......No worries Shane, pretty sure I heard your Sedan bouncing off the limiter when you and Deane exchanged rides for our trip to Shediac last fall............pretty sure........

C.

 

Hehe. Wish it was true but it wasn't.

 

Yeah, overall I am a pretty tame driver Deane. I was in a really bad car accident back in 94 and I haven't been the same driver since.

 

Oh, I didn't know that Shane. I know some other people who have had the same experience and for them just driving was difficult.

 

Sorry to hear about that Shane...
I can see how that'd take the wind out of your sail somewhat.

 

Yeah, it was a pretty scary thing. I was driving along a country road outside of Saint John at night going home from a friend's place. A deer ran out in front of me and I didn't have time to react. I hit the deer head on and then lost control of my car and went into the ditch and hit a cement culvert. It was in my MR2, so since there is no engine up front to minmize the impact, the front litterally crumpled. I ended up with 3 broken ribs, broken leg/ankle, and some pretty good lacerations to my neck from the seat belt.

Since then, I drive pretty tame, especially at night.

 

WOW.... A deer in an MR2, I hate to think of the possibilities

In high school I got the crap scared out of me one night in light fog.
Out of no where... here's this horse standing in the middle of the road.
He was a grey, so my headlights picked him up even though it was foggy.
I just managed to steer around him..... no time for brakes!

Slowed me down a LOT... especially as a young buck

 

Wow, Shane, that was a bad accident you had, and with no engine in front must have worsened the outcome......I don't blame you for your caution.

I tend to be very careful too especially at night since I came across 2 deer some years ago, but instead of jumping out in front of me, they stayed beside the road...... -- thankfully they didn't move since I didn't see them until right on top of them.....

Really shakes you up when you think of the 'possibilities'...

Oh yeah, btw......Deane was right....I was only kidding about him bouncing off the limiter in your ride last fall......(in case you hadn't figured that out already)

Hey, only 2 months (4 days, 3 hours, 5 seconds) to go bro........wooooohooooo..

C.

 

When I saw my MR2 a couple of weeks later at the salvage compound, I really felt fortunate to be alive. It is amazing how quick things happen.

I don't drive like a old grandmother or anything, I just am a little bit more cautious now. The highway between Saint John and Fredericton is really bad when driving at night. There are people killed every year due to Moose. I drive with extreme caution when driving that road.