Suzie-Q wrote:i just hit the gas a little too hard, over steered, and locked the brakes.
but maybe this just shows that i'm a rallyer at heart
It sure doesn't sound like you knew what you were doing, and it doesn't sound like your THAT sorry for what happened (espically telling us that your friends all thought it was badass, and how they didn't know girls who drove like that). I get the distinct impression that, while you may have been scared, you thought you were hot stuff after it was over and you didn't kill anyone or get in an accident. And trying to outrun the cops, you knew you did something wrong.
I still can't figure out what you THOUGHT would happen, if you floor it (while your already going to fast, as you said yourself that you've been in that intersection before going "much" slower), and go through the intersection. You say you didn't go into the intersection trying to lose control and look cool. So what DID you go into the intersection for? If it was yellow and about to turn red, why didn't you just stop? There must be a reason, and while it might not have been to intentionally look cool, or whatever, it must have been something. Did you over-estimate your own skill? Did you not know how fast you were going? Did you think you would make it without incident? What about this situation makes you a "rallyer at heart?"
Don't be ashamed, we all over-estimate our skills at one point or another. I've done it. I was coming around a banked left, WAY to hot. I shot for the apex, and knew I'd miss it. I took the early line to give myself some runout for what I knew would happen. Back end came out, and I was sliding. I did what I could, and managed to keep it on the road (barely). I had crossed the center line, and unfortunately had someone been coming, we'd both be dead. It was night time, and there weren't any headlights visible. As I came around the apex, still sideways, I saw headlights at a stop sign. They didn't start moving until I had regained composure. It was scary, sideways at probably around 70mph, and while I wasn't totally out of control, I wasn't where I wanted to be. I knew HOW to recover the car, and I did, but I should have been going slower.
Everyone does this. Everyone goes to hot and gets squirrely. It's where it happens, that is the difference. For me, it was relatively safe. If I crashed, I would have gone over a bank, or hit a guard rail. No cars were around, and I was alone in the car. It's also how you learn from it. I know what my car can and cannot do, and I'm aware of that every time I drive spiritedly. I know what it feels like when it's about to let go, or what will happen if I apply the brakes or the gas while I'm turning (or whatever). If I didn't fuck up that night, I bet it would have taken me longer to find out those limits.
I'm not trying to come off as a saint, or damn you as a sinner. I've done stupid things on the street too, but I generally don't intentionally endanger other peoples lives. You may not have set out to hurt anyone, but that was the result, and that's something else you need to realize. Had you crashed, you would have hurt someone and someones family. There's a reason I rarely drive aggressively, with a passenger. If you HAD hit the pole, how would you explain to your friends parents, that their child is dead or injured? How would you feel as a parent to hear that from a kid, that they killed your daughter or son?
And do you REALLY think that I'm trying to put you down to raise myself up? I assure you, that isn't my intention, and I've got no reason to raise myself up.
I don't care if you drive recklessly (as long as you don't hit any other LCO members while your driving, espically the ones I like). I really REALLY don't care. I DO care, if you take this experience, and think you can repeat it successfully under the same circumstances. You probably can't.
You don't know the number of accidents I've seen, or the number of WRX owners I've talked to who have had similar experiences as yourself, and who think that, because they survived with their cars in tact, they are Petter Solberg. Then they try to do it again, or think they are better than they are, and they get in trouble.
Be safe out there. We haven't had an obituary posted on LCO in the few years I've been around. Don't start the trend.
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so i get out of my car and act like i'm making an emergency phone call, but he screamed at me to get back into my car. he probably drew his gun, but all i saw was his damn bright spotlight. 
anyone else had anything similar happen?
