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Old May 22, 2011 | 07:53 PM
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Default Re: Almost a calamity on an Interstate today

Our oldest was driving with myself, our other 2 kids and children from 2 other families. Going over a very long bridge on I75/Flint. By this point the center wall was pretty high to prevent oncoming traffic's lights from getting into your eyes. From over this center wall comes a wheel with tire mounted flying in the air.
Some butt hole didn't secure it down, now it was the luck of the draw as to who would get nailed.
Bless our daughter she just kept going same speed and direction. I watched it bounce evenly onto the tread about 15' in front of us. then bounce up and over us, again onto the tread between cars then off to the edge. No cars were hit.
I just kept thinking in their haste they would have damaged 3 families in our car and who knows whom else in the ones behind us. Don't you ever wonder how ofter we actually miss these things due to some random act, like looking for keys or talking on the phone longer?
 
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