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[pengolodh_sc]

Tonight I came very close to getting killed in an accident.

Or at least it felt, and feels, very much like that - I am not sure I've ever been so scared.

Comments

[makovette]

o.O Wow. I am pleased to hear that the only thing injured was the bus and some lost paint on a very well made railing. Is it possible there is ice on the bridge that allowed the wind to push the bus into the rail?

[pengolodh_sc]

Road conditions were certainly not very good. Temperature's been just over freezing today, and there'd been quite a bit of precipitation in relatively short time - mostly heavy, wet snow (of the type that lumps together in flakes that lie loosely on each other), with hail and sleet mixed in. It is possibly, also, that there was a salt-slush below the snow on the road. The bus didn't have chains, but AFAIK all six tires were 240-stud or 360-stud (well above the legal limit, in fact).

The bus is a VDL Bova tourist bus pretty similar to this one (same model, different year, I think) - the entire right headlight panel, and the central lower front panel were the ones ripped off.

[moonilicious]

Terrifying. I'm so glad you're okay.

[grondfic]

I'm so glad you and the driver made it over the bridge safely.

[ironpaw]

Gee Whiz!

That sounds positively horrifying! Certainly a glowing recommendation for "above-and-beyond" bridge design.

Also - I know that feeling - in the pit of my stomach I know that feeling. >.>

[portkey]

That would certainly be terrifying. I'm glad you're okay.

Apart from the danger, though, your job sounds really interesting!