So i just got into a car accident and almost died

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It depends. If you’re in a rear wheel drive car take your foot off the gas (do NOT brake!) and steer into the skid. Front wheel drive, just take foot off the gas, hands off the wheel and enjoy the ride. All wheel drive… I dunno.

Hydroplaning is just a skid on water. A skid is simply when the momentum of your car exceeds the amount of friction your tires can handle. Water on the road surface just makes a skid much more likely because it greatly reduces the amount of friction (actually it makes you break friction with the road, putting itself between the road and your tires). The reason that better tires prevent skids is because they have more of the surface in contact with the ground to make more friction. Better shocks help your car - and therefore your wheels - actually stay on the ground instead of hopping around in the air where there is no friction. Having sway bars and tower braces can be a help too, since they prevent having uneven friction on the wheels. :tup:

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I understand what you are telling me. The fact is, choosing to be an “asshole” to put it so bluntly is the easiest way out. We, as human beings, have grown into a world where you can literally receive information in an instant. I am not against this idea but I am truly all for it. The fact of the matter is, where are in a state of existence where people want the answers instantly-- we do not want a long hard stride-- we are afraid that the concept so complex can be fixed with what is perceived to be a simple ideal but it truly isn’t if all human beings look at it from all angles. I respect your view and I thank you for helping me see through your perspective.

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just be happy you dont have 4 copys of the LP0E4 gene. Youd be dead then.

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Dude is so pussy, coming in here claiming to want to experience life through others while telling me shit yet he can’t even find the balls to step into my line of think for a that real introspective look because he is too much of a punk to ever get mad at anything. His whore of a mother must have beat his retarded ass into submission recently and now every time he sees bright lights he thinks the great all knowing, all mighty god is talking directly to him when in reality it’s just his dad jacking off to Mr Rogers. I am fond of Shari Lewis myself, good damn fetish and good damn redheads man.

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I do not understand why you feel I need to show hostility to you in order to understand your perspective. Yes, I can understand that you are angry but I can’t be angry at what you have to say to me. That is what you are trying to do. You want me to sink to your level and that simply is not going to happen if I keep an open perspective. You are afraid that you are in the wrong but know that I know you are in the right AND wrong, just as I am. I am not coming to you as someone who perceives himself to be high and mighty. I just want you to see through my eyes. I am trying my best to see through yours and tell you that your perspective, just like mine, isn’t right or wrong. We can co-exist and both be right and wrong together.

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The fact is that Freedom of Speech-- a principle that the United States of America was built on was created for these such reasons. The fact that you are angry at me for saying what I want should not sway me from saying what I want. I have the right to say what I want and as do you but we do not have the right to hurt/punish/kill each other for it. That’s not how Freedom of Speech works. Freedom of Speech was created to have an open dialogue without the fear of being persecuted. Do not be angry with me. I am trying to see the big picture and I want you to at least give me respect so you can begin to see things as a whole.

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What makes you so fucking high and mighty that being an asshole is “Sinking” to my level. Just the line of reasoning right there already makes you several times worse than any silly put on I can type on here about your mom’s floppy genitals and you are the only fool that is to self involved to realize it. You are already the asshole and you proved it several posts ago but you refuse to recognize it because of how much value you are giving your “beliefs”.

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I have apologized to you when I realized I offended you and I know I offended you again and I do apologize. The fact that you are getting so angry about what I’m saying doesn’t make sense-- you shouldn’t be angry. You should be open. Being closed-minded defeats the purpose of Freedom of Speech. You are not making me mad-- you are just telling things from your point of view and I just want to continue seeing it. With each post, you show me more and more of who you are more than you really think. I do not want to be on the level of hostility as I so brazenly put it-- I want to be on the level of a calm, open dialogue. I am not trying to be hostile but if I realize I offend you, I can still apologize to you.

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Last edited by angelpalm; Today at 06:32 PM. Reason: Lol what the hell does free speech have to do with anything, I don’t see any government officials trying to oppress us do u?

Just saw this. We are on the internet. Right now we are speaking our minds freely. I do see Government officials opressing Freedom of Speech-- fact of the matter is, they already have. Eminem is a symbol of Freedom of Speech-- although some people might not see it that way the fact is that he was saying things that made people mad and as a result, the government punished him for saying what he wanted. He was the most extreme case of Freedom of Speech that people didn’t realize. We, as a people of America-- didn’t realize that he was standing up for our right to Freedom of Speech and that we didn’t stand up for him. We let America and our government punish him for speaking his mind and that is WRONG if our constitution states that America is built on Freedom of Speech.

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It is true that Eminem does in fact believe in Freedom of Speech-- when he gets into battles with all these other rappers, he hits them hard. That is because he can see everything from a different perspective-- he can see it through the other rapper’s perspective. It is obvious that when Eminem became mainstream, everyone knew about his tragic life he was hiding underneath his art of rapping. Eminem has laid out every dirty part of his life out on the table for us to see-- he is not perfect. None of us are. That’s why when he battles, he has had a unique ability to simply destroy other rappers simply because he has the gift of being able to see things from another person’s perspective. When rappers finally want to take it to a physical level-- meaning Eminem has already won the battle-- it means that Eminem has angered them so much that he took it on such a personal level that people want to fight with him. He is not FOR getting punished for saying what he wants. That’s what Like Toy Soldiers conveyed-- he said he would rather leave the rap scene than have people die for him because they don’t understand his message of Free Speech.

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First off man, freedom of speech is about not being censored by your government. It is not a law that states that individuals are not allowed to get mad or take action because of what was said or printed. Why do you think people get police to protect them when they know that they are saying controversial things or do stuff that might offend people. But that is neither here nor there. You keep apologizing, all the while thinking that I am furious with you while I am just doing the same thing you believe yourself to being doing. Staying calm and rationale.

Let me give you a quick analogy about your situation. Right now you are a cornered mouse pleading for your life all the while thinking that I am this bad cat desperately trying to devour you. You try and tell me that we can both co-exist and that there is no need for me to eat you but my stomach is telling me different. You apologizes for being tasty and tell me it’s not my fault that I want to eat you but if I could only find a way in my heart let you go I would be better for it. Only I won’t be better for it, I will still be hungry, and nothing you say can change that fact, nothing you say will ever keep your from being swallowed whole(no homo) by this cat that not only represents me(there person you don’t know at all) but the entire world in its natural and violent state.

edit: Also who the fuck gives a shit about eminem bitch, you want to redirect the conversation to some shit that in reality only applies to you, being that your the one that wants to spiritually censor my animal instincts. I am the one that is trying to free you from the ideas that society feed you instead of real sustenance, yet your tongue is so used to eating shit that it is all the your mouth can be filled with now.

Edit: oops

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That’s what Freedom of Speech is, though. I can tell you that Eminem has had problems with the government and they have indeed in a sense, censored him with the parental advisory sticker. It’s as if it’s portraying him in a negative light almost right away until you actually listen to what he has to say, especially on his MMLP. People shouldn’t get mad for seeing the truth from a different perspective and that’s what it seems that you are trying to convey to me. You want me to get angry but I refuse to be angry because I’m not angry-- I’m trying to understand. Now that you have put it into that light, I know for a fact that you are just as calm and rational as I am trying to be. What you don’t seem to realize though is that, if people don’t stand up together and finally become human with true compassion, the world will always be a savage, ugly place to live in. The problem is people don’t know how much longer they will be here. People want their lives to have meaning. I am just trying to understand that meaning by viewing different perspectives such as yours.

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A few quick words for the OP:

I know you were just involved in a traumatic incident, and while I, as a human sympathize (very) slightly with your situation, I personally think your perspective is flawed.

I was involved in a near death situation myself a few years ago (I overdosed on pills, ended up in ICU for 5 days.) This is very much like your situation: my actions almost took my life, and I got lucky.

Some things for you to wrap your head around:

Think about what would have happened if you had died, the people it would have hurt, lives it would have changed forever. What if there were children outside, and you had the rest of your life to think about the child you murdered.

Instead of blaming parts of the accident on others, “Why did nobody care that I was hurt, not badly enough to be hospitalized, but shaken nonetheless?” “I didn’t deserve a ticket!” “Fuck your car, nigga!”,
take responsibility for a situation you were in control of, realize that you are the sole reason for any of those “injustices.”

Be thankful that you were given a second chance, regardless of the circumstances and how bad things may seem right now.

TL; DR: The accident was your fault, injuries, angry neighbors, and monetary loss. You have nobody to blame and should be more grateful that you or any bystanders aren’t dead. Learn from this experience rather than dwelling on how unfairly you think you were treated.

Also, like I said, I sympathize a little, because I’m sure it was terrible, but you definitely turned to the wrong media if sympathy is what you seek, and don’t think me too harsh, because as I said, I’ve been there before, and I just think that you are looking at this all wrong.

Glad you’re ok, be more careful.

edit: Angelpalm was hilarious until 5th page kthx. no hate tho. do your thing

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You know whats even worse, it’s how you came on here today with this goal to try and show people something but then ultimately back peddle back into the most basic defensive stance(apologetic) and still have the nerve to pretend like you are learning something out of all of this. If anything the only lesson learned is that you are not prepared ever go more than 50% into anything. Everything step you take will always be stifled be your feet shuffling backwards due to fear.

I could liken it to us guys on here that actually play fighting games. You goal is to win against your opponent so you pratice different things and implement different skill sets using the tools that you are taught. You then take those skills and employ them with certain tactics in mind and understanding how these tactics affect your enemy you ultimately devise your own personal strategy and playstyle.

However in your case, all you have is a few tools and and paltry tactics at best with no clear cut understanding of what your goal is anymore other than to hope the opponent makes enough mistakes for them to let you win. That was you when you FIRST started. Now like I said earlier, you have your back against the wall and can only hope that lighhting strikes before your opponent K.O.s you severing the connection because as much as you would like to stop playing you are still even to much of a pussy to rage quit this thread you should have an hour ago lol.

My bad man, doing too many things at once, plus this background is hurting my eyes, like Hasegaywa’s post are hurting my brain.

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The average driver should drive under the speed limit when it’s raining.

but anyway

glad to hear you are ok after the incident

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That’s not it at all. You are truly afraid that I keep trying to engage you and now you use an analogy that appeals to the SRK crowd. You are afraid that I am truly on the middle level and I keep trying to engage you in an open dialogue but you have the sense that you keep needing to try and offend me when I make it obvious that I am trying to understand the perspective from other points of view. Bulldancer and I came to a middle ground. I know that people are stubborn and I know stubborn people also. The truth is, if you truly don’t want to come to a middle ground, you never will. You are afraid to submit to your human side and that is what bothers you the most. It’s just as tragic as death that you can’t yet find this perspective-- I really hope that one day, you do realize that you were right and wrong at the same time. Just as I am.

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You sound like a Self Help book. It’s pretty pathetic.

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Why is it pathetic? The fact that there actually MIGHT be some truth in my perspective?

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Hmmm? No just the way you phrase it like your gonna teach us something. It’s pathetic. It’s much the same way someone said you sound like a villain in a video game. Your just going on and on trying real hard to sound oh so smart when really could say what you want to say in half the words, keep prodding AngelPalm as if your going to get the answer you want when you never ever will. You just keep going on and on about something no one gives a shit about and taking way too fucking long to say it. It’s pathetic in much the same way it was pathetic in the Dio topic.

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Nailed it. I’d get annoyed at the back and forth, but this kills time at work, so…