When learning to drive.... - Page 3

**Bearcat** · 06-20-2003, 04:10 PM

... did you ever hit anything?

**Skip Towne** · 06-20-2003, 06:24 PM

Wouldn't you think they would know better than to build a house right where Slayer is trying to drive?

Bucs Girl · 06-20-2003, 06:42 PM

you think thats bad I would come home after a night on the town
and one time the mailbox was under my suv and about 4or 5 times after that I would drive the kids to the bus and I always
took out one of the naighbors mailbox

06-20-2003, 09:56 PM

How in the heck did I miss this thread?

I don't even have anything witty to add. Imagine that. Speechless.

**RealSNR** · 06-20-2003, 09:58 PM

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Originally posted by Phobia
How in the heck did I miss this thread?

I don't even have anything witty to add. Imagine that. Speechless.

Must be the baby, eh Phil?

**morphius** · 06-20-2003, 10:10 PM

Riding a bike, didn't wreck. Riding a motorcycle (13) I didn't have any problems, driving a car (16) no problem. 4 wheeler, no problem.

But when I was maybe 10 my uncles stuck me on a three wheeler. So I'm just driving in big cicrcles trying to understand how the thing drives, I have never drove anything with a motor. After going around a few times one of the uncles yells out for me to give it some more gas, I give it a bit too much. As I panic hitting the break I never release the accelerator. Now anyone who has driven one may remember that the breaks didn't do anything with the throttle turned. Very embarasingly, I actually hit the broad side of a barn.

Morphius
Still gets **** about that one.

**Rain Man** · 06-20-2003, 10:11 PM

Chin up, Slayer. Those things happen.

In 1979, I had a Mr. Misty on my dash on my way home from work at the Dairy Queen. (Yes, that Dairy Queen, ENDelt. My picture's on the wall there, by the way.) I made a left turn, and learned that inertia will make a Mr. Misty slide. A quick lunge, a loss of control, and suddenly I was up on a high curb. Tore the brakes out from under the car, but I never told my parents. When my dad noticed that the car had no brakes, I just shrugged. That was about two weeks after I got my license, and I was just lucky I didn't hit anyone or anything.

Frazod · 06-20-2003, 10:13 PM

Shortly after I got my license, I hit another car. Barely.

I was stopped at an intersection and a big truck was making a left turn in front of me. He was close, and at the time I had no concept of where the front of the vehicle ended. I thought the truck was going to hit me, which would be BAD, because I was in a Vega.

So I threw the car into reverse and smacked the vehicle behind me. Did no damage to my car, but I did have to replace the other car's license plate holder.

Other than that, the only collision I was ever involved in where I was driving was one I got in deliberately, so I guess you can't really call it an "accident."

06-20-2003, 10:17 PM

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Originally posted by frazod
Other than that, the only collision I was ever involved in where I was driving was one I got in deliberately, so I guess you can't really call it an "accident."

Oh, do tell, Mr. Riley.

Frazod · 06-20-2003, 10:23 PM

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Originally posted by Phobia

Oh, do tell, Mr. Riley.

I was chasing my arch-enemy through the streets of Kirksville. I got beside him on a two lane, one-way street and swerved ahead in front of him (my motivation being to stop him so I could drag him out of his car and kick his ass).

Now, in the movies, when this happens, the other vehicle stops before hitting your car.

But real life ain't a movie.

In real life, you cut in front of the other vehicle, and IT HITS YOU. And it's your fault. And you just happen to be directly in front of the POLICE STATION. And you have to pay to repair the prick's car. And your insurance rates go up.

Of course, the following week I did get the guy out of his car and beat the shit out of him, in front of all my friends and all his friends, so that certainly took the sting out of it.

Frazod · 06-20-2003, 10:45 PM

Would someone explain to me why this particular thread is stuck at the top?

papasmurf · 06-20-2003, 10:47 PM

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Originally posted by frazod
Would someone explain to me why this particular thread is stuck at the top?

good question

Logical · 06-20-2003, 10:49 PM

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Originally posted by Slayer Andretti

I made a turn that was a little too wide and ended up in the left lane. When I was getting back into the left lane, I turned the wheel too much and got on the sidewalk. While attempting to hit the break, my leg was pushing on the wheel and caused me to turn right and into the house. Other than the side-view mirror, the only damage is under the right headlight....some dents, scrapes, and two small holes where the brick punctured the metal.

This is the kind of thing they put in the movies and we all laugh our asses off over because it could NEVER happen.

Obviously we have not met Slaya Andretti!

BIG_DADDY · 06-20-2003, 11:32 PM

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Originally posted by Logical

This is the kind of thing they put in the movies and we all laugh our asses off over because it could NEVER happen.

Obviously we have not met Slaya Andretti!

I agree, I'm never getting in a car with that knucklehead. Imagine him with a cell phone trying to change radio stations.

BIG K · 06-20-2003, 11:47 PM

Had my first 'accident' three months ago......

In a drunken stuper, I was moving my truck out of the driveway and into the garage when I nailed a friends 'Rodeo'.....That cost me $1,300 bucks! ****ing foreign cars!!!!!

**KcMizzou** · 06-20-2003, 11:56 PM

on my first "practice run", I hit a trash can in the alley behind our house. No damage, but my dad laughed at me and gave me alot of sh*t about it.

Thank God we didn't have the internet in those days.

View Poll Results: Did you ever hit something while learning to drive?
Yes, another car	6	6.45%
Yes, a tree or sign or traffic light	1	1.08%
Yes, a house	3	3.23%
Yes, a person	2	2.15%
Yes, something else	6	6.45%
No	75	80.65%
Voters: 93. You may not vote on this poll

06-20-2003, 04:10 PM
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06-20-2003, 09:56 PM	#33
Phobia Guest Casino cash: $	How in the heck did I miss this thread? I don't even have anything witty to add. Imagine that. Speechless.
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06-20-2003, 10:10 PM	#35
morphius World's finest morphius Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $6425027	Riding a bike, didn't wreck. Riding a motorcycle (13) I didn't have any problems, driving a car (16) no problem. 4 wheeler, no problem. But when I was maybe 10 my uncles stuck me on a three wheeler. So I'm just driving in big cicrcles trying to understand how the thing drives, I have never drove anything with a motor. After going around a few times one of the uncles yells out for me to give it some more gas, I give it a bit too much. As I panic hitting the break I never release the accelerator. Now anyone who has driven one may remember that the breaks didn't do anything with the throttle turned. Very embarasingly, I actually hit the broad side of a barn. Morphius Still gets **** about that one.
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06-20-2003, 10:11 PM	#36
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $1448491 VARSITY	Chin up, Slayer. Those things happen. In 1979, I had a Mr. Misty on my dash on my way home from work at the Dairy Queen. (Yes, that Dairy Queen, ENDelt. My picture's on the wall there, by the way.) I made a left turn, and learned that inertia will make a Mr. Misty slide. A quick lunge, a loss of control, and suddenly I was up on a high curb. Tore the brakes out from under the car, but I never told my parents. When my dad noticed that the car had no brakes, I just shrugged. That was about two weeks after I got my license, and I was just lucky I didn't hit anyone or anything. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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06-20-2003, 10:13 PM	#37
Frazod WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $1253385	Shortly after I got my license, I hit another car. Barely. I was stopped at an intersection and a big truck was making a left turn in front of me. He was close, and at the time I had no concept of where the front of the vehicle ended. I thought the truck was going to hit me, which would be BAD, because I was in a Vega. So I threw the car into reverse and smacked the vehicle behind me. Did no damage to my car, but I did have to replace the other car's license plate holder. Other than that, the only collision I was ever involved in where I was driving was one I got in deliberately, so I guess you can't really call it an "accident."
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06-20-2003, 10:45 PM	#40
Frazod WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $1253385	Would someone explain to me why this particular thread is stuck at the top?
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06-20-2003, 11:47 PM	#44
BIG K Veteran Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: California Casino cash: $9825230	Had my first 'accident' three months ago...... In a drunken stuper, I was moving my truck out of the driveway and into the garage when I nailed a friends 'Rodeo'.....That cost me $1,300 bucks! ****ing foreign cars!!!!!
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06-20-2003, 11:56 PM	#45
KcMizzou Supporter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Parkville MO Casino cash: $10005170	on my first "practice run", I hit a trash can in the alley behind our house. No damage, but my dad laughed at me and gave me alot of sh*t about it. Thank God we didn't have the internet in those days.
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