It was a rainy day today...this morning it was raining rather heavily. I venture out the door on my way to work around 7:45. I decide instead of driving my normal route down 216, I decided to drive down below the house and jump on the interstate. I drive about 55-60 mph from there almost all the way to work due to the heavy rain...
However, about 15 miles into my trip, I get a big, fat, freakin' scare of a lifetime!!!
I'm driving down the interstate and am already paranoid about water building up on the road...and have to hang on tight to the steering wheel a few times... I get to the Tuscaloosa/Jefferson County line when my day nearly becomes REALLY bad... I hit a big, REALLY BIG patch of water. I find out real quick I'm not going to stop my car. It was all I could do to keep the car in my lane. Well, this story could be almost identical to any story about someone hydroplaning on a road.
Of couse, this must go one step further.
On this particular section of interstate, there is a large barrier in between the east bound and west bound lanes... As I'm sliding across the water...I see HEADLIGHTS...AIMED AT ME! Apparently a car hit the same patch of water going much faster then I was...and had spun around...and ended up on the far left side of the road...aimed the WRONG WAY... Due to hydroplaning, I was headed for the far left side...thinking I was about to hit the barrier...but then notice the headlights and the car!!!! The last thing I remember thinking as I was doing my best to control my car, which was out of control at this point, was, "Oh God, this is it"...and I started to prepare for the huge impact that was coming!
Somehow...my tires gripped the road as I was about 15 yards from the car...and I was able to get back on my side of the road... I came within 3 feet of actually clipping the car! I can't imagine what was going through the mind of the person in the other car!!!
My......God..... I thought I was going to have to stop the car and throw-up. I came so close to being hurt really bad...if not killed! My back was hurting so bad afterwards...since my body was preparing for impact. I hope the unfortunate person who spun around and was probably waiting to get back in the road when I came by made it out of there ok...
Thank God I'm a somewhat steady driver... Not many people would have been able to manuver through that!
The rest of the day was rather exhausting...I'm planning on going to sleep a little early tonight.
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