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Houston_Remodel
Nov 01, 2015Explorer
Birmingham AL during morning rush hour a few years ago -
We were crawling along at maybe 5 mph. I was in a 'must exit' lane and didn't want to exit the highway so I was stopped waiting for the semi next to me to finish inching forward so I could change lanes and get behind him. I kept an eye on the side view mirror to see if any cars were coming northward toward town. Sure enough some guy in his fully restored mid 60's muscle car came flying over the crest of the hill.
To avoid hitting us, he elected to veer into the center divider. As soon as he did this I pulled forward as to get the cab of the truck next to the rear wheels of the semi. The car bounced off the center divider and sent parts flying under the truck as the car banged into the semi's rear wheels from the other side.
Miraculously the driver walked away. The semi and my truck had minor damage mostly from flying car parts.
We were crawling along at maybe 5 mph. I was in a 'must exit' lane and didn't want to exit the highway so I was stopped waiting for the semi next to me to finish inching forward so I could change lanes and get behind him. I kept an eye on the side view mirror to see if any cars were coming northward toward town. Sure enough some guy in his fully restored mid 60's muscle car came flying over the crest of the hill.
To avoid hitting us, he elected to veer into the center divider. As soon as he did this I pulled forward as to get the cab of the truck next to the rear wheels of the semi. The car bounced off the center divider and sent parts flying under the truck as the car banged into the semi's rear wheels from the other side.
Miraculously the driver walked away. The semi and my truck had minor damage mostly from flying car parts.
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