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Auto Talk => General Automotive => Topic started by: shp4man on June 01, 2023, 03:25:17 PM

Title: I was the 5th car in a 4 car pileup on the freeway this morning.
Post by: shp4man on June 01, 2023, 03:25:17 PM
Cruising at a relatively modest 70 mph, some clown 6 cars up slams on the brakes. Which wasn't bad until the moron person in front of me braked too late and tried to split lanes. In a fucking Nissan Altima. The moron damaged at least four other cars.
I was awake and driving the Miata. It's light weight and oversize brakes saved my ass from any damage.
I threaded my way through the broken plastic and bumper skins and got the hell out of there before the CHP shut down the freeway.
Title: Re: I was the 5th car in a 4 car pileup on the freeway this morning.
Post by: FoMoJo on June 01, 2023, 03:29:23 PM
Must've been a rush.
Title: Re: I was the 5th car in a 4 car pileup on the freeway this morning.
Post by: r0tor on June 01, 2023, 04:10:09 PM
I had cars crash in front and behind me in one pile up that I somehow survived... Crazy how fast shit can go down
Title: Re: I was the 5th car in a 4 car pileup on the freeway this morning.
Post by: AutobahnSHO on June 01, 2023, 09:43:22 PM
Eeeek!

Glad you weren't messed up!
Title: Re: I was the 5th car in a 4 car pileup on the freeway this morning.
Post by: Morris Minor on June 03, 2023, 05:01:26 AM
Automatic Emergency Braking - it saved my ass once about three years ago when I hadn't seen the stopped traffic ahead. (Rumor is NHTSA's floating a proposal to make it mandatory.)
Title: Re: I was the 5th car in a 4 car pileup on the freeway this morning.
Post by: CaminoRacer on June 06, 2023, 10:42:00 AM
Looks like Miatas can stop 6-12 feet shorter than Altimas. That's enough to avoid a bumper!
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