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Re: Watched an accident happen before my very eyes
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Posted by Fred Kobs on December 26, 2004 at 04:44:35 from (207.177.45.80):
In Reply to: Watched an accident happen before my very eyes! posted by RayP(MI) on December 25, 2004 at 17:47:46:
I was on I-80 over by Neola Ia. about mid-September and don't know what went wrong but watched an empty, almost new, car trailer dance left/right a couple times and came off the pickup pulling it. From the right lane accross the median strip, accross both of my lanes, into a flat ditch, up a STEEP bank, plowing to a stop took only a few seconds. Always spent the extra time on my own stuff to make sure everything is as safe as possible for everyone around me and wish all would do the same. All were lucky that day as interstate wasn't busy and I was the only car for a mile or so around but could have been a very bad deal. Was a good "watch the other guy" lesson for my 14yr. old daughter tho 'cause she was pretty shook up. Hate to think what if I had been distracted at that moment and not had the opportunity to slow down. Fred
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