Author Topic: XR almost got severely injured/dead (Read 1174 times)

XR-7 · October 28, 2015, 01:37:01 AM

Quote from: $trinick on October 28, 2015, 01:31:17 AM

Wait, so, if I got this right, this dude took an evasive maneuver and saved your life by swerving around you, and you reacted by pulling up next to him and leaning on your horn?

No, you do not have this right.

1. He was so far behind me initially when I pulled off my street that I could not even see him. He had perhaps 1/4 mile of visibility distance to my stopped car, perhaps more, and I also had my lights on as well as brake lights so it's not like I wasn't easily visible. A slow moving train could've stopped in that amount of space.

2. I didn't lean on my horn. I tend to use "honked" as not much more than a bop on the steering wheel.

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Alyx Vance · October 28, 2015, 02:12:08 AM

Quote from: SeventhSandwich on October 28, 2015, 01:31:22 AM

On the bright side, you would have 5 or 10 seconds of freeze-frame, car-flying action before the guy with the country accent finishes saying 'whole mess o' trouble'.

As neat as that sounds it would be pretty horrible and ironic, I had just left the chiropractors when it happened.

espio100 · October 28, 2015, 03:27:15 AM

Who the forget stops on a highway tho?
Or is this a normal thing in america?

Rusty · October 28, 2015, 03:30:04 AM

I was in a car crash and I still have flashbacks, head on collision loving scary stuff

XR-7 · October 28, 2015, 12:07:46 PM

Quote from: espio100 on October 28, 2015, 03:27:15 AM

Who the forget stops on a highway tho?
Or is this a normal thing in america?

It's a two lane highway with houses and drives on either side. Actually maybe I'll post a pic from Maps later.

kanew2000 · October 28, 2015, 12:58:45 PM

Quote from: XR-7 on October 28, 2015, 12:07:46 PM

It's a two lane highway with houses and drives on either side. Actually maybe I'll post a pic from Maps later.

that fits the perfect description of a street

Electrk. · October 28, 2015, 01:00:34 PM

Quote from: espio100 on October 28, 2015, 03:27:15 AM

Who the forget stops on a highway tho?
Or is this a normal thing in america?

Well he was turning left so why wouldn't he stop

Tayasaurus · October 28, 2015, 01:16:03 PM

because clearly the smart thing to do was to pursue him and proceed to tailgate him.

XR-7 · October 28, 2015, 01:58:17 PM

Quote from: Tayasaurus on October 28, 2015, 01:16:03 PM

because clearly the smart thing to do was to pursue him and proceed to tailgate him.

I know right

Quote from: kanew2000 on October 28, 2015, 12:58:45 PM

that fits the perfect description of a street

Apparently there aren't streets in Belgium so I figured I'd explain it for him

Rigel · October 28, 2015, 02:04:20 PM

as if I wasnt already worried enough to get behind the wheel of a multi ton death machine

Zeblote · October 28, 2015, 02:26:34 PM

Quote from: Electrk. on October 28, 2015, 01:00:34 PM

Well he was turning left so why wouldn't he stop

Why are you turning left on a highway? What?

e-maxx · October 28, 2015, 03:46:28 PM

Quote from: Zeblote on October 28, 2015, 02:26:34 PM

Why are you turning left on a highway? What?

In america roads with two or more lanes are sometimes called highways even though they're just normal roads

XR-7 · October 28, 2015, 04:22:56 PM

Eh, Google Maps hasn't been to the area since 2008 and the road has been drastically widened and resurfaced multiple times, but at least they managed to capture a Jaguar XKR.

Those dirt shoulders are not there anymore. It's either grass or concrete.

Quote from: Zeblote on October 28, 2015, 02:26:34 PM

Why are you turning left on a highway? What?

Our really big highways are usually referred to as interstates (comparable to an autobahn type road for you Europe dwellers). Routes and highways tend to be smaller here. This road is referred interchangeably as a route and a highway, but I'm pretty sure the technical name for it is "Missouri Highway [numbers here]".