Black Ice
I hit black ice on a duel carriageway causing a spin that sent me onto the wrong side of the road.

Luckily it was 5am so there was not much traffic on the other side, the accident caused my front wheel to be damaged so I couldn't move the car, first thing I did was to phone the police to close the road to stop a big accident.

Next was to phone a recovery truck to get the car out the way, I was standing on the side of the road next to the car on the phone to the recovery people when the truck hit, 2ft in the other direction and it would have hit me.

The one thing about the accident that will live with me forever is the look on the face of the fireman that ran towards me, It was a mixture of pure shock and amazement mixed with confusion.
I could see that he was thinking, how the fuck is this guy still alive and standing next to the wreck of a car when just about 50 meters away there is a flipped truck on the road.

It took them 5 hours to reopen the road

The Aftermath.


Article
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( Terry Oblong There's nobody here but us chickens on, Fri 23 Apr 2010, 3:53, 5 replies)

If roads were painted white the black ice would be a lot easier to see.
( enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Fri 23 Apr 2010, 4:22, closed)

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 23 Apr 2010, 9:57, closed)

I like how you stress your good luck (surviving)
and not your bad luck (losing your car.)

Fortune smiled on you that day!
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Fri 23 Apr 2010, 7:30, closed)

Did you happen to have a change of pants?
I prsume such were necessary...
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Fri 23 Apr 2010, 8:47, closed)

No
But I was on an adrenaline high for about 3 hours, after that shock and pain kicked in
( Terry Oblong There's nobody here but us chickens on, Tue 27 Apr 2010, 0:31, closed)