Just after nearly crashing

LegacyUser

I nearly crashed about an hour ago,was driving through the countryside and the phone fell out of my pocket and went under the seat and started ringing.I took my concentration off the road to get the phone.As i looked back on the road the car was halfway off the road.No damage was done but im still shaking as I can image what if there was someone standing or if I went the other way and crashed into a car full of children.Similar situations take me days or even weeks to get over.Can someone knock some positive back in to me or spare advice as i feel like sh*t?Leason learned for life though.

tbh

look, you'll never do it again, right? if something bad happens, we're so quick to say "if only" - If only the person stepped out onto the road a second before or after - well, this time the "if onlys" worked out for you. You obviously realise how lucky you were, so the experience isn't wasted on you. That's enough, right?

Liam Byrne

+1

Leason learned for life though

If you've learnt from it, then it was a cheap lesson, with no damage done or loss of life.

Some idiots don't learn from things; if you have, then today could end up saving someone's life down the line if you hadn't learned how dangerous that was.

NOT missing a phonecall doesn't cost a life
NOT missing a pedestrian does

gaz wac

Hi OP,

A very good friend of mine died that exact way! Phone fell and she went to find it as her niece was calling her..she took her eyes off the road and plowed into an oncomming van and she was killed

Forget the phone...no call is that important

Be careful out there !!

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jhegarty

Unregistered wrote: »

Leason learned for life though.

Some people only learn that lesson when they wake up in hospital. Well done on learning it without half killing yourself.

Lollipops23

i know how you feel, near misses when driving seem to shake me up in a way that nothing else does!!!

but you've learned your lesson, right?as another poster said, no call is worth that. next time just ignore the phone or pull over to answer it.

seamus

We all need these little things to remind us that we in fact aren't special or perfect, despite what we may think and that no matter how good we think we are at something, we can make mistakes.

Even professional footballers manage to completley miss the ball the odd time, so don't be surprised that you make the odd driving mistake. We all do, and as you've realised the lesson is far more important than the mistake. Nobody has died, nothings been damaged, so don't beat yourself up over it.

BaZmO*

Unregistered wrote: »

Can someone knock some positive back in to me or spare advice as i feel like sh*t?

You didn't crash, is that not positive enough?

merlie

Its a learning experience and it is one you will not do again. Count yourself lucky that no one was injured. You have to realise that taking your eyes off the road even for one second is highly dangerous.

It was a silly thing to go and look for your phone. It is against the law to talk on mobiles while driving or text even. You will get your confidence back it will take time but you will remember what happened before and not do it again.

LegacyUser

Now everytime you get into your car you will put your phone on silent or turn it off - cos if you get a text you might be tempted to read it like so many do! I went to a Road safety talk before and they said it only takes 2 seconds of your eyes off the road and you can kill someone or yourself! Even the littlest thing like switching the radio channel!!
At least you got lucky so count yourself VERY lucky!

dudara

What is it with people and mobile phones? They're frightened that if they don't answer it straight away that the world will fall apart. Especially when driving.

Back to the OP. Thank your lucky stars that nothing happened. You know that you've learned a valuable lesson today and that speaks well of you.

Overheal

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055562327

Nobody is going to stop your phone from working in the car. Its up to you to turn it off, put it on silent, or ingore the calls. You learned your lesson at least. I was behind someone on the interstate today that nearly drove into the ditch trying to reach for something in the passenger seat.

Maybe you'd feel better by becoming an activist on the subject?

aare

I can SO relate...

I remember, many years ago, driving from Galway to Dublin in snow that was getting steadily worse and packing hard on the road...just leaving Kinnegad right outside the Petrol Station I suddenly lost control and spun.

In those days it was the main road between Dublin/Galway AND Dublin/Sligo...even in horrendous weather like that there was plenty of traffic in both directions...but somehow, just at the moment, there was none...

I don't know how long I sat at the side of the road, frozen (in every sense) watching the constant traffic, reliving that moment, over and over, when I lost control of something that had always seemed an extension of me...

Till a passing guard spent about half an hour talking me down.

That was '88...I never lost control and spun again...but, funny thing...I had my last car too long (4 years), and I couldn't get used to this one...and I was really nervous driving it...

Until I drove it on packed snow...after which it became another part of me...

Switch the phone off in the car...or use a headset...and don't worry, your reflexex have learned a lesson...you will NEVER do this again...

kelle

Near misses don't count OP. You did no damage and you're not a statistic thank God.

The main thing is you sound like a very conscientious person, and this has shaken you up. I'm very confident it won't happen to you again.

Dave!

Just learn from it OP

I've done some silly things while driving and learned from them

When I wasn't driving too long, I was on the M50, and I checked my wing mirror before I began to change lanes. As I was moving into the lane I started getting beeped, only to look over my shoulder and realise there was already a car there :eek: Coulda ended really badly at those speeds, but thankfully it didn't

Now I make certain that I check my wing mirrors AND look over my shoulder before I perform a similar manouvre. My mate is learning to drive at the moment, and I emphasise to him how important that is, and tell him what could have happened to me!

Cheap lesson

Make sure it doesn't happen again, and you'll become a better driver as a result. There's 2 better drivers on the road as a result of my mishap.

Lollipops23

Dave! wrote: »

Just learn from it OP

I've done some silly things while driving and learned from them

When I wasn't driving too long, I was on the M50, and I checked my wing mirror before I began to change lanes. As I was moving into the lane I started getting beeped, only to look over my shoulder and realise there was already a car there :eek: Coulda ended really badly at those speeds, but thankfully it didn't

Now I make certain that I check my wing mirrors AND look over my shoulder before I perform a similar manouvre. My mate is learning to drive at the moment, and I emphasise to him how important that is, and tell him what could have happened to me!

Cheap lesson

Make sure it doesn't happen again, and you'll become a better driver as a result. There's 2 better drivers on the road as a result of my mishap.

i've done that...mainly cos i don't have a rear view mirror!