A good example of driving too fast for the conditions.
The end result is unfortunate and not the wanted outcome.
http://rmirror.net/r/videos/comments/q5hu9/car_accident_nsfl/
This video reminded me of a similar situation I found myself in back in the winter of 1974/1975.
While returning from Lake Louise in my '64 Impala SS with big honking snow tires, road conditions were slightly worse. I decided for some stupid reason at the time to pass a slower vehicle doing 15KPH, I was passing at 25 KPH or a little more. No one was really speeding as the roads were that bad. As I was passing, the back end came loose, it kissed the front bumper of the car I was passing. I managed to get control of the SS and got it stopped a ways down the road.
The other car went into a snow bank. There was a big cement mixer behind me at the time and he slowed to a stop. We managed to pull the other car out of the snow bank. No injuries and minimal damage to both vehicles but it sure taught me a valuable lesson. There was very little traffic on the road that day too.
The end result is unfortunate and not the wanted outcome.
http://rmirror.net/r/videos/comments/q5hu9/car_accident_nsfl/
This video reminded me of a similar situation I found myself in back in the winter of 1974/1975.
While returning from Lake Louise in my '64 Impala SS with big honking snow tires, road conditions were slightly worse. I decided for some stupid reason at the time to pass a slower vehicle doing 15KPH, I was passing at 25 KPH or a little more. No one was really speeding as the roads were that bad. As I was passing, the back end came loose, it kissed the front bumper of the car I was passing. I managed to get control of the SS and got it stopped a ways down the road.
The other car went into a snow bank. There was a big cement mixer behind me at the time and he slowed to a stop. We managed to pull the other car out of the snow bank. No injuries and minimal damage to both vehicles but it sure taught me a valuable lesson. There was very little traffic on the road that day too.
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