First
On
Race
Day :rock:

Yeah, when you have a close call, it really sharpens your mind and helps you slow down and appreciate life.

Donut doesn't say there's a speed limit on it...and I was told mine was good for 120 miles or something like that.

I'm not in the mood for arguing over criticism. You weren't there. We can't prepare for how we're going to react in a freak accident. Instinct took over and I did my best.

I still picked the right ditch. If I had gone off to the other side I wouldn't be here.

There are so many other things that could've gone wrong. The donut tire did not blow out. It's still intact, however the rim is bent from the roll.

:up:

The wipers still worked after the wreck? :har:

I think I had one interior light that worked and the one taillight worked after the wreck. Forget the wipers...

I drive no more than 10 miles a day to school and back. I had it on the car for 4 days.

Nobody ever told me there was a speed limit on the donut. That might have been a good idea to tell me that....

:shifty:

And just liability and medical basically. Won't raise the cost very much (if it even raises it) because there were no moving violations.

I'll come out of this okay...but carless.

Today was a drag. I have that "thousand yard stare" people talk about.

Not much to say...too much to think about.

Even if I would've hit that dog, I would've probably totaled that car anyway. Either way it would've ended bad with the way the road is.

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Today I saw one of my best friends for the first time since yesterday.... I showed him the road and told the story...all he did was hug me and say that he was glad I was alright.

He told me that as soon as he heard last night that he was dressed ready to go....and when he heard I was going in the ambulance....that he got down and prayed for a straight few minutes.

Added to the post on Instagram from my other "brother" that I couldn't read without breaking down....

I have some good friends...

I seem to have bad luck at everything I do....but this....

....this was a stroke of good luck. I firmly believe that God saved me from that....and that it's not my time. I have a purpose here.

Glad you are ok Red. God does have a way of getting our attention now and then.

Looks like you are lucky to be alive. Says something for seatbelts, too.

Buddy! I'm glad you made it,and you did not get any injuries.:yep:

My car was a front wheel drive and the donut was the rear right tire.

I'm not a racer or trucker.

I've been driving for a year and 5 months.

Cut me slack, will ya?

That Mosin Nagant won't get love til my neck and back are 100%

I can't even begin to tell you how much I agree. :yep:

Your car, your tire, you're responsible. It comes with being the driver.
If you are not in the mood for arguing over criticism you shouldn't try to defend yourself.
Trying to defend yourself is futile, too many people have already pointed out the problem and it was of your own making.
No blow out? fine what about all the other warnings you didn't follow, speed control stability brakes....
As someone put it less politely but far more succinctly ...RTFM.
Those toytown tires are only for very limited and very restricted use.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-new...ce-savers-safe

You need to understand the limitations of the equipment you are working with BEFORE you use it. Anything else is simply irresponsible to both your own and other's safety. You're lucky the police don't charge you with negligent driving, let alone living through the experience.

Don't come here looking for sympathy, you won't find any. No accidents are freaks and all are preventable. http://www.safetymanscorner.com/cont...re-preventable

God does have a plan for you...

Not to kill yourself being ignorant of your iron horses' operating parameters.:03: I gather that the car was purchased used? Was the owners manual still with the car? Did you read it if it was?
Now that you learned the lesson, I'm sure the next time you have a flat tire you'll, at the very least, call AAA to come fix it before proceeding.:timeout: Or park the thing until it's 100% safe to drive it.
It's a pity about the loss of the vehicle but better than losing you.:huh:

We're only taking you to the woodshed for instruction.:03:

Experience is the mother of learning and sometimes she's not the mothering type
So, gratefully take some advice from a guy who has operated many different vehicles over a period of over 40 years and never had a chargeable accident and only one catastrophic accident, by never getting comfortable while behind the wheel. Automobiles weigh @ two tons. Fear them always because once that fear is gone, these things can happen in a splicket. That's half a New York second on my watch. Now get back on your NEXT horse and drive safely.:arrgh!:

What should also be mentioned is that those emergency tyres might cause ABS and ESP to not work properly anymore as they are calibrated for normal tyres. That can get one in a whole lot of trouble.:-?

I was just about to post the same link as TarJak. Tyre depth has nothing to do with it, it creates asymmetry which isn't great. And not wanting to cause an argument - your the driver, you have the responsibility to ensure the car is in tip-top working order.

Lesson learnt, move on and don't repeat - I doubt you will now.

My car didn't come with the "FM" to "R"

I realize that I'm responsible...but nobody told me and nobody was in a hurry to get me a new tire. I don't have a job so I didn't have money to buy one.

We got one. Car wrecked. End of story.

I won't be getting another horse for a while now...and with all this stuff going on this is a really bad time.

:yep:

If I get another Focus....I have 3 good wheels I can use....but we'll probably scrap this one before I get another.


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It wasn't a tire issue...I just swerved too hard for the speed I was going.

From the official report:

They have the wrong middle initial in the Highway Patrol report...but it wasn't a tire issue on this one. It wouldn't have made a difference if I had a normal tire on there.

I forget, what were the road conditions like? Dry, wet, icy?

It was cold...but it was a normal road. No ice, water, or anything. Just a drop off over a crest of the hill.

By cold, was it above or below freezing?