Accident. No harm meant.
Accident. No harm meant.
Accident. No harm meant.
As an ex owner operator let me say that
>A semi tread coming off and hitting my hood.<
This shows that the driver did not carefully inspect his tires before he got behind the wheel. No accident.
>Dodging a 1,200 pound round bale of hay that left a hay trailer.<
This shows the driver did not fasten his load securely using the proper gear. It also shows he didn't stop to reinspect the load after diving a short distance to verify that it was secure. (This is what you should do with flexible loads.) No accident
>Taking to the median at 80 miles an hour because a semi driver became overly focused on mering traffic.<
This shows a driver whom I wouldn't want driving for me because IMO he isn't qualified to handle a rig in heavy traffic. No accident.
In all of your scenarios, you were able to see what was happening, em2vn. When I was egged, I could barely see the car that the kids were in (I assume they were kids) on the other side of a concrete barrier so I had no idea this was going to happen, what did happen, or where it came from.
All I heard was an explosive sound making me think we had been shot. The mind does funny things when something like that happens.
If you are hit with an egg you don't know what has happened until you examine your auto or see the person throwing the egg.
If you see it being thrown you have no excuse for not exercising self restraint because you know that it is only an egg.
On the other hand if you stop your vehicle to find out what happened you discover that your auto was hit with an egg that can easily be washed off.
My post responded to unforseen incidents while driving, such has having a windshield shattered by gravel flying from a dump truck. It's unsettling but it's only a windshield. Nothing about your vehicle is worth the killing of a 14 year old unless that youngster is clearly approaching you with the intent of doing harm to you or someone with you.
It's only a car.