Riding in someone's car

[nhlkats]

Here is a little piece of advice that I learned the hard way yesterday.

Unless you have 100% trust in someone and their driving, do not get in their car with them. It may cost you your life. I almost died yesterday.

11 seconds after getting into an aquaintence's car, he (driver) driver lost control, flew off the road towards a hillside with a steep drop, we stopped only after uprooting a tree stump, several boulders, and a rather large tree, which kept us from falling down the hillside.

thankfully i walked away with my life. i had my seatbelt on. the xrays of my hand show a fracture, and my hand hurts like hell. otherwise ok. not going to be able to ride for a few weeks at least.

lesson learned. NEVER...EVER...EVER get into a car with someone who youve never seen drive. NEVER. It may cost you your life.

on a humorous note, it is awfully fun asking women for assistance in unzipping and rezipping my fly for me b/c i am "unable" to myself. :thumb
other than that, im P.O.!

[Mar]

Yikes. I am glad that you are okay.

[Bob_M]

Yikes. I am glad that you are okay.

Buy a lottery ticket

[SheRidesABeemer]

lesson learned. NEVER...EVER...EVER get into a car with someone who youve never seen drive. NEVER. It may cost you your life.


Wow, glad you made it out alive.
But, ummmm, how would you know how someone drives before riding with them?

[Oznay]

I'm guessin'you don't ever ride in a taxi?

[BradfordBenn]

Dang!

[PUDGYPAINTGUY]

Here is a little piece of advice that I learned the hard way yesterday.

Unless you have 100% trust in someone and their driving, do not get in their car with them. It may cost you your life. I almost died yesterday.

11 seconds after getting into an aquaintence's car, he (driver) driver lost control, flew off the road towards a hillside with a steep drop, we stopped only after uprooting a tree stump, several boulders, and a rather large tree, which kept us from falling down the hillside.

thankfully i walked away with my life. i had my seatbelt on. the xrays of my hand show a fracture, and my hand hurts like hell. otherwise ok. not going to be able to ride for a few weeks at least.

lesson learned. NEVER...EVER...EVER get into a car with someone who youve
never seen drive. NEVER. It may cost you your life.

on a humorous note, it is awfully fun asking women for assistance in unzipping and rezipping my fly for me b/c i am "unable" to myself. :thumb
other than that, im P.O.!

Glad you are okay, was this a rally race?

[Daver90s]

That goes double for hopping on the back of someone's bike!

[nhlkats]

Have fun with the jokes. no it wasnt a rally or a race. and yes, i wouldnt get on someone elses bike unless i know more about them and their riding.

[PAULBACH]

Bolders? Stump? A Tree?

What kind of car were you in that made your survival possible?

[nhlkats]

im glad you asked. the not-small stump we hit first, and that is probably a good thing, because we uprooted it, and tossed it several meters. why is this good? it absorbed a hell of a lot of energy and probably slowed us down significantly. then we landed on/hit boulders, went through some small trees, ended up high centered on some boulders and stopped at a large tree, which if it werent for the aforementioned stump, we would have hit at a higher rate of speed.

new honda accord. i may or may not have an 'H' on my lip from the airbag.