Thread: Crash

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I don't have any pics to post (digital cameras weren't all the rage yet) but my first accident happened 2 days before I turned 18. I managed to roll and total my mom's BRAND NEW Grand Am GT car, earn myself 6 stitches in my left hand (from the shattered windshield slashing me) and got a mild concussion (from the roof of the car caving in when I rolled, knocking me out). But by the state of the car afterwards, I'm lucky to be alive.

Basically, I was late for my curfew leaving a friend's house, it was snowing, I was going to fast, hit a patch of snow in the road, started fish-tailing, regained control, started fishtailing again, went across the opposite lane of traffic (thankfully there wasn't anyone coming), and into a very deep ditch, rolling the car. I remember knowing I was going to crash and there wasn't anything I could do about it. I said, "Oh God," and braced myself for the impact.

The car stopped rolling when it was upside down. When I came to, I was hanging upside down from my seat belt, but I didn't realize it because I was so disoreinted. I thought I had just went into the ditch and I'd be able to back myself out again.

Then I realized I had flipped the car and I was hanging upside down. I saw that I was bleeding, my left hand was slashed open at the knuckles from the windshield which shattered from the impact. I got myself out of the seat belt somehow, smelling the fumes from the deployed airbag, and tried to find my purse which contained my cell phone. It was gone. I was crying, and repeating "oh my god" over and over and over. I thought I was dreaming. It was the weirdest, most surreal experience of my life.

Someone happened to drive by and saw the car flipped over in the ditch and stopped to help me. They found my school planner that had flown out of the car, which contained the emergency phone numbers of my parents. They called 911 and then my parents, telling them which hospital they were taking me to. They kept me awake and calm until the ambulance arrived. I don't know what I would've done if it wasn't for those people.

I had to stay overnight in the hospital, but I was discharged the next day, with a nice lump on the head, and stitches in my hand. It was then that I realized I wasn't invincible after all.

Burns how the hell are you still alive? I mean you should the rest of your days in a white cushioned room

Wow, thats an intense story Burns.

Miine is slightly less so...I was in the passenger seat, coming home from a Leafs game a few years ago on Halloween. It's abont a 90 minute drive home from Toronto, the first hour was fine, the roads were nice and clear.

Then, out of nowhere, we hit a patch of road covered by about 2 inches of snow. The car started to fishtail, he took his foot off the gas to try and straighten 'er out, unfortunately the cruise control was on, so that didn't work very well.

Next thing I knew we were spinning wildly and I was just trying to brace for impact. It got pretty bumpy when we left the road, luckily it was fairly flat though, we didn't flip or anything. The car crashed to a halt when we hit the side of a steep hill. My head hit the plastic trim so hard that it cracked.

We were able to drive the car back onto the shoulder of the road and then called roadside assistance. One tire was ripped off, so the guy replaced it and gave us the go ahead. The scariest part of the whole thing was sitting on the side of the highway waiting for the tow truck to come. 18-wheelers whizzed by the same spot that we just spun out...I was pretty sure that one was going to smash into us.

They drive home sucked too....we didnt go any faster than 80 (100kph limit). That spare tire didn't have much traction. In the end the car was junked, it wasn't worth fixing. The body needed a lot of work and the chasis was totally messed up.

To be honest, if I could do it all again without chance of physical or financial consequences I would. It's like slow-motion and fast-forward at the same time.

Originally Posted by NeAvO

I mean you should the rest of your days in a white cushioned room [/b]

You're not telling me anything I haven't already heard.

Originally Posted by NeAvO

Next thing I knew we were spinning wildly and I was just trying to brace for impact. [/b]

I think that was the worst part. Knowing you were about to slam into something and not being about to do anything about it.