Lucky Escape - Ever Had One?

[anaxcrosswords]

I've had two. Driving down the M6 for some motor racing show at Silverstone in early Feb, must have been 20 years ago, it was freezing. Inside and middle lanes weren’t too bad, but the outside had long stretches of ice. Somewhere near Stoke, I was in the middle lane, overtaking, when a large black saloon came past. Not that fast, to be honest, but too fast for the conditions. He caught the ice, swerved right in front of me, over onto the embankment and into a roll. For a split second I got the oddest image. In mid-roll, the car’s nose was on the ground and I was effectively looking down into the car – the passenger’s hands were clasped in his lap (I imagined he’d be trying to hold onto a door handle or something).
The other, only a few years later, happened while driving into Buxton from the Dove Holes side. On a straight stretch, by the golf course, something caused everyone to brake suddenly. I managed to stop without hitting the car in front. The guy behind me stopped too, but he got hit from behind. It was a nose-to-tail job involving about a dozen cars and mine was the only one that didn’t get hit.

[TWR]

To be continued, for further Ref.

[mushroom25]

i was heading to a worksite in Romford, having driven from Doncaster; my colleague had been asleep for most of the journey and was still asleep when i arrived at the M25/A12 junction. being rush hour, the queue for the junction spilled back on to the main carriageway, so I joined the queue.

as soon as I 'd stopped, i noticed a 44tonner approaching the back of the queue (me) at at least 50-60mph, then all tryres smoking as brakes were applied at the last moment. I was only feet from the car in front so couldn't pull away, in any case the crash barrier protecting the junction sign prevented it. with only feet to spare the truck squeezed into a gap in the next lane and passed my car and was gone.

whilst i watched in the mirror with nowhere to go, my only thought, perversely, was, should i wake my colleague to be conscious of his doom, or leave him oblivious?

[jomifl]

mushroom, I don't suppose you thought of getting out of the car?

[mushroom25]

jomifil, no. the life expectancy of a pedestrian on a live motorway carriageway can be measured in seconds.

[interele]

Was a passenger. - On the M1 at 70mph the front wheel
bearing collapsed - that was quite exciting ..... not