I am lucky to be alive

[Scorpion]

I was taking my friend home in my car and we're on a two-lane road. I hit a turn and there is a large puddle since it has been raining recently. I didn't see this puddle and I skid out of control into an oncoming car. I overcorrect and start fishtailing and the car swerves into the grass out of my way. I do a complete 180 and wind up on the sidewalk. Thank god there were no objects in the way. I was extremely close to hitting a tree. I am almost certain both of us would have been severely injured if not killed if we either hit the car or the tree, as the car likely would have flipped over going 45 mph. Very harrowing experience.

[wxmann_91]

Wow. You've been getting into a lot of close calls in your car. Drive safely Scorp.

[SouthFloridawx]

glad your ok... gotta watch those slick florida roads. The good thing is that no one was seriously hurt.

[TexasStooge]

Scary situation

Glad you're OK.

[coriolis]

Close call, Scorpion! Glad you're ok.

[Skywatch_NC]

Glad your okay, Scorpion!

Also, when rain is occurring...roads can be slick from any oil build-up mixing with the rainwater.

And of course puddles can cause hydroplaning.

[beachbum_al]

Scary! Glad to hear that you are okay.

[Scorpion]

Thanks guys. Those 2 seconds that it occured were the scariest of my life.

[HurricaneGirl]

Glad to hear you came out of that incident unscathed!

[azsnowman]

Pucker power to the X100......glad your O'TAY

[Stephanie]

I'm glad you're alright! It is really scary when you lose control of your car.

[DaylilyDawn]

Been there done that before! It was very scary for me also. I am glad that you and your passenger weren't hurt and also that no one was hurt.