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Dadhawk · 02-27-2019, 04:03 PM

Looks like the OP is OK (since it wasn't him), but i'm having a little PTSD after watching the video, had the almost exact same thing happen to me in 1988 in my Toyota MR2. I was driving along minding my own business when the guy in the lane next to me (would not have been in the video shot) decided he needed my lane.

I ran completely off the road to avoid him but before I could come to a stop ran in to the guard rail just like that. Caught the rail with the front left corner of the car and in a reverse PIT maneuver got spun across three lanes of traffic in rush hour in DC and managed NOT to get hit.

The phantom car that caused the issue kept going, but one person did stop and gave an affidavit with a plate number so the guy got charged with reckless driving later (or so the officer said, I didn't have to go to court). Thing is, I drove the MR2 home and it was repaired to good as new.

No idea how fast I was going when I hit it, but I was doing over 65 when I first went off the road.

It definitely was not my day to die.

02-27-2019, 04:03 PM	#11
Dadhawk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: '13 FR-S (#3 of 1st 86) Location: Powder Springs, GA Posts: 20,109 Thanks: 39,679 Thanked 25,443 Times in 11,603 Posts Mentioned: 187 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Looks like the OP is OK (since it wasn't him), but i'm having a little PTSD after watching the video, had the almost exact same thing happen to me in 1988 in my Toyota MR2. I was driving along minding my own business when the guy in the lane next to me (would not have been in the video shot) decided he needed my lane. I ran completely off the road to avoid him but before I could come to a stop ran in to the guard rail just like that. Caught the rail with the front left corner of the car and in a reverse PIT maneuver got spun across three lanes of traffic in rush hour in DC and managed NOT to get hit. The phantom car that caused the issue kept going, but one person did stop and gave an affidavit with a plate number so the guy got charged with reckless driving later (or so the officer said, I didn't have to go to court). Thing is, I drove the MR2 home and it was repaired to good as new. No idea how fast I was going when I hit it, but I was doing over 65 when I first went off the road. It definitely was not my day to die. __________________ Olivia 05/03/2012 - 01/06/2024. 231,146 glorious miles. Visit my Owner's Journal where I wax philosophic on all things FR-S Post your 86 or see others in front of a(n) (in)famous landmark. What fits in your 86? Show us the "Junk In Your Trunk". Last edited by Dadhawk; 02-27-2019 at 04:34 PM.