Talk about a close call!!!

I've had a few close calls with my partner before now. It's scary for sure. I sometimes wonder how some people ever got their drivers license because the complete stupidity they display behind the wheel of their vehicles is nothing short of astounding! I am glad that you weren't hit or hurt though. That's a relief. From the way you describe this guy yelling it makes me think he had to have been drunk or high. There's no way that anyone couldn't have seen that the light was red. He's very lucky!

I had a close call 3 days after getting my license! I was driving in a 2 door honda civic, from nebraska to florida. I was in missouri, and on the big interstate, and I was in the far right lane, and there wasn't any room for me to get over for merging traffic. So a dump truck barreling down the on ramp, didn't yeild and was coming right into my lane, so I sped up to try and get in front of the car in the middle lane, I went as fast as I could, and pulled in front of him to avoid the crash with the dump truck. I had enough clearance to get in front of the cavalier in the middle and then i pulled off on the shoulder on the left. , but i guess it freaked him out and he thought i was going to hit him, so he swerved to the left, (thankfully no one was there) and he ended up whipping his wheel around again, and he was going across the lanes of traffic, totally out of control. He ended up hitting a piece of construction equipment on the shoulder on the right, with the rear of his car. So the cops came, and he kept telling the cops it was all my fault and I came into his lane for no reason. Luckily for me the truck driver that was behind me in the right lane stopped as well, and told them it wasnt my fault and the cops didn't cite me for anything, my car wasn't scratched and I made out okay. Later his insurance was trying to sue me for the damage to his car, the cavalier, which was apparently totaled. I kept referring them to my insurance, which was given at the time of the accident. And I secured a copy of the police report which stated i was not at fault and the cavalier guy over-corrected. However for whatever reason my insurance still paid and put it under me as an "at fault" accident, grr. Well that was my close call, very scary! Now I don't like to drive too much.

Unfortunately for me, my 'close' call wasn't close, it was an impact! I was a front seat passenger, seat belted, in a car that had the right of way A car came from the left, against the red light, right into the path the vehicle I was in was taking I know I closed my eyes as I saw it coming, and I remember thinking that we hit so much harder than I had thought it would be at the speed we were going All of us went to the hospital by ambulance, no broken bones, but lots of soft tissue bruises From that time in 1997 to this date I have had differing amounts of pain in my sciatic nerve, also both knees have severe arthritis due to the wrenching, twisting impact

I just came back to check out all the stories of our close calls--- all have just convinced me more than ever that we must drive defensively, as if each and every other driver out there is nuts!

I've seen a few close calls like this. One time it was almost me that was hit. When things like this happens it's like you're seeing it in slow motion and there's nothing you can do to stop it. It's the scariest thing in the world. I'm always so paranoid of something happening when my daughter is in the car. I would totally flip out if I ever got in a wreck with my daughter.

that was really a very close call!!!i think the guy you saw at the traffic light had got demented,for what he did that,maybe i think that somone could tell by his face expressions at the time he yelled sorry.if the reason was worth then i think he had to do it.well i had seen a similar case at the traffic light but i dont remember it clearly as it happened long time back.coming back to this guy,i think if he was drunk,then there should have been cops there to arrest him.he dint see the red light cant be possible so maybe i think any other reason that could have been with him was that he might be getting late.anywayz whatever maybe the reason he must be careful from the next time.