Daniel78362
Active member
Ok, so I need to confess and get this off my chest. I feel bad. No, it's not about having a recent post moved to the N-EPRT section ( I can deal with it). But this is a little more serious. As I read some of the recent "close call" threads, I thought I should relate the following.</p>
This past Wednesday, the 22nd, I was on my way to a part time gig around 1240-1320. Now I was enjoying the day and clipping along around 10mph over the posted speed limit. Part of my commute takes me south over a Harbor Bridge, it's a short but tall span with a slow and sweeping 2 lane right turn at the bottom that merges with 2 lanes to a north bound Hwy. Any Texans familiar with Corpus know what I'm talking about. It's an old Hwy that's of a canyon design at the bottom where lanes merge. That day the winds were gusting about 20-30 mph, they funnel right up that canyon and push.</p>
As I approached the bottom I set myself up for a aggressive right lane 3rd gear run through the turn (60-70 mph, not a problem) but as I hit the bottom and made the north transition some dude in a beat up faded blue Pontiac G-6 on my right started to speeding up to my pace. I put my L/turn signal on to merge left, there's a left turn flyover 3/4 of a mile down the road on to another Hwy south. As I speeded up to merge left so did he. Not to be out done I jumped a gap and got in front of him. Well as I put my signal on again to merge left he started speed up and moved to the next left lane. I thought "really". 2 lanes to the left was a green Jeep Cherokee with a 4 car lead on the car behind. I hit the throttle cut in front of the Pontiac and jumped the 2 lanes to fall in behind the Jeep. As I came in behind the Jeep I was running hot which I expected, I hit the rear and front breaks hard, expecting to fall in behind. Well I didn't take into account the wind factor, I found myself being pushed right into the back of the Jeep. Thought "****, ****, ****" and went for my "out" which was the gap between the Jeep and the left retaining wall. Tried to fall in behind her but she kept slowing down. At that moment I don't think she knew I was there, so I gunned it and got ahead of her, glanced my rearview, everyone seemed to still be going north. I felt bad, was certain I gave that woman, 3 other cars close by and that Ambulance which I'm sure was transporting a patient to the hospital, all Heart/**** Attacks. Well I continued on my way at a calmer pace.
Now here's the 'Kicker"
At about 1430 (2:30pm) my wife, who works near the Harbor Bridge,;forwarded me an E-mail from the City Of Corpus Christi warning drivers to stay away from the Harbor Bridge area due to a major accident at the very spot which I overtook the Jeep
Well you can imagine what went through my mind.....I ******* Killed Somebody".
I did the right thing an called called CCPD and asked about fise;the nature of the wreck, when asked why, I recounted to the person on the other line what I did. She was amused and informed me that it was a Propane Tanker that took the turn too fast and overturned, that I was not responsible. I was greatful
This past Wednesday, the 22nd, I was on my way to a part time gig around 1240-1320. Now I was enjoying the day and clipping along around 10mph over the posted speed limit. Part of my commute takes me south over a Harbor Bridge, it's a short but tall span with a slow and sweeping 2 lane right turn at the bottom that merges with 2 lanes to a north bound Hwy. Any Texans familiar with Corpus know what I'm talking about. It's an old Hwy that's of a canyon design at the bottom where lanes merge. That day the winds were gusting about 20-30 mph, they funnel right up that canyon and push.</p>
As I approached the bottom I set myself up for a aggressive right lane 3rd gear run through the turn (60-70 mph, not a problem) but as I hit the bottom and made the north transition some dude in a beat up faded blue Pontiac G-6 on my right started to speeding up to my pace. I put my L/turn signal on to merge left, there's a left turn flyover 3/4 of a mile down the road on to another Hwy south. As I speeded up to merge left so did he. Not to be out done I jumped a gap and got in front of him. Well as I put my signal on again to merge left he started speed up and moved to the next left lane. I thought "really". 2 lanes to the left was a green Jeep Cherokee with a 4 car lead on the car behind. I hit the throttle cut in front of the Pontiac and jumped the 2 lanes to fall in behind the Jeep. As I came in behind the Jeep I was running hot which I expected, I hit the rear and front breaks hard, expecting to fall in behind. Well I didn't take into account the wind factor, I found myself being pushed right into the back of the Jeep. Thought "****, ****, ****" and went for my "out" which was the gap between the Jeep and the left retaining wall. Tried to fall in behind her but she kept slowing down. At that moment I don't think she knew I was there, so I gunned it and got ahead of her, glanced my rearview, everyone seemed to still be going north. I felt bad, was certain I gave that woman, 3 other cars close by and that Ambulance which I'm sure was transporting a patient to the hospital, all Heart/**** Attacks. Well I continued on my way at a calmer pace.
Now here's the 'Kicker"
At about 1430 (2:30pm) my wife, who works near the Harbor Bridge,;forwarded me an E-mail from the City Of Corpus Christi warning drivers to stay away from the Harbor Bridge area due to a major accident at the very spot which I overtook the Jeep
Well you can imagine what went through my mind.....I ******* Killed Somebody".
I did the right thing an called called CCPD and asked about fise;the nature of the wreck, when asked why, I recounted to the person on the other line what I did. She was amused and informed me that it was a Propane Tanker that took the turn too fast and overturned, that I was not responsible. I was greatful
