haha! did you come up with anything?
that is when we ISTPs come alive, by the way.
if i could pause time to switch places and get in the driver's seat during an accident or a blowout, that would be
ideal.
Yeah.
Lanes
L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5| S
I'm in lane 3. Road curves to the left. Passenger side front tire blows.
If there was a car in lane 4, right next to me, he'd have a bad day. I'd probably drift into his lane. (Not much I can do - even if I did compensate by turning left I might over do it, lose all control, start heading off toward lane 1 and roll the truck...bad. He'd just have to get hit.) Ideally 4 and 5 would be relatively clear and I'd point the steering wheel to slightly left and get over to the shoulder. I'd probably have a death grip on the wheel, at least for the first 3/4 of a second, but I'd attempt to keep steering inputs non-jerky (no swinging of the wheel). I'd also keep off the foot brake, get off the accelerator (slowly), and try to remember to turn off the exhaust brake (big diesel truck feature...also found on smaller towing rigs?) to maintain some speed/stability as I got over to shoulder. The gear shift and e-brake don't effect this situation.
If there was a guy in lane 4 or 5, ideally, they would just brake and I'd pass in front of them while they maintained lane position. But it's probable they would also swerve to the right to avoid me as I crossed over lanes. That means they might swerve over to the shoulder (S) while braking. I would have to avoid squishing them into the guardrail.
Also to consider is that they might swerve right (to S), then brake, then pull back left as I passed in front of them. This poses a hazard for drivers in lanes 3, 4, and 5. I'd have to assess situation as best I can to prevent pileup behind me.
Pulling to the left shoulder (L) is difficult and maybe even impossible. Really dangerous to pull left hard...potential rollover worst case, but more likely suspension gets upset and I drift into lane 2 or 1, wreaking havoc. Depends on truck load, traction on my driver side tire, my sway bar holding (prob would bend), and how the suspension is set up (hard).
There's a lot more contingencies.
This would all happen in about 6 seconds or less. Most critical are first 2.
yeah, i do the same thing. that is my biggest observation about my thinking - it is driven entirely by my enviroment.
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