[Rhiannon]

I have those situations happen and people spin out and avoid all those cars while driving at interstate speeds on interstate roads. I have had bikes and people pull out in front and people make left turns from right lanes. I do try to read the behavior cues and react according. Remarkably I have avoided hitting people in those situations. However accidents is usually being in the wrong place at wrong time. All drivers do something stupid once in a while. Generally it is when no one else is around to have an accident. I am trying to say I do not consider myself stunt drive expert. However competent aware drivers usually don't have accidents whether they speed or not.

[Jigsaw John]

However competent aware drivers usually don't have accidents whether they speed or not.

Agree, however, the more speed, the more the chances of something happening too quickly to react, or just losing complete control while executing an evasive maneuver. Speed really does kill.

[cgbg]

I have had only one accident in my life when I was moving. It happened so quickly that my real-time recollection was totally inaccurate.

Another car crossed two lanes of traffic and cut in front of me during rush hour. I just wasn't expecting someone to do something that crazy.

The problem is that if you drive the same route day after day without an issue you get over-confident about the "normal" conditions and are not prepared for the unexpected.

Obviously the faster you are driving the less opportunity you have to react.

My reaction time was this:

"Oh, s***".

I didn't have time to complete the second word, so we are talking less than a second here.

Don't be overconfident, folks.

The unexpected and crazy could happen anywhere at any time.