planefixer
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- Colorado Springs, CO
In reference to this:
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/...of_Monument_118887544.html?storySection=story
Here's my part of the story to this accident: :flamemad::flamemad::flamemad:
I was heading home, cruising up Northbound HWY 83 (speed limit is 65 mph), it was getting dark .The section of HWY I was on is a long straight section that goes in a long, sweeping, RH curve.As I coming down the straight section I see in the distance a semi with 2 other vehicles behind it heading Southbound coming through the sweeping curve (oncoming traffic).Right as I'm getting to the curve I see that the vehicle behind the semi is trying to pass him even though I'm only about 25-30 yds away :shocked:.
Needless to say, I only had about literally 1-2 seconds to react, also just complicate matters even more I had a guard rail on my passenger side so I couldn't even bail off the road to avoid the stupid jackass.The only option I had was to try to stay between jackass and the guard rail.There was absolutely no other evasive action I could have taken.
Picture if you will, a 2 lane HWY, A Semi Southbound in his lane, Jackass Southbound in my lane, me Northbound in my lane and a guard rail on my passenger side- effectively trapping me where I was at.Thats a lot of shit to have side-by-side across a 2 lane HWY.Luck was on my side because I managed to miss the Jackass coming straight at me and the guard rail.As soon as it was safe, I glanced in my rear-view mirror and did'nt see his tail lights anymore so I figured he made it around the semi and I kept going albeit shaken up and pissed off that some jackass almost killed me.It wasn't until I saw the news after I got home that I found out the magnatude of the events.If I would have been able to see or had known what actually happened behind me I absolutely would have stopped and rendered aid but like I said I thouight he made it around the semi ok because his tail lights were no longer visible and another Northbound car that was about 50-60 yds behind me was still there so I had no clue that Jackass went off the road.
:flamemad::flamemad::flamemad:
I feel bad that his passenger died because of his profoundly stupid decision and impatience.
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/...of_Monument_118887544.html?storySection=story
Here's my part of the story to this accident: :flamemad::flamemad::flamemad:
I was heading home, cruising up Northbound HWY 83 (speed limit is 65 mph), it was getting dark .The section of HWY I was on is a long straight section that goes in a long, sweeping, RH curve.As I coming down the straight section I see in the distance a semi with 2 other vehicles behind it heading Southbound coming through the sweeping curve (oncoming traffic).Right as I'm getting to the curve I see that the vehicle behind the semi is trying to pass him even though I'm only about 25-30 yds away :shocked:.
Needless to say, I only had about literally 1-2 seconds to react, also just complicate matters even more I had a guard rail on my passenger side so I couldn't even bail off the road to avoid the stupid jackass.The only option I had was to try to stay between jackass and the guard rail.There was absolutely no other evasive action I could have taken.
Picture if you will, a 2 lane HWY, A Semi Southbound in his lane, Jackass Southbound in my lane, me Northbound in my lane and a guard rail on my passenger side- effectively trapping me where I was at.Thats a lot of shit to have side-by-side across a 2 lane HWY.Luck was on my side because I managed to miss the Jackass coming straight at me and the guard rail.As soon as it was safe, I glanced in my rear-view mirror and did'nt see his tail lights anymore so I figured he made it around the semi and I kept going albeit shaken up and pissed off that some jackass almost killed me.It wasn't until I saw the news after I got home that I found out the magnatude of the events.If I would have been able to see or had known what actually happened behind me I absolutely would have stopped and rendered aid but like I said I thouight he made it around the semi ok because his tail lights were no longer visible and another Northbound car that was about 50-60 yds behind me was still there so I had no clue that Jackass went off the road.
:flamemad::flamemad::flamemad:
I feel bad that his passenger died because of his profoundly stupid decision and impatience.