Ever had your mirrors hit by a pasing truck?
I was talking to another RVer the other night and we were exchanging stories about driving. Both of us had stories of mirrors being hit by trucks. In his case, his was ripped off. I was lucky, an...
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The Year 1999 on I15 Montana being overtaken by a huge semi that cut back into our inside lane to quick pushing hubby at the time with the F350 towing 33ft 5er and children onboard into the shoulder and off the pavement. We would have lost more than just the wing mirror if hubby hadn't done all he could and there was absolutely no further over for him to go.
Idiot just drove on without even realizing what he'd done although hubby was blasting his horn like crazy. We were truly lucky to escape with our lives that day and someone had to have been watching over us.
Another time in the motorhome 2005 we had a drunk/asleep at the wheel driver coming towards us veering into our lane, as we were heading towards Hells Canyon, although hubby ended up in the verge on passenger side trying to avoid him hitting us head on he hit the rear compartments and you could see the faint scratch going into a much deeper gash and it must have awakened him to steer out. Hubby pulled over as soon as possible in a church car park after we both said I think he hit us (we could barely feel it from back there). Called the police as soon as we could but they never caught him and said it happens all the time on that road. Few days later we are headed back from Hells Canyon, going along the Columbia River heading towards the Washington Coast, and another had to be drunk/high driver weaving in and out of all the lanes, straddling, speeding up, slowing down for ages. Finally he took off at huge speed, for us minutes later to hear and see a huge bang and the car rolled several times and catch fire. Unfortunately it also involved innocent others.
Seems whenever we get damage it's always caused by others, they drive off and get away with it and we end up footing the bill. Hubby goes ballistic when it happens but,I'd rather that than our lives or injuries to us.
Idiot just drove on without even realizing what he'd done although hubby was blasting his horn like crazy. We were truly lucky to escape with our lives that day and someone had to have been watching over us.
Another time in the motorhome 2005 we had a drunk/asleep at the wheel driver coming towards us veering into our lane, as we were heading towards Hells Canyon, although hubby ended up in the verge on passenger side trying to avoid him hitting us head on he hit the rear compartments and you could see the faint scratch going into a much deeper gash and it must have awakened him to steer out. Hubby pulled over as soon as possible in a church car park after we both said I think he hit us (we could barely feel it from back there). Called the police as soon as we could but they never caught him and said it happens all the time on that road. Few days later we are headed back from Hells Canyon, going along the Columbia River heading towards the Washington Coast, and another had to be drunk/high driver weaving in and out of all the lanes, straddling, speeding up, slowing down for ages. Finally he took off at huge speed, for us minutes later to hear and see a huge bang and the car rolled several times and catch fire. Unfortunately it also involved innocent others.
Seems whenever we get damage it's always caused by others, they drive off and get away with it and we end up footing the bill. Hubby goes ballistic when it happens but,I'd rather that than our lives or injuries to us.
