SlipStream
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Has anybody here ever had a little doozy or two behind the wheel? Often the only way to understand how it happened (and, of course, to remove the assumption that the crash was due to driver error, regardless of if it was or not...) is to staple a "yes" or a "no" to a story.
So, campers, gather round! There are stories to be told!
I personally have only ever had one crash - back when I was 16. It was the last day I had my bush basher and I was tearing up our front paddock before we moved out (some dori action - that's doriftu for the slow ones). It was raining, and on one of the laps (last, incidentally) I came out of the corner a wee bit wide - wet grass, bald front tyres, speed - I began to understeer towards the fence (a simple barbed wire livestock boundary). Braking was useless, as the wheels locked instantly and you couldn't even modulate pressure to regain braking grip. I had it in AWD and shifted into first immediately to try and use the engine to slow me, but it was too late. I then became a passenger - took my hands off the wheel, tightened by seat belt and did all I could to minimise damage to the fence and the car. I was impressed with myself - I did all this in less than 2-3 seconds!
But that was a bit exceptional. With the worsening conditions, the lack of the Subi's roadworthiness and the speed I was going, a crash was likely... but I've never crashed on the road before, despite driving like I'm back on the racetrack.
Anybody else got a story? I hope we've all learnt the hard way at some point in the past, but came out unscathed and unhurt.
)Has anybody here ever had a little doozy or two behind the wheel? Often the only way to understand how it happened (and, of course, to remove the assumption that the crash was due to driver error, regardless of if it was or not...
) is to staple a "yes" or a "no" to a story.So, campers, gather round! There are stories to be told!
I personally have only ever had one crash - back when I was 16. It was the last day I had my bush basher and I was tearing up our front paddock before we moved out (some dori action - that's doriftu for the slow ones
). It was raining, and on one of the laps (last, incidentally) I came out of the corner a wee bit wide - wet grass, bald front tyres, speed - I began to understeer towards the fence (a simple barbed wire livestock boundary). Braking was useless, as the wheels locked instantly and you couldn't even modulate pressure to regain braking grip. I had it in AWD and shifted into first immediately to try and use the engine to slow me, but it was too late. I then became a passenger - took my hands off the wheel, tightened by seat belt and did all I could to minimise damage to the fence and the car. I was impressed with myself - I did all this in less than 2-3 seconds!But that was a bit exceptional. With the worsening conditions, the lack of the Subi's roadworthiness and the speed I was going, a crash was likely... but I've never crashed on the road before, despite driving like I'm back on the racetrack.
Anybody else got a story? I hope we've all learnt the hard way at some point in the past, but came out unscathed and unhurt.
