Barry-QDCC
Supportive Member
I almost killed my wife and myself last night. We are both very lucky.
Driving down the freeway going 60 mph with the traffic. I was taking it a bit slower because it had been raining but it wasn't raining at that particular moment.
In a blink of an eye I'm doing a 360 sliding down the lane. Cars, trucks, semi's all around us. We did a complete circle and somehow ended up in the same lane we started in and facing the right direction. I'm not sure how but we didn't hit anyone or anything and no one hit anyone else. I started the car that had stalled and drove straight over to the exit and stopped in a shopping center parking lot. My wife and I were just looking at each other in a bit of a shocked state. I'm sure there are many who in the very same situation have gotten killed, maimed or seriously injured. We got out scratch and dent free, and didn't injure or kill someone else. It was truly a miracle.
My stupid/negligence mistake was in just looking at the outside edge of the back tires. The part I could see easily without bending down and REALLY checking the tread. Turns out the part I could see was ok, the problem was the part I couldn't see was like a racing slick. Not good.
So don't be like me, check the whole tire not just the outer part that is easy to see. I'm glad no one got hurt because I'm feeling guilty enough as it is.
Driving down the freeway going 60 mph with the traffic. I was taking it a bit slower because it had been raining but it wasn't raining at that particular moment.
In a blink of an eye I'm doing a 360 sliding down the lane. Cars, trucks, semi's all around us. We did a complete circle and somehow ended up in the same lane we started in and facing the right direction. I'm not sure how but we didn't hit anyone or anything and no one hit anyone else. I started the car that had stalled and drove straight over to the exit and stopped in a shopping center parking lot. My wife and I were just looking at each other in a bit of a shocked state. I'm sure there are many who in the very same situation have gotten killed, maimed or seriously injured. We got out scratch and dent free, and didn't injure or kill someone else. It was truly a miracle.
My stupid/negligence mistake was in just looking at the outside edge of the back tires. The part I could see easily without bending down and REALLY checking the tread. Turns out the part I could see was ok, the problem was the part I couldn't see was like a racing slick. Not good.
So don't be like me, check the whole tire not just the outer part that is easy to see. I'm glad no one got hurt because I'm feeling guilty enough as it is.
