Yesterday, I encountered a near-death experience which gave me the shock of my life.
I was driving to Seremban when it was somewhat raining quite heavily. I would constantly bump into puddles of water and had to drive over it because the so-called old road to Seremban wasn’t entirely in a good condition. To tell you the truth, I decided not to take the highway because of the toll hike plus I wasn’t rushing so I thought I’d take a slow drive.
At this particular corner nearby a housing area in Mambau, I ran into this huge puddle of oil thinking it was water at approx 80km/hour and I tell you, shit happened. I lost control of my car and in my mind, I was telling myself… “Koyaklah, sure buang edy!” Imagine the panic attack I had when my car was drifting from left to right and vice versa. Within that very split second, I did my best and jammed the brake as hard as I could.
I saw several cars on the opposite lane trying to avoid me in the course of not wanting a collision which will then probably lead to an accident. Thanks to the creation of ABS and EBD which I’d like to think saved my life from the slippery surface, I finally managed to maneuver it back on track shortly after the drifting. I tried to calm myself down after that and drove as slowly and carefully as I could.
It was certainly a close encounter and I am thankful nothing horrible has happened. Lesson learnt.
Always remember to be extra extra careful everytime you stumble upon a puddle of water when driving under the rain.
January 6, 2008 at 5:57 pm |
omg brader! u damn scary can! i dowan to get any encounters like this anymore can?
drive very very safe ah! omg i dono wat to say d
voch: omg i aso dunno wat to say haha bro, thx..no worries am gonna drive reaalli slow and steady esp during rainy season nowadays.
January 6, 2008 at 7:48 pm |
careful man….did ur life flashed like they do in movies? lol
juz kiddng. take care
voch: Too much to think within that veeery split second bro..Haha cuak d after that. lol
January 6, 2008 at 11:13 pm |
wow, that was indeed a close call there…
thank God takda kena accident,
but me? i drift-ed… i buang-ed… LOL!!! x-D
*looks like they don’t cover lesson 101 in “undang” ehh?
voch: Yeah man, realli gave me the chills down the spine la. You buang? Don’t whey..Drive safe too man..esp in KL.
January 6, 2008 at 11:18 pm |
hey dude, take care.. drive safe n be more alert:P
voch: Ye Cheah.. thx man, you take care over there too and see you around.
January 6, 2008 at 11:56 pm |
dude, i heard somewhere they advice not to slam on the breaks once you run over a puddle of water, thats why it will buang… but then again, no idea what should one do instead, tekan minyak??? lolz… drive safe man!
voch: To slam or not? haha.. But I think ABS supposingly shud prevent any complete locking of the wheels when heavy braking takes place. Then again, life’s at stake terpaksa slam the bloody brake d haha. No choice
January 7, 2008 at 2:28 pm |
gosh, tht was a close call! be careful k? glad u r safe and sound.
voch: Phew, am equally grateful nothing bad happened too.. Thankks di.
January 8, 2008 at 12:29 am |
Damn man it sure is dangerous to drive during heavy rain. You sure it wasn’t just rain water but some oil too? I think a huge puddle of water could give you the same kind of effect anytime, especially if you’re above 70kph. It is always safer to drive slowly and anticipate driving into pockets of puddles every now and then – I learnt that before but not through such a scary experience, thankfully. My tyres could not aquaplane quickly enough and I got quite a shock. Luckily I held on to the wheel (and dear life) with both hands, firm… at that time. Which brings me to my next point – always hold the steering wheel firm with both hands in anticipation of deep puddles.
voch: I’m quite confident it was a puddle of oil bcos my dad actually lodged a complaint of the oil spill from a nearby factory before a couple of years back (just about the same spot when I told him about the incident yesterday). It just didn’t occur to me at that point of time that I’d be so unlucky. Yeah bro, grab hold tight of the steering with both hands is really important to get a good grip esp when one’s taking a corner.
January 8, 2008 at 9:35 am |
Drive safely… BTW, which car are you using? Nice lo…
voch: Thanks Jayce. Haha nice lo?
January 8, 2008 at 11:38 am |
lesson no.1…always drive nice car which provided abs like hondy city
. Lesson no.2, believe in God that He will grant you safe journey mercy…
Lesson no.3, practice lesson no.1 & No.2..!!.. TC dude
voch: Eunice, Amen! haha.. lessons learnt
January 11, 2008 at 6:54 pm |
hey. haven’t been visiting yur blog lately and boy, i missed out quite alot!
that was a scary experience! i encountered one where a car lost control right next to me during heavy rain and fortunately, it didn’t banged to my car. i actually didn’t know that car lost control because of the heavy rain where all i see is a sea of blurred vision especially after that car skidded and spurred waters on my windshield. i only realized what happened after i see that car turned almost 180 degrees and i jerked to the left to avoid it hitting me.
from then on i never drive fast during rain because i might lose control like that car. if i didn’t encounter that, i’m sure i would still be risking my life by racing in the rain. *sigh*
voch: Heyya jess. Yr experience was pretty scary too – esp with the splash on yr windshield, but thank God noting happened right. hehe haf a nice day
January 12, 2008 at 6:22 pm |
O_o imagine the shocking look on my face after reading your post. Adoi, careful ar…. Glad you are ok now
On a lighter note, do you feel that life’s more fragile now after the incident? :p
voch: As a matter of fact, it does. Was kind of a freaky experience. Gotto treasure life, treasure! hahah
January 12, 2008 at 6:49 pm |
IDDQD
whosyourdaddy.
voch: rofl, GODLIKE!
January 12, 2008 at 11:35 pm |
Seriously, I heard alot of bad news like this after new year….
Ishhh.. glad ur ok, but next time becareful.
voch: thx bro. I sure hope it doesnt happen to any of us again..
January 14, 2008 at 9:50 am |
take care always
voch: Heyya thx you too.
January 15, 2008 at 2:14 pm |
goodness gracious. thank God you are alright. i too experienced the same thing not too long back and i have to agree with you that the abs and ebd definitely helped a lot. couldn’t imagine if i was driving anything else -_-”
voch: Oh boy, drive safe too bro. The brakes saved us..lol anyway take care
January 18, 2008 at 10:06 pm |
Damn it..scary encounter….did u piss in ur pants?
voch: Almost, but tahan macho la..ahha
January 20, 2008 at 12:46 am |
whoah hey victor, I’d keep this story in mind the next time I drive over a puddle at high speed. Damn man …
take care bro, glad you’re ok
voch: Yea bro..do watch out on rainy days. Take care in Brisbane!
January 24, 2008 at 4:33 am |
wah… 1st thing kambek online read this =_= scary siut!
make sure u careful yea… gud reminder for me oso =P
thank god nothing happen to u…. since u still owe me a seafood dinner =P
keke… c u at saiber la
voch: Waa noting happen to me so can belanja you dinner haha..chit! see ya round
January 29, 2008 at 4:54 pm |
woah. it happened to me a few times as well. glad you’re ok. drive save. especially when it rains. lesson learnt too. TT thank gawd.
voch: hey jen! was a close call..gotto quit the speeding during rainy days esp:p