Near Death Experiences

[Bluelass]

reading some of these road related experiences I'm beginning to see why I'm kept so busy picking bodies up off the roads. Drivng like a ****** is not a clever thing to do. You may have escaped once but sooner or later you will die or kill someone if you drive like an effing idiot.

Anyway, many years ago I was a passenger going over the Clifton viaduct, M56, near Runcorn, when we had a very heavy hail shower, we were in lane 1, going quite slowly because of the weather and a car overtook us in lane 2 and started to skid just in front of us.

It then turned full circle and hit us side on pushing us against the barrier. Well, I was in the passenger seat squashed up against the barrier with one car, no two cars, no make that three, vehicles all crashed into us. I looked down and just prayed that the barrier would hold, which it obviously did. I really thought I was going to go over the edge in to river hundreds of feet below.
How we all got out alive is anyone's guess but it took me years to go over that bridge again and even now I drive in lane 3 whenever I have to cross it.
Perhaps that's why I became a road safety engineer!:blink:

 

[Bundy]

Nearly drowned when snorkling. Got smashed up against the rocks, blood and scratches all over my arms, went in to shock.

 

[Bundy]

I was run over by a car when I was a kid.
The car had swerved to miss another kid and trapped me between itself and another car. I guess that was a near death experience, but can only really remember my leg bones sticking out of my legs and not much else.
Have been stabbed, and had a few near misses with trains and busses but they don't really count .

Hey... is your first name Joleon?

 

[Sharpys top lip]

This is the same as somone has posted...

Was flying home from the Dominican Rep. Was Just about to land in Manchester after about 11 hrs. Was really bad turbulance an we were in dark black clouds. I remember thinking when we come out of the clouds it will be smooth again an we'll land right after. So i was looking out the window an was sitting right over the engine. Next thing.....


BANG..........

The engine blew (or so i thought) In that second i thought "well thats it, cant belive it's today"

Then the Plane rollred to the left and back to the right. I could hear the engines struggling as well, making strange noises... All the lights were flickering in the cabin an well fell about 100 foot in seconds....

Next thing..

We popped out the clouds and made a good landing. Just remember the look on peoples faces when we landed!! Then the piolet came over the loud speaker and said we were hit by lightning. As i looked at the engine again it was smoking and so was the wing were it was him.

That was some scarey [Poor language removed]....!!!

 

[bobbyrob]

I ate Pineapple on Pizza once that was scary shi*

 

[Norwegian Cow]

when i was about 10 me and the neighbour was gonna cut down a big tree, when it fell it fell in the direction of me. All I could think was " run run run". unfortunately i ran the exact same way as the tree was falling. (it was just like in the cartoons) But in that situation i didnt manage to think that i should go to the left or to the right. When the tree fell to the ground it fell only 1-2 metres away from me.

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

when i was about 10 me and the neighbour was gonna cut down a big tree, when it fell it fell in the direction of me. All I could think was " run run run". unfortunately i ran the exact same way as the tree was falling. (it was just like in the cartoons) But in that situation i didnt manage to think that i should go to the left or to the right. When the tree fell to the ground it fell only 1-2 metres away from me.

you silly cow

 

[Topblue]

I have had a few close calls in a car.. im an excellent driver, i just push it to the limits a bit too much !

anyway i got a new car a few years ago, stupid quick ! and was round a mates before town! decided to go the shop, and as i had only had a few (enough to boost my confidence haha and make me stupid) i wanted to show my car off so drove it with the lads to the shop.

must have been doing around 80, and the corner went 45 degree left then right..

as i was hammering it, i went round the first corner... the car started to flick out at the back, i done the usual and atttempted to pull it back in and ended up fish tailing it the other way..

heading towards a low garden wall sideways i some how managed to literally scrape it along it, and pull it back together.

after shitting myself, pulled over.. and said to the lads.. wat the ****. did we hit that lol..

got out and their was a paint scuff about 4 inch's by 4 inches, in one panel only, not even a dent.. it was literally a scrape !!

couldnt believe it .. soooo lucky!! prob wudda really hurt !!

also mate was driving once down by vauxhalls.. went round a sharp corner, spun the car.. flew right in front of a lorry and came back onto the same side of the road.. inches in front of it.. jesssus !! lol

excellent driver you say sure it isnt eccentric

 

[Norwegian Cow]

you silly cow

I know mooo. But in that situation I just didnt manage to think. I was only young also and had prepared myself that it wasnt going to go in my direction.

 

[Scottoffee]

2 for me.

When I was 18 I came home pissed, nicked my mum's 2 day old X-Trail, drove for a fair bit then proceeded to slam my foot on the accelerator rather than the brakes and smash head on through a crash barrier - down a 20m embankment.

Had to climb out the passenger door (which was where the roof was supposed to be) judging from the damage, it'd flipped a few times.

Walked away with nothing other than internal bruising on my ribs from the seatbelt.

Second time, I shagged this girl who neglected to inform me that her boyfriend happened to be in jail at the time.

One of these stupid women that let's these f*ckwits completely control them, so of course, she tells him the minute he's free.

Less than impressed, he showed up at my house with a massive blade, luckily, I had some fairly notorious mates at the time who managed to get there quick-sticks and 'diffuse' the situation - no doubt in my mind the crazy shitbag would've done me in an instant if he hadn't been absolutely terrified of these guys.

 

[Blue_in_london]

I was on a flight to the greek island of Corfu with an ex girlfriend when as our plane started to decend we encountered a violent electrical storm . The seat belt signs came on followed by the captain telling us we had been instructed to stick to the original flight path so we had no choice but to go through the storm which by now was bufitting the plane from side to side . Flying , up until that point hadnt bothered me much but I had never been through anything like what was happening to us . To be frank I scared sh*tless and it was about to get a whole lot worst . Just as my ex grabbed me and I her a flash came through the windows lighting up the cabin followed by a massive CRACK ! . Everyone and I mean everyone , women , children , hairy blokes and Sterwardesses screamed . The engines let out a god awful whale and the plane dropped for what felt like a minute though in reality probably only 5 or so seconds .

I went white a sheet and nearly strangled my ex as I clung on for dear life . You learn an awful lot about yourself in times like that and I found out that if I was faced with death I would cry like a baby

The landing was equally as frightening but we got down . Everyone couldnt get off fast enough and it got quite heated between a few sets of people who were pushing to get off . I just sat rooted to my seat thankfull to still be breathing . As I was getting off the pilot was already on the tarmac inspecting a massive fcuk off scortch mark on the side of the plane . " Nice one captain your a hero " I said shaking his hand " " What " he said looking mystified as he simply walked off and back on the plane . Pilots are a mad bunch as to him that was nothing just another day at the office .

I shouldn't have read that - going to Corfu with my gf this weekend, and there's thunderstorms forecast!! I hate flying too!

 

[chicoazul]

I once had to make my body as small as possible to take shelter under a shelf during a bad hurricane when the roof where I was was started collapsing in me.

Wasn't nice to contemplate your own death.

I'm still here like.

 

[chicoazul]

I shouldn't have read that - going to Corfu with my gf this weekend, and there's thunderstorms forecast!! I hate flying too!

You'll get some boss thunderstorms in Corfu at this time of year.

I lived there for two years, superb place.

 

[gordonjblair]

shot at twice, once in Moss Side, once in a C130 just south of Baghdad.

The first one was off the back of the funniest attempted mugging I've ever been victim of (also the only one - but when the accomplice gives you his oppo's name and address it does mean giving a statement gets an awful lot easier), and the second was just one of those situations you have to face with equanimity - either it's going to happen or it isn't.

 

[chicoazul]

shot at twice, once in Moss Side, once in a C130 just south of Baghdad.

The first one was off the back of the funniest attempted mugging I've ever been victim of (also the only one - but when the accomplice gives you his oppo's name and address it does mean giving a statement gets an awful lot easier), and the second was just one of those situations you have to face with equanimity - either it's going to happen or it isn't.

Particularly the latter one, that must have been terrifying.

I admire those who serve a great, great deal.