How I almost wrapped my car around a tree AKA why you shouldn't drive fast on dirt roads
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So my friend and I are driving around way too fast on some back roads near where I live, being the idiotic testosterone-fueled teens we are. He tells me to make a slight left onto a dirt road, and I end up taking the turn at about 40 miles per hour. I should mention that this dirt road quickly drops off on the right. I end up almost off the road on the right side, brushing some trees. I overcorrect to the left, then turn the wheel to the right. I start sliding sideways along the road, coming up to a group of menacing trees on my left. I end up with the front third of my car hanging off the lip and my undercarriage hung up in the dirt. Luckily, we didn't hit any of the trees lining the road, and I can only open my door about halfway since there's a tree the size of a telephone pole right there. After spending an hour trying to get the car out, a redneck in a lifted F-250 drives by and we flag him down. He's got a three-way ball on the back, tow hubs on his wheels, the whole shebang. I ask him if he can give us a little pull, and he happily obliges. I get in the car so I can steer it, and he pulls us out in about 10 seconds. I hand him a 50 dollar bill, he drives off. We drive to the car wash and go for the $10 ultimate wash so as to get the mud off the car. Total damage amounted to a three-inch scratch on my front bumper, a little mark on my right headlight, and a severely bruised ego.
[B]TL;DR turtles can breathe through their butts.[/B]
Street view of where it happened:
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The dirt road is what I was trying to turn onto.
Your fault, dumbass.
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[QUOTE=Jah'maaun;22789359]Your fault, dumbass.[/QUOTE]
I know, and I accept that.
I think everyone has moments like this. I'm glad yours didn't end badly :)
I learned something today, story's about getting in a car accident lead to turtles breathing out of their ass. :eng101:
I learned that friends are idiots, as we were driving down a road going 90 miles an hour in his shitty truck, he started texting.
His wheels went offroad for a bit, he didnt notice as a tree came ahead, I yelled WHAT THE FUCK DUDE, he jerked it back on, said "thanks man, you can text for me".
My friend in the back of his truck gave 2 thumbs up though!
I go like 140 km on the gravel roads, I hear about kids in my area rolling their vehicles constantly. I guess I need to slow down a bit.
[QUOTE=Jah'maaun;22789359]Your fault, dumbass.[/QUOTE]
Asshat
[QUOTE=PrismatexV8;22789383]I know, and I accept that.[/QUOTE]
Mature way of handling an asshat
[QUOTE=Septimas;22789554]he jerked it back on,
[/QUOTE]
:smug:
Good your not hurt
out of curiosity is your car FWD or RWD?
All young drivers make mistakes, my friends have done similar.
[QUOTE=Mokkan13;22790223]Good your not hurt
out of curiosity is your car FWD or RWD?
All young drivers make mistakes, my friends have done similar.[/QUOTE]
FWD Hyundai Elantra.
Well shit. That sucks, man.
Luckily you're not hurt :buddy:
My sister DID wrap a car around a tree
[url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=802312[/url]
[QUOTE=wingless;22791268]My sister DID wrap a car around a tree
[url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=802312[/url][/QUOTE]
shes an idiot though. well, same with the op.. maybe they should meet up. two idiots in love. :3:
[QUOTE=PrismatexV8;22789353]So my friend and I are driving around way too fast on some back roads near where I live, being the idiotic testosterone-fueled teens we are. He tells me to make a slight left onto a dirt road, and I end up taking the turn at about 40 miles per hour. I should mention that this dirt road quickly drops off on the right. I end up almost off the road on the right side, brushing some trees. I overcorrect to the left, then turn the wheel to the right. I start sliding sideways along the road, coming up to a group of menacing trees on my left. I end up with the front third of my car hanging off the lip and my undercarriage hung up in the dirt. Luckily, we didn't hit any of the trees lining the road, and I can only open my door about halfway since there's a tree the size of a telephone pole right there. After spending an hour trying to get the car out, a redneck in a lifted F-250 drives by and we flag him down. He's got a three-way ball on the back, tow hubs on his wheels, the whole shebang. I ask him if he can give us a little pull, and he happily obliges. I get in the car so I can steer it, and he pulls us out in about 10 seconds. I hand him a 50 dollar bill, he drives off. We drive to the car wash and go for the $10 ultimate wash so as to get the mud off the car. Total damage amounted to a three-inch scratch on my front bumper, a little mark on my right headlight, and a severely bruised ego.
[B]TL;DR turtles can breathe through their butts.[/B][/QUOTE]
Lol silly Prismatex, thinking dirt has the same traction as asphalt.
Do you live in Alabama by any chance? Like half the roads there aren't paved.
[QUOTE=Meller Yeller;22791937]Do you live in Alabama by any chance? Like half the roads there aren't paved.[/QUOTE]
Upstate NY.
Jesus fuck how did the turtle do that?
[QUOTE=DanTehMan;22789411]I think everyone has moments like this. I'm glad yours didn't end badly :)[/QUOTE]
I don't. I drive safely.
just because you cant drive doesnt mean i shouldnt drive fast on dirt roads
there's nothing like the joy of getting out of a dangerous situation
One day you'll learn the hard way when you go through your windscreen, or kill a passenger.
I took a corner wide out in the middle of nowhere on my bike a couple months ago and ended up sliding off and going for a roll. My bike didn't come out as well as your car did. :(
But hell, only a few bruises on myself so I got off real lucky.
About the same time my mate managed to lose control of his car while we're all piled in there and pull off a 180 before stopping. That shit got the adrenaline pumping.
Conclusion of the story is that my mates and I are idiots and not long for this world.
Instaboxed.
Dammit Pris, I always forget we live right next to each other. I have been on that road. Fucking nobody is ever on it. How do you not go at least like 70 on it?
At least you're ok.
It's pretty fucking terrifying the first time this happens. Happened to me not long ago, as I also forgot the car I was driving had bad tyres. Narrowly missed wrapping the car around a tree but I was able to keep the car in a somewhat controlled drift long enough to slow it down.
Yea well I am from the Canadian prairies, and I wrapped my truck around a tree by the age of three. That is just how we roll.
Oh hey, you're about two hours from me.
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