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What was your most stressful driving experience?

Mine happened in the late 70s when my cousin was killed driving on icy roads. We all decided that we would drive to his funeral which in good weather took 5 hours one way. The night before we left it rained and the rain froze on the roads. I drove my uncle's car which had very bad tires and steering that tended to wander. It took us 7 hours to get there and when the funeral was over we drove back. The roads had not improved at all I drove straight through. On the radio the next day was the sad story of a young woman who was killed on the same highway I drove. I guess she was going too fast and couldn't make the curve She likely wasn't wearing a seat belt and the little Mustang she was driving certainly didn't have airbags. The radio didn't say that she was driving a mustang but one pulled out and passed me like I was standing still. 14 hours of ice road driving and I made it home safe and sound. I slept well that night.
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UKNaturist · M
80mph in the outside lane on a motorway when I came upon a localised ice patch. Cars had skidded off the road in all directions and then the car in front of me braked !!! I think a little bit of poo came out. Lol 😆

Instinctively I braked but didn't lock the rear wheels. We slid for a second but in a straight line. Car in front slid to the middle lane and I quickly took my foot off the brake and coasted past it and through to clear road.

All happened in about 5 seconds but it was a very long 5 seconds !!!
gandalf1957 · 61-69, M
@UKNaturist lucky you which motorway??
UKNaturist · M
gandalf1957 · 61-69, M
@UKNaturist i was guessing M62 over the pennines .....
hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M
@UKNaturist I wasn't driving at the time but myself 3 girls and 2 other guys headed down the highway in a 3 passenger truck. The weather had been warm that day but as night fell the drifting snow froze to the highway. We hit a patch of black ice at 70 mph. The truck did a complete 360 degree spin and when it cleared the strip of ice it was going exactly the right direction. The tires never even chirped when they hit dry pavement. Had we hit the dry pavement while turned sideways we would have rolled and no seat belts etc.