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Proper way to avoid this accident?
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What is the proper way to avoid a head on collision when you are on a two lane road (land barrier separating oncoming traffic, so it's a four lane road, technically), going at 35mph, which is the speed limit, and you see a car about 60 feet away from that is waiting to make a right turn? You are on the right most lane, and just as you get within 30 feet of this car, it suddenly decides to go ahead with the turn.
My conscious attention was focused on the front of the oncoming car as I began to panic and execute the evasive maneuver from my subconscious mind. Like a deer caught in a car's headlights, the only thing I had programmed my subconscious to do as I only thought of the car in front of me was to immediately brake and swerve to the left. As I did this, I saw I came within two feet of the front of the other car as I passed it. It was already quarter way into my lane, so I was forced to swerve onto the other lane. Lucky for me there were no other cars behind or around me. Had there been been a car to my left, I can only imagine that I would have hit it.
What is the proper safety procedure for a situation like this?
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broham85
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Well, there wasn't really too much else you could've done. However, I would recommend being more aware of the traffic around you. There should have been no "if" there was a car beside or behind me. Be aware of your surroundings by checking mirrors more often because had you hit a car beside you, you could have accidentally killed/injured someone completely innocent. Your only choice, if someone was beside you would have been to hit the car that cut you off, and in the short distance you had, brake heavily but try not to skid. Skidding increases stopping distance which equals a higher speed collision which equals more damage and increased chances for injury. Take care. |
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eric
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You handled this situation good. There's nothing else you could have done to avoid this. There would have been an accident if there was a car in the left lane and unfortunately you probably would have been found at fault if you hit a car in the left lane if it was in your blind spot. In that situation if I knew moving to the left lane was impossible then I would have just hit the car turning in front of me while slamming on the brakes. I mean what else are you suppose to do if there was no exit to avoid the car without hitting another car. |
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golden rider
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Sounds like you handled it pretty well. I would have done about the same thing. Always remember to swerve to the direction the other car is coming from. That and braking is about all you can do. I had a couple deer run out coming from my right a couple months ago at about 12:30 am and did about the same thing you did, but I swerved to the right and braked. I was running about 70 mph though. I missed them. |
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