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Originally Posted by Perfectlap
same here although I haven't been driving as long you.
I attended an EVO school at the Nassau Colliseum stadium parking lot one summer. I think it was the second advanced day class (all day) for like $300. It was pouring something unbelievable on my drive over to the class and the whole way over I was wondering if they would simply cancel it. When I arrived in the lot they were already running (and sliding all over). Windshield wipers working over time. I can honestly say I have never driven that hard in the pounding rain before. But by mid day I was a regular Ayrton Senna in the rain.  Okay not quiet but I had real confidence to lay into the brakes in wet conditions. That simply never happened before because you take it easy when its raining on regular roads and if raining on autocross day my lazy arse would stay in the bed instead of chasing down cones.
So about a week afer the EVO school I'm on a three lane highway on another rain day and someone up ahead cuts off another driver and causes this chain reaction.
Like an idiot I wasn't totally paying attention but once I got my witts about me I reacted, I flicked the wheel, accelerated hard and missed two cars doing parallels directly in front of me by a cat's whisker. Probably less. I pulled over to the side, picked my marbles off floorboard, and quickly realized the EVO school was money well spent.
One way to avoid accidents on the road is to take part in some driving instruction with your local PCA or SCCA. It changes your 'field of view' of the open road. |
Though I did have some very close ones. More than once someone stopped fast in front of me, I knew the guy behind me would hit me and my teenage reflexes at the time allowed me to pull around the stopping car and give the guy behind me enough distance to stop. Lots of other close calls, with lots of fast reflexes, driving in the snow up north and dirt-bike crazy stuff will give one quick thinking...not so sure at my age now I would be able to pull it off...now I just keep my distance and use wisdom to keep me out of trouble.
Now why aren't my insurance rates low!? 37 years is a long time...ya'd think it was worth something...maybe time to shop around.