I was coming home from the car show Saturday. There were 4 cars in front of me, nothing behind me for about 100 yds. An SUV pulled out in front of us, first car (Car #1)
swerved. About a mile later car #1 passed the SUV and slowed down from 55 mph to 40. The SUV tried several times to pass but car #1 would speed up then slow back down. When I saw the game they were playing, I dropped back to what I thought was a safe distance. This is a busy 2 lane road (from the Bay Bridge to the beach) with several fatalities every summer. I thought I was going to be a statistic. Suv went to pass car #1 while there was oncoming traffic. Cars in front of me went in all directions. (Looked like Tony Stewart bumping Casey Kane). Oncoming car (car #2) went off the road, come back on, went sideways with full body roll, fish tailed the other way, again with full body roll. He went from side to side, I thought he was going to start barrel rolling. I got as far to the side of the road as I could and stopped. This was happening about 40 yds in front of me. Car #2 finally got enough control to stop the body roll but was heading directly at me (about 20 yds out). This all happened in a matter of about 5 seconds, my whole life flashed before my eyes. Driver of car #2 was able to steer his car across in front of me, missing only by about 20 feet. He just missed a telephone pole and went between 2 trees. When he was able to get stopped he was in someones yard, lucky there was not a ditch. The good Lord smiled on us yesterday as no one made contact and no one was injured. It was a very anxious few seconds. There was almost one less 65 on the road, and they don't have air-bags.
People, please let me remind everyone, "Road Rage" is NOT a video game. Don't be foolish out there, BE SAFE.
Ed
