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I can actually think of 4 big instances (one time wandering into traffic at 2--too young to remember; one involving a near drowning at 4; another falling out the passenger side of my mother's car, a few years later!); but I'll go with the "latest," for brevity:
Back in 2003, only a week or two before my wedding, I was traveling on the interstate for work, in the fast lane, when someone almost side-swiped me on the right (most likely distracted driving)--in order to avoid being hit, I swerved hard to the left, but lost control on my car in the process (going at least 70mph at that moment). I instinctively turned into the serves, which more than likely kept me from either flipping into the median, or across the 3-lane highway pavement. I had to do this about 3 or 4 times, in quick succession, all the while swerving all over the interstate lanes. However, when my car finally came to a stop, I was facing directly into the oncoming interstate traffic (and a huge diesel truck!). Thankfully, there was enough time and space for them to slow to a crawl, while I moved my car over to the right, and was able to back a couple hundred yards into a rest stop that I had just passed.
I don't mind saying I had the shakes and was practically in tears for the next 10 minutes. That was the scariest & closest I ever came in my adult life to thinking, "I'm gonna die." And too many split-second variables that could have ended badly.
Got off the next exit and came straight home... took all day to come down from that one!
Edited by Shaun Barry on 15 August 2025 at 4:41pm
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