Someone's looking out for us....
I had an "almost" disaster last month as a large van turned right
immediately in front of me, it was like he never even saw me coming. Doing
about 40 mph I hit the brakes and locked it up for about 10 yards and at the
very last minute cut the wheel and released the brake. I missed the rear
quarter panel of the van by an inch and went swerving off to the left head
on into the oncoming traffic. Dodging the oncoming traffic with a few quick
rights and lefts we finally stopped on the curb under the highway underpass
trying to catch our breath. It is indeed true about things happening in
split seconds.
My wife calls it the best move she's ever seen and believes I can do well
on the vintage race circuit, although she's reluctant to take even a quiet
Sunday afternoon ride anymore. (I have some more work to do there) Even with
lights on and all our savvy "know how" people tend to miss or overlook the
LBCs, especially the greens which blend into the landscape so easily.
They're used to the SUVs, minivans, and pickups that frequent the roads
today.
Dave Willner
Stroudsburg, PA
59 TR3A - TS65107L (Apple Green) (......looking for another pair of cheap
"Flamethrowers")
70 BSA 441 Victor Special
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sumner Weisman" <sweisman@gis.net>
To: "Triumphs" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2000 2:57 PM
Subject: Nearly Lost It
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> SWMBO and I were driving back to Massachusetts this afternoon from British
> Invasion in Stowe, Vermont. I was driving through New Hampshire on US
Rt.
> 89, doing 65 in the right lane, minding my own business and enjoying
myself.
> I even had my lights on to be more visible. Suddenly, appearing from
> nowhere, a woman in a white car doing at least 85 came alongside one lane
to
> the left of me, and as if she didn't even see me, she very quickly angled
> her car in my direction and started to put her car exactly where I was.
In
> an instant, the right side of her car was about 12 inches from my front
left
> fender, in my lane, and getting closer. It happened so quickly I didn't
> even get a chance to hit my horn button. She suddenly woke up, veered
back
> in her lane, and sped on down the road. If she had continued another
second
> or two, I think I would have had it. Rolling over a few times in a TR3 is
> not a pleasant thought. Whew!
>
> Sumner Weisman
> 62 TR3B TSF263L (Still on the road, nearly totaled today)
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