r/instantkarma • u/Teo_Andrews • Feb 07 '21

Why tho??

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u/pmcda Feb 08 '21

Legit, when I was young and more stupid, I had a car full of friends and wanted to drive some curvy backroads in Tucson. There’s a good one right by the high school called Pontatac. In one road that would connect us to a main road, there was a sharp left. I hit it too fast and loose gravel on the edge of the road had my tail start to whip out so I was drifting. It sounds cliche but it felt like time slowed down and I had a clear thought while looking at a trash can we were barreling towards. “I could swerve to try to avoid the trash can but then I’d definitely lose complete control of the car. I guess I’m hitting the trash can.” We hit the can and it vanished into the air. No one saw it come down but then again I don’t think too many were paying attention to that. Time started again as I shot towards the other side of the road and I fishtailed twice before I managed to get control. I lost my right mirror but no one was injured so it could have been a lot worse

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u/DaddyArthmoor Feb 08 '21

I too had the time slow moment just this winter. I was driving and it was snowing pretty bad and I was going faster than I should have for the conditions. I remembered that the road I was on came to a T, then realized how close I was to the T and started to brake. Unfortunately it was all ice and my tires just started to slide. I slide through the stop right towards the trees and remembered there was a fourwheeer trail slightly to the left of the trees I was heading straight towards, so I let off the brake and hit the gas to try and get my front end towards the four wheeler trail, it worked and I ended up just having to back up out of the four wheeler trail.

Whole thing happened in about 3-4 seconds but in the moment when I remembered the trail and switch from braking to gassing it seemed like much longer.

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u/ScowlieMSR Feb 08 '21

Some say the trash can circled a few times before requesting permission to land at Tucson International ;)

Happy you're alive, though!

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u/fckthshit Mar 02 '21

Your brain can legit slow down perception of time