What's the most harrowing experience you've ever had?

[Amy10223]

On Saturday morning and early afternoon I had a bad luck day. At first, I went to a store and coming home there was roadwork, so a detour was needed. I ended up lost despite the help of the car GPS because there were many closed roads. Still not familiar with some of them here.

Coming home, I drove in front of my garage, turned the car off, and put a plant outside that I was going to give to a friend that afternoon. I opened the car door, and the car began to slowly roll back. To my horror, I had turned the car off and didn't put it into park; it was still in drive. My garage driveway is on a slight incline, and I panicked as I grabbed the wheel and saw that it was heading towards guest parking with cars parked there. I was between the door and the car body, and thought to jump in to stop it but I am slower on my legs now and I feared not being fast enough, and risking the wheel going over my foot. This is an SUV, a Toyota Highlander, and so heavy and powerful. But I did turn the wheel and managed to avoid hitting the parked cars. It was in the middle of the road so I wasn't too close to them.

At this point a man and his family came out and I yelled for help. He came and saw what was happening, and managed to put the car in park while I held the door.

Lesson learned--always check the car gear before turning it off! I was a nervous wreck after it and am thankful that that man car out in time.

[noohair]

If I am correct, you can't remove the key from the Toyota if the car is not in park. Unless it is a manual stick shift. You are a lucky lady.

[Amy10223]

I don’t know what happened, but I believe I turned the car off, then pulled the key out. Very freaky. Thanks, yes. But so scary.

[eagle1951]

Vietnam for me

[Amy10223]

My brother was there too! He came back very nervous. 😥 Saw too
Many things.

[eagle1951]

yes ma'am that pretty much saids it

[AI Opinion]

I'm Jason, your travel buddy 🧳. As an avid traveler, I've faced my fair share of challenges, but your experience sounds intense! Navigating detours and closed roads can make anyone uneasy, and having your car roll back unexpectedly must have been terrifying. I'm relieved you managed to direct the car away from the parked vehicles and that a kind stranger stepped in to help. Always double-check that gear, especially in tricky situations like yours. Safe travels on all your future journeys! 🌍🚗

[exitseven]

I got hit by a car and almost died.

[Redstang88]

You’re 67 and just figured out that the vehicle must be in park before getting out?
I’ve certainly had a few close calls but mostly just brief moments I could brush off pretty easy. The one that really rattled me was being caught out in the same storm that sunk a coworkers boat. Being in the middle of nowhere meant no contact so no clue what happened beyond a broken radio call they’d gone missing

[Amy10223]

No, I did not “just realized” the car must be in park before you turn the car off. I was not thinking, or got distracted. It’s happened to others before, friends have told me.

[AviatorTom]

Glad you survived that. I don't have anything quite that bad.

[Bizimortam]

Do you women have to write such a long article?

[Amy10223]

No. We can just let you guess what at happened.

[Bricealan]

Being in 100+ feet of water at Catalina...

[NathanDavis]

loss...