We were on our way back home on 635 after watching a friend play hockey in Richardson. It was a nice light rain, you know just the kind to make everyone stupid.
::Rant::
Between Marsh and Midway there was a multi-car accident that had just happened. A pickup and a car got into an altercations and had left and right lanes closed. Traffic was down to 2 lanes. We went through there and were getting back up to speed when a tahoe/suburban came flying up on the left hand side and cut between the car he was behind and me. There was barely enough room to put his SUV in there.
He took the NB 35 ramp at speed and all I could think about was it was just a little wet to be doing that. Just as he got to the bottom of the curve, the rear end starts sliding out on him. He over corrects, turns sideways, Over corrects again, spins the other way 540 degrees and ends with his nose against the wall stretched across 1.5 lanes of traffic. He may have clipped the retaining wall with the rear and that probably contributed to the final spin.
::Drive2::
While this was happening, I hit the brakes, locked up the fronts on my LJ (no ABS unlike my previous vehicle) and started sliding out into the main lanes of 35. I came to my senses before I cause another accident, let off the brakes, regain control and then manage to stop before I hit the guy sitting sideways in front of me. I turn on my flashers and hope others are paying attention as they come down that ramp.
::Drive1::
The guy in the SUV then backs up into the slow lane of 35 and takes off (thakfully its 9:30PM and traffic is light). I follow him up onto 35N and he is driving much slower. He did wave. I guess he was thanking me for not plowing into him.
Maybe a mile up the road there is another SUV sitting sideways on top of the barrier right before a bridge. A firetruck and police car were on the scene. I can only guess they were waiting on a tow truck.
Why is it that people get stupid when the weather gets bad? :confused:
