Almost killed today. I now believe in guardian angles

[gentobu]

Originally posted by: Aelius

Originally posted by: gentobu

Originally posted by: Aelius
co-worker told me about a story that gave me the chills. She was driving her shitbox Beatle and she had a passenger. The passenger was the tester to she could get her full liscense.

Anyway they have gone everywhere and were done and just heading back to the office, she figured she was failing. She came from Toronto (huge town of millions compared to our crappy little town of 50,000) so she had a very agressive driving style (needed to be from where she came from).

Anyway they were heading into a section of a road that turned the two way street into a tunnel that forced one vehicle to cross at a time. This was a seldom used tunnel so traffic was very light and very rare to ever run into anyone, not the mention the speed limit being very low and various yield signs to warn people. However despite these precautions this particual tunnel was in a bend in the road so you could not see the other side and sometimes vehicles would meet each other in the middle of the tunnel.

So she enters the tunnel and suddenly stop about two car lengths in, the tester at this point is screaming at her asking her wtf is she trying to do, she puts the car into reverse slams the gas and as the car barely clear the tunnel slams on the emergency breaks and turns the car right which spins her onto the sidewalk and shoulder directly next to the entrance of the tunnel. No sooner had she done this, a millisecond later a full sized 18 wheeler screams through the tunnel scraping the sides as he goes just barely missing the little beat up Beatle.

Apparently this transport and the other transport were racing to enter the tunnel first and neither drive wanted to give up. One transport didn't make it and was completely totaled as it slammed into the tunnel entrance frame. I don't recall if the driver was killed or not but I think he was but they never caught the other moron.

Anyway they return to the testing office in complete silence except for the tester shaking so hard the entire way that his clipboard was making crackling sounds in his hands. They go into the testing centre, the tester marches over to the admission booth takes a stamp and slams "Approved" on her failed test sheet and hands in his name tag saying "I quit" and he promptly walked right out.

Belieave it or not I don't give a damn, it's a true story.

There's another one where she got into a fight on a construction site with a crew member who threw a huge peice of plywood that she ducked from it being thrown at her from behind as she was walking away (there was no warning). She almost killed the guy and it took the forman to hold her back because 3 of the crew members couldn't do it and she was only 130lbs. The foreman was the size of a truck. Obviously the other guy was fired on the spot.

What the Fvck!? People would meet in the middle of the tunnel???? What kind of fvcked up tunnel is that!!!!!???

Don't ask me man. Here in Ontario we have some really fked up traffic spots. Ever seen a 5 way stop? There's one in Sudbury. I have seen the tunnel before that she was talking about and it's a scarry place but like I said normally there's no cars and very rare that you would meet someone in the middle because traffic is so light. This isn't a highway, it's a little hidden corner of town that hardly anyone uses except a few people who live around there and there's a second road that bypasses that tunnel so you don't have to even use it if you don't want to.

/shrug

Amazing. I can't see how anyone with half a brain would design a tunnel (no matter what the traffic conditions are)that allows people to meet in the center.

 

[imported_Aelius]

Originally posted by: gentobu

Originally posted by: Aelius

Originally posted by: gentobu

Originally posted by: Aelius
co-worker told me about a story that gave me the chills. She was driving her shitbox Beatle and she had a passenger. The passenger was the tester to she could get her full liscense.

Anyway they have gone everywhere and were done and just heading back to the office, she figured she was failing. She came from Toronto (huge town of millions compared to our crappy little town of 50,000) so she had a very agressive driving style (needed to be from where she came from).

Anyway they were heading into a section of a road that turned the two way street into a tunnel that forced one vehicle to cross at a time. This was a seldom used tunnel so traffic was very light and very rare to ever run into anyone, not the mention the speed limit being very low and various yield signs to warn people. However despite these precautions this particual tunnel was in a bend in the road so you could not see the other side and sometimes vehicles would meet each other in the middle of the tunnel.

So she enters the tunnel and suddenly stop about two car lengths in, the tester at this point is screaming at her asking her wtf is she trying to do, she puts the car into reverse slams the gas and as the car barely clear the tunnel slams on the emergency breaks and turns the car right which spins her onto the sidewalk and shoulder directly next to the entrance of the tunnel. No sooner had she done this, a millisecond later a full sized 18 wheeler screams through the tunnel scraping the sides as he goes just barely missing the little beat up Beatle.

Apparently this transport and the other transport were racing to enter the tunnel first and neither drive wanted to give up. One transport didn't make it and was completely totaled as it slammed into the tunnel entrance frame. I don't recall if the driver was killed or not but I think he was but they never caught the other moron.

Anyway they return to the testing office in complete silence except for the tester shaking so hard the entire way that his clipboard was making crackling sounds in his hands. They go into the testing centre, the tester marches over to the admission booth takes a stamp and slams "Approved" on her failed test sheet and hands in his name tag saying "I quit" and he promptly walked right out.

Belieave it or not I don't give a damn, it's a true story.

There's another one where she got into a fight on a construction site with a crew member who threw a huge peice of plywood that she ducked from it being thrown at her from behind as she was walking away (there was no warning). She almost killed the guy and it took the forman to hold her back because 3 of the crew members couldn't do it and she was only 130lbs. The foreman was the size of a truck. Obviously the other guy was fired on the spot.

What the Fvck!? People would meet in the middle of the tunnel???? What kind of fvcked up tunnel is that!!!!!???

Don't ask me man. Here in Ontario we have some really fked up traffic spots. Ever seen a 5 way stop? There's one in Sudbury. I have seen the tunnel before that she was talking about and it's a scarry place but like I said normally there's no cars and very rare that you would meet someone in the middle because traffic is so light. This isn't a highway, it's a little hidden corner of town that hardly anyone uses except a few people who live around there and there's a second road that bypasses that tunnel so you don't have to even use it if you don't want to.

/shrug

Amazing. I can't see how anyone with half a brain would design a tunnel (no matter what the traffic conditions are)that allows people to meet in the center.

That makes two of us. Probably the same kinds of person that designed streets where 2 of them meet and a 3rd snakes right through the middle of it in the middle of a bend. Go figure.

 

[Digobick]

Originally posted by: Gatecrasher3
this morning i was off to work at around 8. i pulled up to the first intersection of my trip and was waiting patiently to turn left at the red light. Out of nowhere i had this feeling come over me, a very strange worried feeling and the word "accident" kept flying through my head. over and over it repeated in my head for about six seconds, and because of it i was no longer focusing on the light that had just turned green. i did not realize for about 1 1/2 seconds that the light was green, but once i saw the green i accelerated. i started to turn when out of the corner of my eye a big GMC van went speeding through the red light and missed my car by about two feet nearly hitting me in my little 240sx.
if i had not had that feeling i would have been hit directly, and very hurt or maybe even killed.
yaa so, be careful guys

Similar incident happened to me a couple of months ago at a 4-way stop.

After stopping, I began to pull out into the intersection to make my left turn. Out of the corner of my right eye I saw a brown minivan coming that looked like it was going way too fast to stop, so I slammed on my breaks in the middle of the intersection. Good thing I did, because the woman driving made an "Oh S#%&! face" as she ran the stop sign. Her minivan came inches away from slamming into me.

I think she was really freaked out about the whole ordeal, because she ended up pulling over at the entrance to my neighborhood and just sat there for awhile. And since I was going home, I had to pass her to get to my house. She probably thought I was following her.

 

[alphatarget1]

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
throw her hands up in panic as I slammed on my brakes and skidded into her, totalling the car.

people like that shouldn't be allowed to drive 😛

 

[SearchMaster]

Originally posted by: alphatarget1

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
throw her hands up in panic as I slammed on my brakes and skidded into her, totalling the car.

people like that shouldn't be allowed to drive 😛

Heh - I agree. I rear-ended a lady 4 months ago who did the exact same thing - panic stopping in the middle of the road for no reason. There was no shoulder and traffic was stopped in the left lane so I had no choice but to slide into her. And of course, the accident was my fault.

 

[AdamSnow]

Originally posted by: Bullhonkie
My guardian angle is 72°. Not sure what it is about that angle, but it saves me time and again.

In all seriousness - once you experience a real late red-light runner like that, you start to drive a lot more cautiously when you're one of the first few cars out of a fresh green light. I always look both ways before I start accelerating into the intersection.

:laugh:

My angle is 42°

-- Glad you are okay though OP.

 

[Midlander]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33

Originally posted by: RCN

Originally posted by: Bullhonkie
My guardian angle is 72°. Not sure what it is about that angle, but it saves me time and again.

😀

His guardian angle is quite obtuse.

I'd rather have acute guardian angle. 😀

 

[daveymark]

wtg champ

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: Gatecrasher3
this morning i was off to work at around 8. i pulled up to the first intersection of my trip and was waiting patiently to turn left at the red light. Out of nowhere i had this feeling come over me, a very strange worried feeling and the word "accident" kept flying through my head. over and over it repeated in my head for about six seconds, and because of it i was no longer focusing on the light that had just turned green. i did not realize for about 1 1/2 seconds that the light was green, but once i saw the green i accelerated. i started to turn when out of the corner of my eye a big GMC van went speeding through the red light and missed my car by about two feet nearly hitting me in my little 240sx.
if i had not had that feeling i would have been hit directly, and very hurt or maybe even killed.
yaa so, be careful guys

wow.

 

[MisterJackson]

Originally posted by: Aelius
co-worker told me about a story that gave me the chills. She was driving her shitbox Beatle and she had a passenger. The passenger was the tester to she could get her full liscense.

Anyway they have gone everywhere and were done and just heading back to the office, she figured she was failing. She came from Toronto (huge town of millions compared to our crappy little town of 50,000) so she had a very agressive driving style (needed to be from where she came from).

Anyway they were heading into a section of a road that turned the two way street into a tunnel that forced one vehicle to cross at a time. This was a seldom used tunnel so traffic was very light and very rare to ever run into anyone, not the mention the speed limit being very low and various yield signs to warn people. However despite these precautions this particual tunnel was in a bend in the road so you could not see the other side and sometimes vehicles would meet each other in the middle of the tunnel.

So she enters the tunnel and suddenly stops about two car lengths in, the tester at this point is screaming at her asking her wtf is she trying to do, she puts the car into reverse slams the gas and as the car barely clear the tunnel slams on the emergency breaks and turns the car right which spins her onto the sidewalk and shoulder directly next to the entrance of the tunnel. No sooner had she done this, a millisecond later a full sized 18 wheeler screams through the tunnel scraping the sides as he goes just barely missing the little beat up Beatle.

Apparently this transport and the other transport were racing to enter the tunnel first and neither driver wanted to give up. One transport didn't make it and was completely totaled as it slammed into the tunnel entrance frame. I don't recall if the driver was killed or not but I think he was but they never caught the other moron.

Anyway they return to the testing office in complete silence except for the tester shaking so hard the entire way that his clipboard was making crackling sounds in his hands. They go into the testing centre, the tester marches over to the admission booth takes a stamp and slams "Approved" on her failed test sheet and hands in his name tag saying "I quit" and he promptly walked right out.

Belieave it or not I don't give a damn, it's a true story.

There's another one where she got into a fight on a construction site with a crew member who threw a huge peice of plywood that she ducked from it being thrown at her from behind as she was walking away (there was no warning). She almost killed the guy and it took the forman to hold her back because 3 of the crew members couldn't do it and she was only 130lbs. The foreman was the size of a truck. Obviously the other guy was fired on the spot.

That's f'ing crazy. So let me ask, the construction worker that threw the plywood, did he do that towards her on purpose? I mean, if he is ON a construction site clearly there are going to be some hazards and your friend has no business being there unless she has business being there.

My question is, was the guy TYING to hurt her? If so, yeah, he should be fired, at a minimum. If not, then I don't understand, sounds like an accident.

 

[Mermaidman]

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
It was 1995 and I was driving a 300zx. I was driving along about 40 in a 35 when my radio started malfunctioning all of a sudden. I slowed down to about 30, glancing at the radio and just turned it off (it was the factory amp that went out). Then a lady made a sudden turn in front of me. It happened really fast, but I was going too fast to come to a complete stop. In a nannosecond I saw her go for it, see me, throw her hands up in panic as I slammed on my brakes and skidded into her, totalling the car.

So Im thankful to my guardian angel for screwing up my amp "just seconds from disaster!"

The lady possibly tried to make the turn when she saw that you slowed down? I love the part where she threw up her arms in panic . . .

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: Gatecrasher3
this morning i was off to work at around 8. i pulled up to the first intersection of my trip and was waiting patiently to turn left at the red light. Out of nowhere i had this feeling come over me, a very strange worried feeling and the word "accident" kept flying through my head. over and over it repeated in my head for about six seconds, and because of it i was no longer focusing on the light that had just turned green. i did not realize for about 1 1/2 seconds that the light was green, but once i saw the green i accelerated. i started to turn when out of the corner of my eye a big GMC van went speeding through the red light and missed my car by about two feet nearly hitting me in my little 240sx.
if i had not had that feeling i would have been hit directly, and very hurt or maybe even killed.
yaa so, be careful guys

Sorry, but I think your guardian angel is trying to get you killed.

 

[JackBurton]

I think the more scientific word for what you experienced is called, The Force. It is strong with you.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: Aelius

Originally posted by: gentobu

Originally posted by: Aelius
co-worker told me about a story that gave me the chills. She was driving her shitbox Beatle and she had a passenger. The passenger was the tester to she could get her full liscense.

Anyway they have gone everywhere and were done and just heading back to the office, she figured she was failing. She came from Toronto (huge town of millions compared to our crappy little town of 50,000) so she had a very agressive driving style (needed to be from where she came from).

Anyway they were heading into a section of a road that turned the two way street into a tunnel that forced one vehicle to cross at a time. This was a seldom used tunnel so traffic was very light and very rare to ever run into anyone, not the mention the speed limit being very low and various yield signs to warn people. However despite these precautions this particual tunnel was in a bend in the road so you could not see the other side and sometimes vehicles would meet each other in the middle of the tunnel.

So she enters the tunnel and suddenly stop about two car lengths in, the tester at this point is screaming at her asking her wtf is she trying to do, she puts the car into reverse slams the gas and as the car barely clear the tunnel slams on the emergency breaks and turns the car right which spins her onto the sidewalk and shoulder directly next to the entrance of the tunnel. No sooner had she done this, a millisecond later a full sized 18 wheeler screams through the tunnel scraping the sides as he goes just barely missing the little beat up Beatle.

Apparently this transport and the other transport were racing to enter the tunnel first and neither drive wanted to give up. One transport didn't make it and was completely totaled as it slammed into the tunnel entrance frame. I don't recall if the driver was killed or not but I think he was but they never caught the other moron.

Anyway they return to the testing office in complete silence except for the tester shaking so hard the entire way that his clipboard was making crackling sounds in his hands. They go into the testing centre, the tester marches over to the admission booth takes a stamp and slams "Approved" on her failed test sheet and hands in his name tag saying "I quit" and he promptly walked right out.

Belieave it or not I don't give a damn, it's a true story.

There's another one where she got into a fight on a construction site with a crew member who threw a huge peice of plywood that she ducked from it being thrown at her from behind as she was walking away (there was no warning). She almost killed the guy and it took the forman to hold her back because 3 of the crew members couldn't do it and she was only 130lbs. The foreman was the size of a truck. Obviously the other guy was fired on the spot.

What the Fvck!? People would meet in the middle of the tunnel???? What kind of fvcked up tunnel is that!!!!!???

Don't ask me man. Here in Ontario we have some really fked up traffic spots. Ever seen a 5 way stop? There's one in Sudbury. I have seen the tunnel before that she was talking about and it's a scarry place but like I said normally there's no cars and very rare that you would meet someone in the middle because traffic is so light. This isn't a highway, it's a little hidden corner of town that hardly anyone uses except a few people who live around there and there's a second road that bypasses that tunnel so you don't have to even use it if you don't want to.

/shrug

where is this?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Midlander

Originally posted by: Astaroth33

Originally posted by: RCN

Originally posted by: Bullhonkie
My guardian angle is 72°. Not sure what it is about that angle, but it saves me time and again.

😀

His guardian angle is quite obtuse.

I'd rather have acute guardian angle. 😀

<nerd mode> Angles less than 90 are acute, so his is. 😛 😀 </nerd mode>

- M4H

 

[Mermaidman]

Originally posted by: Midlander

Originally posted by: Astaroth33

Originally posted by: RCN

Originally posted by: Bullhonkie
My guardian angle is 72°. Not sure what it is about that angle, but it saves me time and again.

😀

His guardian angle is quite obtuse.

I'd rather have acute guardian angle. 😀

10/10! :beer:

 

[Eos]

Nothing upsets me more than people who don't pay TOTAL AND COMPLETE attention while driving. Ever heard of a headset for your cell phone? If you fvck up and crash into me, MY car is ruined, MY health is at risk, MY life is inconvenienced looking for a new car. It's not just a simple car crash a lot of the time.

PAY ATTENTION, YOU IDIOTS!

 

[Philippine Mango]

you won't be saying this next time when you get killed...

 

[Legendary]

Jules: This was Divine Intervention! You know what "divine intervention" is?
Vincent: Yeah, I think so. That means God came down from Heaven and stopped the bullets.
Jules: Yeah, man, that's what is means. That's exactly what it means! God came down from Heaven and stopped the bullets.
Vincent: I think we should be going now.
Jules: Don't do that! Don't you fvcking do that! Don't blow this shitoff! What just happened was a fvcking miracle!
Vincent: Chill the fvck out, Jules, this sh!t happens.
Jules: Wrong! Wrong, this sh!t doesn't just happen.
Vincent: Do you wanna continue this theological discussion in the car, or at the jailhouse with the cops?
Jules: We should be fvckin' dead now, my friend! We just witnessed a miracle, and I want you to fvcking acknowledge it!
Vincent: Okay man, it was a miracle, can we leave now?

Amen.