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I am thankful that I am alive to be writing this as I suddenly found myself in the middle of what seemed to be a road rage situation.
I was food shopping and I drove out of the store to go home, which is two miles away. I turned right, or northbound onto the highway. There are three lanes at that point, and then shortly the lanes narrow down to just one. I looked left and there was no northbound traffic in sight. I got out onto the highway and drove for maybe less than a minute. Just at the point where the road goes to one lane, I saw a dark colored sedan speeding along to my left. just inches from my side. The speed limit is 45 mph at that point so obviously he was going faster, But to my horror at the same exact time I saw the sedan, there was a huge red pickup truck speeding by me on my right side, also just inches away. The pickup was at the point where the roadway narrowed and he passed me like I was standing still and didn't even care the road had narrowed.
At the time I heard no sounds, it was like watching a movie with the mute button on. Didn't even hear the radio.
If any one of us had turned even slightest degree, it would have been all over because the wreck would have been horrendous, as fast as the sedan and the pickup were going. And I was caught right in the middle!
Dazed, I just drove home, hoping to flag down a patrol car but that didn't happen. Once home, I just plopped my groceries down and called the police. I really had to work to keep my composure.
I remember when I learned to drive my dad told me "a car is a weapon." Boy, how true that is! I could have been on the wrong end of one of those weapons!
And it all took place in something like three seconds.
I think that was the closest call I have ever had! I'm still thinking about it hours later!
I was food shopping and I drove out of the store to go home, which is two miles away. I turned right, or northbound onto the highway. There are three lanes at that point, and then shortly the lanes narrow down to just one. I looked left and there was no northbound traffic in sight. I got out onto the highway and drove for maybe less than a minute. Just at the point where the road goes to one lane, I saw a dark colored sedan speeding along to my left. just inches from my side. The speed limit is 45 mph at that point so obviously he was going faster, But to my horror at the same exact time I saw the sedan, there was a huge red pickup truck speeding by me on my right side, also just inches away. The pickup was at the point where the roadway narrowed and he passed me like I was standing still and didn't even care the road had narrowed.
At the time I heard no sounds, it was like watching a movie with the mute button on. Didn't even hear the radio.
If any one of us had turned even slightest degree, it would have been all over because the wreck would have been horrendous, as fast as the sedan and the pickup were going. And I was caught right in the middle!
Dazed, I just drove home, hoping to flag down a patrol car but that didn't happen. Once home, I just plopped my groceries down and called the police. I really had to work to keep my composure.
I remember when I learned to drive my dad told me "a car is a weapon." Boy, how true that is! I could have been on the wrong end of one of those weapons!
And it all took place in something like three seconds.
I think that was the closest call I have ever had! I'm still thinking about it hours later!
