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02-23-2023, 05:58 PM | #5810 | |
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Driving down a mountain with some curves to it and a 90s accord comes flying by, zooming in and out. I said this guys going to crash. About a minute later I see him in the distance. He had gotten too close to the shoulder and the rear end went out. Front end slams into the mountain, spins and the rear end slams into the mountain and rips the bumper off. He somehow gained control and kept driving. |
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02-23-2023, 06:13 PM | #5812 | |
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Did I mention it was raining? Yep. Anyway, things got interesting. We stayed side by side, accelerating. It got interestinger. Lateral traction was being severely tested. I was starting to think about backing off the throttle. Next thing I know the teens are no longer beside me! I looked in the mirror to see their car bouncing off various bits of hillside whilst swapping ends. Their rubber bits stayed on the downward side. They basically just spun out and knocked the bejeezus out of both ends of the car. I kept going. You know you're old when... ...I still count that day when counting my lucky stars. |
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02-23-2023, 07:01 PM | #5813 |
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I’d say both of those drivers were pretty lucky that they didn’t hit anyone else.
The guy in the accord could have easily spun out into 80mph traffic to his left, instead of the mountain side. |
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02-23-2023, 08:31 PM | #5814 |
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Glad I don't have to on a regular basis. Practically never see snow here in SoCal.
Been to the mountains a couple times when it snowed, that's about it.
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02-24-2023, 06:02 AM | #5815 |
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You get a pass for snow being in So CA. .
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02-24-2023, 06:29 AM | #5817 |
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We've been really lucky - I should shut up, dad always told me don't spit up in the air. We only had 2 cold days this winter and no snow at all. Monday it was 65 degrees. Tomorrow is supposed to be somewhat cold at 25, but dry.
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02-24-2023, 06:32 AM | #5818 | |
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Not complaining, we need the water with the drought we're in. Back to bed.
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02-24-2023, 04:16 PM | #5819 | |
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I used to practice my skids in a disused church car lot. Found a track and practiced there some more. Honestly though.. as you say.. driving according to conditions is the way to go. Some jive tires can send cars into a ditch too. Stay safe. It’s a jungle out there. |
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02-24-2023, 04:33 PM | #5820 | |
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I love the people with AWD or 4WD in the snow that don’t understand just because you can go, doesn’t mean you can stop. I laugh when they’re in the ditch. Does that make me a bad person?
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02-24-2023, 04:50 PM | #5822 | |
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Agreed. Some people think A/4WD means the car is infallible. Even a RWD with winter tires is safer if driven carefully. Well that’s why we’re in this thread. With age comes less and less of giving a fk or being bothered by dicks on the road. |
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02-25-2023, 08:30 AM | #5823 |
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You know you're old when... you start re-watching old stuff and stuff you grew up on as a kid.. downloaded a bunch of Quincy M.E. Too much crap on NetFlix at the moment. Although now and again I have dabbled in some Marvellous Mrs Maisel
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He was in some very good "Twilight Zone" episodes too.
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02-25-2023, 06:41 PM | #5828 | |
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I'd like it if I could find The Lineup – which I recall airing as San Francisco Beat back in the day – but I've never found it. However, The Streets of San Francisco is a worthy substitute. Nash Bridges, not so much, although I did (and still do occasionally) find the series entertaining.
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(with respect to tech I am out when the N52 ended....) IIHS Crash Test Malibu vs 1959 Belair
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