the snow will melt during the day, but quickly turn into ice, so it's never easy during the winter for us.

I've done a lot of sliding across ice that I couldn't see and ice that I thought was snow, but wasn't or somehow I ended up spinning up the snow to the ice underneath.

I've hydroplaned during a bad storm.

And one time, I was incredibly stupid, underestimated the fact that you really do need sleep and nodded off really quickly in a car going about 65-70 MPH. I will never do that again. Long stretches of road can make you drowsy when you've had enough sleep, so I must've really lost my mind not remembering before I got behind the wheel after not getting any sleep.

 

When i passed my test the next day i hit a lampost and wrote my mums car off. Aother time i lost the back end and ended it in a tree.

 

And you passed the test? I'm just kidding. I also hope that you were able to walk away without any scratches.

 

Both times i came away without a scratch, very lucky really i guess. Ive not had a crash for several years now touch wood.

 

Embarresment is an understatement for the story I'm about to tell. One week my parents went away on a cruise. Sixteen years old and I was home with their keys and some food money. One night watching TV I was really hungry, but really into a TV marathon. Despite my better judgement, I decided to go to Wendy's down the street. Fast forward to the end of the story, I take a turn without realizing the intersection is wet. Realizing this late, I hit the brakes, and do it too hard. The SUV was front wheel drive, so it locked up and I slid into the sidewalk going 10 miles per hour. One rim, one tire, and one downtrodden call later, everything was alright...

 

Losing control is how I got into my second accident, haha. (I've only had two...) The road was really wet and I was driving a Crown Victoria. It was a new car to me and if you know anything about them they are VERY powerful cars. It is also a rear-wheel drive. Which, I was not used to. I hit a patch of wet cement and spun out. I spun out right into a cemetery... Which was really awkward and kind of scary. The family joke is that I ran over Casper, haha.

 

I hate wet road conditions. They are the cause for almost every single accident I hear about. Here in Florida it goes from sun shining and clear skies to pouring rain with thunder in about 5 minutes on some days. It's really intense.

 

Yeah... I am not even going to try driving my current vehicle in the snow. I am not sure I would be able to control the power of the vehicle on icy/snowy roads. As far as that goes... I do good to stay on my feet in the ice and snow, haha.

 

The snow?!

I can't imagine dealing with the snow. Not only that, but where there is snow, there is ice. Ice is the worst possible thing you can drive on. Well, except for driving into a lake.

 

Ooooh, you did say you live in Florida. Haha. Guess that is not really something you have to deal with... Yeah the joys of your vehicle not stopping. I cannot tell you how many red lights I have had to roll right through because my car would not stop. My previous care was so small and it weighed virtually nothing... It did not matter how slow I drove it... It took AGES for the thing to stop.

Driving into a lake?!

 

What?? That's ridiculous! It must be SO scary to slide through an intersection without being able to stop, all while just hoping that no one bangs into you.

The lake part was a joke, lol, saying a card wouldn't work anymore.

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$2 million car lol

 

Oh dear... Man, if I had 2 million dollars, I do not think I could bring myself to spend it on a car. I think I might spend 15-25K to buy a decent vehicle, but I do not see the point in spending tons and tons of cash on something meant for transportation that is eventually going to break. It does not matter how much money you spend on a car. Or whether you buy it new or used. They all develop the same problems and require the same services.

 

I've never used snow tires... Might be worth trying. I don't seem my husband ever letting me drive in the snow/ice. He does not even intend to let me walk outside if it starts snowing or icing before I have the baby. I am about as clumsy as they come. I would assume the biggest issue with snow tires is that they are probably expensive. I know the last time we just got a new set of tires on my car... It cost like five hundred bucks. Bleh!