2007 suzuki reno vs. death

[bigbadmarine06]

ok heres a good one...

im in the military, and decided to go home over the weekend to PA...its only like 2 hours each way.

i was on I-695 S in maryland, and i was doing about 80...barely keeping up with traffic, and some bitch in a blue tiburon decides to merge without looking, almost side swiped my car. i freaked out because how close she was (late model instincts) and swerved to the right, hit a hole or some thing, slid to the left, counter-steered, and wound up doing a complete 360 on a 4 lane highway, and digging it in on the shoulder. no damage was done, and the bitch KEPT ON DRIVING!!! i mean, atf, you almost kill someone and dont even stop to at leat say, "boo kiss my ass."

....needless to say, i had to stop for smokes after that one....

[jurupa]

I haven't had any close incounters with my Reno like that one. I had people start to merge in my lane coming close to hitting me then at the last minute seeing me and then backing off. If I was in your position I would be on the horn and slaming on the brakes and taking the correct action to not get hit.

[bigbadmarine06]

i tired real hard...i hit the brakes, but im no good at sliding on asphalt...i can recover a lighter,faster vehicle on dirt though...thats one thing i didnt understand....oh well.

[jurupa]

Dirt and asphalt are two totally different surfaces. On one it is your friend when you want to stop, the other is your enemy when you want to stop. The best way to learn how to control a light car on asphalt when you are going to skid is on racing video games that have real world physics in them. I have found this has helped my driving in general.

[Thom]

I just bought a Reno and quickly realized the horn is the first thing I need to upgrade. Some drivers need to be woken up!

[jurupa]

A lot of people in the US are not use to small cars, hence the reason people don't see us that well for one thing. This is besides people not paying attention to what is around or not around their car.

Personally I bearly used my horn. Instead I make sure people see me and get out of any blind spots I think the car I am next to has, if possible.

[Fulofstl]

wow i had a similar encounter like that about a week ago. Some person ran me off the 35 mph road doing about 80. I swerved out of the way and ran up on the curb....and doing that I hit a speed limit sign. I have to get a new bumper and right front fender. 1,400 for parts and paint! I hate crazy drivers

[untainted]

Damn...
glad you and your car are fine.