Re: if you can't drive your car park it

Posted by Jegs on March 28, 2021 at 14:18:01 from (174.219.146.77):

In Reply to: Re: if you can't drive your car park it posted by Crazy Horse on March 28, 2021 at 08:35:05:

Here's a little story for ya CH, happened about 24 years ago and I'll never forget it.

I was selling advertising for a paper in Forest Lake MN, I lived in Andover at the time and had about a 40 minute drive to work. Middle of winter, snowstorm and roads were covered so driving was tricky to say the least. I was rolling east on county road 18 and noticed I had a state trooper behind me, speed was 45 mph at best, coming up to a well known 4 way stop about 2 minutes out of Forest Lake. Slowed and came to a stop at the intersection, I had been watching the trooper behind me while slowing down.

I noticed in my rear view mirror that it didn't look like the trooper was slowing down, the front of his cruiser was getting big way too fast. I knew he wasn't going to be able to stop at the rate he was closing on me, saw him lock up the brakes and start fighting to keep control. I pulled left into the oncoming lane of the intersection about 3 seconds before he slid right past me and through the intersection at about 30 mph.

I was startled to say the least that this officer hadn't figured that he'd need more room to come to a stop. After he slid about 150 ft. he pulled over to the shoulder and I rolled up to him after he came to a stop. Rolled my window down and he did the same and I asked him if he was OK, he was pretty pale, he would have hit me pretty hard, a 30 mph impact is a pretty good hit. He thanked me for being attentive and moving out of the way of his mistake, tossed me his card and said if I ever needed anything to give him a call, he'd help me out if possible.

Again ... whether you are first at a stop or behind somebody, it makes sense to keep your eyes peeled, especially paying attention to your rearview mirror. I'd rather give myself a fighting chance by being observant in the case of a potential rear impact than sit and stare forward. If there had been a car in front of me I would have been able to get out of the way as well, I always leave enough room for an evasive move.

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