Close call
06-29-15, 07:35 PM
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Close call
So just thought I'd share because i keep replaying different scenarios in my head right now and I just purchased my 2015 350 fsport about a month ago.
I was driving on one of the major freeways here in San Diego. I was at a spot where the freeway merges with another freeway. I usually try to get all the way over to the fast lane after the merge. This is about 9 lanes if youre coming from the slow lane.
This was in the morning so there were other cars around but not horrible traffic. I was going about 70-75mph. As I was mostly focused on the cars besides me and merging through the freeways, I just happened to spot a metal ladder in the lane I was currently in about 2 cars ahead of me. I saw the cars start to brake/swerve and I quickly made the decision to accelerate and cut off the car to my right (there was a car directly to my left). Luckily the cars in front of me didnt hit it, and i was lucky enough to get to another lane in time.
I cant imagine how pissed I would have been to slam into a ladder on the freeway in the new car...
anyhow, did anyone else in SD happen to drive on the same freeway and see it? 805/5 merge North
Glad it was in Sport + for the extra boost
I was driving on one of the major freeways here in San Diego. I was at a spot where the freeway merges with another freeway. I usually try to get all the way over to the fast lane after the merge. This is about 9 lanes if youre coming from the slow lane.
This was in the morning so there were other cars around but not horrible traffic. I was going about 70-75mph. As I was mostly focused on the cars besides me and merging through the freeways, I just happened to spot a metal ladder in the lane I was currently in about 2 cars ahead of me. I saw the cars start to brake/swerve and I quickly made the decision to accelerate and cut off the car to my right (there was a car directly to my left). Luckily the cars in front of me didnt hit it, and i was lucky enough to get to another lane in time.
I cant imagine how pissed I would have been to slam into a ladder on the freeway in the new car...
anyhow, did anyone else in SD happen to drive on the same freeway and see it? 805/5 merge North
Glad it was in Sport + for the extra boost
06-30-15, 07:30 AM
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close call indeed. I know exactly where you're talking about. my question is, if you know there are going to be a good amount of cars during morning "rush hours," wouldn't you want to be in a more defensive driver mode? I know what you mean when you say you want to get over to the left asap, but you can't trust others on the road...especially when something gets thrown in out of the norm; in this case, the ladder. if I see people ahead of me hitting breaks ahead of me, the first that that does not come to my mind is accelerate and cut off someone to my side! granted I'm not going say you did the wrong thing because I wasn't there and you obviously didn't cause another accident, but there's has to be better situation awareness. hope that obstacle didn't cause any major accidents.
06-30-15, 10:15 AM
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A ladder... I wish people would be more responsible and tie things down to their car to the point the objects can't breathe.. This would've been such a bad accident and involved many cars. Hopefully no one hit it after you! & luckily you are safe!!
-Josh
-Josh
07-01-15, 04:59 PM
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