The scene of my car crash
By The Horse
@TheHorse (203666)
Walnut Creek, California
August 13, 2019 12:02pm CST
I was driving South on Highway 20 through the Gallatin River Canyon, one of my favorite places in the United States. I hadn't known its considered to be one of the most dangerous roads in Montana.
I saw some pretty horses in a field to the right and decided to take a picture. I put my turn signal on, braked, and turned a soft right onto the gravel road leading to the gate. Suddenly I felt impact, and saw a car to my right, heading past me and toward the guardrail beside the gravel road.
I was relieved to see that the car was traveling straight toward the guardrail, as I knew it would not flip over. It took out the guardrail and two wooden posts holding up the guardrail and came to a stop. The airbag did not deploy.
My first question to the lady inside was "Are you OK?" She responded in the affirmative and asked me the same question. She began apologizing and explained that her car had hydroplaned when she saw me braking and tried to slow down.
I'll write more about what happened next...the point of this post is to show the pretty picture I intended to take. I ultimately took it as we waited for the Sheriff to arrive. The horses had moved a bit South by this time, so I could not "frame" them through the gate, but I was determined to get my picture.
Have you ever been in a car accident? This was my first in the last 30 years...about three light seconds (600,000 miles) of driving.
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@SophiaMorros (5046)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
13 Aug 19
I've never been in a car accident. MrsJ scraped a fender once while driving (back in the dark ages before she had children) and actually broke the front window of her Dad's VW microbus with her head when she was two or three (which, now that I think about it, explains a LOT).
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Aug 19
@SophiaMorros Well, that could do it too. I take it nobody "messes" with her. I'm sure she's done her share of "roughhousing."
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@SophiaMorros (5046)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
13 Aug 19
@TheHorse usually she blames the existence of five older brothers for her idiosyncrasies.
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@amitkokiladitya (172031)
• Agra, India
13 Aug 19
Wow...the fields look just so beautiful
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@amitkokiladitya (172031)
• Agra, India
17 Aug 19
@TheHorse anyone would love it. It is just so mesmerizing.
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Aug 19
@amitkokiladitya It's one of my favorite parts of the US. I'll see if I took more photos...I think I did.
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@FourWalls (61308)
• United States
13 Aug 19
I haven’t had a wreck in three cars. Thank God, all of my wrecks have been minor, with only the car bodies damaged instead of the bodies of the occupants.
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@FourWalls (61308)
• United States
13 Aug 19
@TheHorse —
T-Bone should just be Burnett or Walker. Or a steak.
@andriaperry (116876)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Aug 19
So, let me get this right, you did not crash your car someone else did where you had stopped fora photo?
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@andriaperry (116876)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Aug 19
@TheHorse Oh, Okay. I am glad it wasn`t any worst.
@GooglePlus (3809)
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13 Aug 19
Get yourself examined if you have pain in any part of body in next 24 to 48 hours...
I never been a part of car accident as of now. though I need to learn how to drive as I have dashed couple of time to the gate and the wall where I park
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@GooglePlus (3809)
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13 Aug 19
@TheHorse Good to hear that Hope that pain subside too
And yes I liked the greenary you shared
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@BarBaraPrz (45217)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
13 Aug 19
I've been in a few, but no blood shed or bones broken, just whiplash.
@snowy22315 (168368)
• United States
14 Aug 19
Yes, plenty of minor fender benders..never my fault fortunately, and one rather unfortunate work related one where I was the driver..3 of us in the van were hurt, and had to go to the ER. Bad judgment on my part, I was a new driver and should have never agreed to drive that thing.
@wolfgirl569 (93502)
• Marion, Ohio
13 Aug 19
Its been a long time but my car was totaled the last one I was in. That is a lovely scene.
@DesirousDreamer (34784)
• Peoria, Arizona
13 Aug 19
At least the accident wasn't caused by all that beauty, but totally understandable if it was. (But seriously, so glad that you all are okay)
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