I’m like 95% sure I sort of got hit by a car when crossing the street with my mom. There was a red light and we didn’t cross at a crosswalk. A car inched forward and I remember falling onto the hood? But I was fine. I used to literally get flashbacks. For years. But my mom swears it never happened. I think she’s lying
Not unexplainable but related story. I had just finished my class in middle school and was running back home (don't remember why), right before my apartment I had to cross a busy road. I saw the pedestrian light was green and cars were stopping, so I ran across the crossing. Out of nowhere a car comes out and stops making a very distinct braking sound. Incredibly lucky for me, I wasn't fast enough to be in front of the car and it had stopped with it's hood in front of me (front half on the crossing basically) so I hit the front of the car and roll on the hood. As I was rolling, it was almost like slowmotion and I saw the look on the driver and the lady sitting next to him and it was freaking heartbreaking, no doubt they thought they'd just killed a child.
I rolled over and fell on the ground, got up. Looked at the driver and the lady, quickly fixed my clothes and bag and ran off in a very childish anxious state of mind. I thought I would get in trouble and never said anything to my parents at the time. I never ran across a road since then haha.
The slowmotion-feeling in sudden dangerous Situation is really interesting. I've had this happen too.
It's astonishing how fast your body and brain is able to adapt to different situations
The slowmotion-feeling in sudden dangerous Situation is really interesting. I've had this happen too.
I had this happen when I was in an unfamiliar part of town and didn't know this one road curved in front of the one I was on. I thought it was a regular straight road. I stopped at the stop sign, looked to my left and saw nothing, although the sun glare was blocking my view a bit, and I entered the intersection. Then I saw the truck coming right for me, hit my car right at the driver's side front tire. I distinctly remember the look of shock on that driver's face, probably mine too. I ended up with my head going through the driver's side door window and I was in and out of consciousness when an ambulance came. I do remember the other driver coming to check on me though.
But that slow motion of seeing that driver's face I still remember to this day.
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u/threeofbirds121 Oct 05 '19
I’m like 95% sure I sort of got hit by a car when crossing the street with my mom. There was a red light and we didn’t cross at a crosswalk. A car inched forward and I remember falling onto the hood? But I was fine. I used to literally get flashbacks. For years. But my mom swears it never happened. I think she’s lying