I'm not sure I'd consider these "close calls" since there's actual wrecks and carnage involved...
I have similar truck story...
One time in my 1st year after getting my licence @ 16-yr old, I was coming back from Santa Cruz over hwy-17. Lots of curves, perfect @ highway speeds. I was borrowing my dad's Supra and was really pushing it over speed-limit. It had started drizzling rain ever so slightly. Coming into corner, I flew up next to tractor-trailer and tossed it into corner.
Then it started rotating too much... OH NO!!!! I started seeing front bumper of truck enter my vision, then front wheel... SLAM ON BRAKES!!!! Luckily, my rotating trajectory with locked up tyres perfectly matched curve of road and I made it through 1/4th of turn before stopping sideways in lane! I was starring at door of truck which had also stopped!!!
My back bumper was inches from guard-rail and front-end was inches from truck! I motioned for him to move along as I couldn't move in either direction. After his trailer cleared , I was able to turn into his lane and creep along home like geezer. Safely back in garage, I checked over car carefully, not a scratch! Whew!!! :
Now THAT, I consider a very close call!!!
I have similar truck story...
One time in my 1st year after getting my licence @ 16-yr old, I was coming back from Santa Cruz over hwy-17. Lots of curves, perfect @ highway speeds. I was borrowing my dad's Supra and was really pushing it over speed-limit. It had started drizzling rain ever so slightly. Coming into corner, I flew up next to tractor-trailer and tossed it into corner.
Then it started rotating too much... OH NO!!!! I started seeing front bumper of truck enter my vision, then front wheel... SLAM ON BRAKES!!!! Luckily, my rotating trajectory with locked up tyres perfectly matched curve of road and I made it through 1/4th of turn before stopping sideways in lane! I was starring at door of truck which had also stopped!!!
My back bumper was inches from guard-rail and front-end was inches from truck! I motioned for him to move along as I couldn't move in either direction. After his trailer cleared , I was able to turn into his lane and creep along home like geezer. Safely back in garage, I checked over car carefully, not a scratch! Whew!!! :
Now THAT, I consider a very close call!!!