What's the worst thing that physically happened to you while driving?

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  1. fargonaz

    fargonaz Road Train Member

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    I was riding a motorcycle one time and while I was using a full face helmet, the visor part was missing. I caught one of those huge green June Bugs in the left nostril. Both eyes watered up instantly, fortunately there was no traffic and I was able to lock 'em up right there.
     
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  3. Hurst

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    This too,.. and thankfully not while driving.

    Happened to me in Galveston, Tx while securing several pieces of equipment down at the port. I was trying to expedite the process because I didnt have a TWIC card and those escort guys charge by the minute.

    I over heated and then chugged too much water. As I climbed back on my deck it all came back up. What a mess.

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  4. TankerP

    TankerP Road Train Member

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  5. Pedigreed Bulldog

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    I had a bee fly in the window and into my shirt...didn't realize what it was until I felt it crawling on my back, and leaned back to squish it...that's when it stung me. Got it stopped on the shoulder, jumped out of the truck, and pulled my shirt off, then stomped the #### bee that had fallen to the ground and was walking around.

    It was either that or the kid that pulled away from a stop sign before I had cleared the intersection and got the front end of his pickup ripped off by my trailer tires @ 55 mph...the bee hurt worse, but that "oh crap I hope he ain't dead" feeling ranked right up there.
     
  6. ZVar

    ZVar Road Train Member

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    Mine was the north end. Luckily I just got it all over the outside of the truck.
    I got myself pulled over, rinsed most of it off with a couple bottles of water, cleaned myself up.
    Luckily I was going to a terminal with a truck wash at the time.....
     
  7. FerrissWheel

    FerrissWheel Road Train Member

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    I feel your pain. Even in full on racing gear or touring gear I've had things hit me that really took me down a peg.

    The one ill never forget. Crow eating roadkill in fast lane on us95 north going through Calnevari. AGV racing helmet on head. Crow took off crossed my lane, I ducked but he still slammed into the Helmet right above the visor. I dropped the throttle and hit the shoulder. I was seeing stars.
     
  8. Pedigreed Bulldog

    Pedigreed Bulldog Road Train Member

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    Hit a crow with my Mack...glad I don't have the cheap plastic OEM grille.
     

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  9. AtticusRoad

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    BLM protesters. Bent the crap out of my grill.
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  11. okiedokie

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    Hit a deer, antifreeze filled the cab. Eyes watering could breath got it stopped in a wide spot. That antifreeze is nasty.
     
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