20111125

再一次險死

兩次險死,今天竟再來一次。

感恩節週末我們和朋友一家到 Lake Tahoe 渡假,兩家人兩輛車,他們的車先行,我們尾隨。車行至半途,是山路,彎彎曲曲的,到一個急彎位時,也不知是我的車速過高還是路上有冰塊,車子突然失控,直向山坡那個方向衝去!我大吃一驚,眼看車子已到邊沿,就要衝下山坡,我急轉方向盤,車子便直打轉,然後停在對面的行車線上,卻是錯誤的方向,有車迎面駛來,幸而還有一段距離,那車及時繞過,沒有撞上。也算我們好彩、好彩、再好彩,旁邊正巧是個避車處,我便把車駛過去停下;心神稍定後,走出來檢驗了一下輪胎,看過沒問題了,才敢再開車。

駛了不遠,便見朋友的車在路旁等我們,他們知道意外後,也驚呼僥倖,因為他們的大兒子(只有六歲)在我們車裏:這小孩子很喜歡我的兒子,想和他同車,嚷著要坐我們的車,我們便由他了。六歲稚子逃過死門關,卻毫不明白生死一線,生命何其脆弱。

事件發生時,閃過「這次死定了」的念頭,然而,我只是驚惶,並不怎麼害怕;事後回想,也不會因為覺得自己險些死去而猶有餘悸。老婆則嚇得要命,兒子說他也以為自己會就此死去,有點害怕,因為他熱愛生命,還有很多事情想做 --- 想到妻兒險死還生,我還是抹了一大把汗。


決定把這篇歸類「浮生記趣」:大難不死,視為浮生之一趣亦無妨。

36 則留言:

  1. 他很喜歡我的兒子,嚷著要坐我們的車,我們便由他了。

    這句好像有點問題
    我覺得應該是:他的兒子很喜歡我,嚷著要坐我們的車,我們便由他了。

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  2. Michael,

    那六歲小孩喜歡的不是我,是我的兒子。讓我加一句,把意思弄清楚一點。

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  3. 沒關連的,不過想起一個故事:

    有一條村洪水氾濫,村民走光了,只餘一人。臨去前村民甲勸這人:「快走吧,不然來不及。」這人說神會眷顧他,不走;村民乙與村民丙同樣勸說,這人仍然不肯離去,一心等待神的指示。後來這人快要在洪水中沒頂了,他的神仍沒出現,於是他向上天大喊:「神啊你為何離棄我?」這時,神出現了,並對他說:「我不是已經給你三次機會嗎?三次你都放過!」

    這樣的浮生記趣,獨一無二已經罕有,你真「好彩」,竟可接二連三!

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  4. 大難不死,必有••••:-)

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  5. 恭喜有命回家寫Blog,應該說我們活著每一天都是奇跡

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  6. 三次大難不死,王Sir你真係唔講得笑!點可以避免第四次,値得認真諗吓O勒。請保重!
    jl

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  7. > 點可以避免第四次,値得認真諗吓O勒

    祈禱吧...//flee~~

    meili

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  8. 三次都跟駕車有關,可能你需要一輪性能更好的車?

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  9. 可能王sir需要的是更良好更安全的駕駛習慣。

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  10. I had the same experience few years ago,after the car finally stopped,my hands and my legs were shaking uncontrollably and my heart was pounding vividly. I sure do not want to have this kind of experience again.
    Yee

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  11. 或者「神跡」就是這樣出現的(講笑)。不知道王Sir有無安裝雪肽,又或者雪肽舊了要換新的好,冬天用雪肽比普通肽安全很多。

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  12. karol,

    //沒關連的,不過想起一個故事://

    - 但我卻看出了關連啊!

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  13. 風清涼,

    //大難不死,必有••••:-)//

    - 我也希望如此,可惜世事無此規律。

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  14. 曾堯 joetsang,

    //不想多試一次的“趣”//

    - 當然不想。

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  15. 文月瑠衣,

    //恭喜有命回家寫Blog,應該說我們活著每一天都是奇跡//

    - 謝謝。真的慶幸自己仍活著。

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  16. jl,

    //三次大難不死,王Sir你真係唔講得笑!點可以避免第四次,値得認真諗吓O勒。請保重!//

    - 謝謝。希望沒有第四次。

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  17. meili,

    //祈禱吧...//flee~~//

    - 你真有幽默感。

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  18. Meshi,

    //三次都跟駕車有關,可能你需要一輪性能更好的車?//

    - 車的性能應沒問題。

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  19. Scorpio,

    //可能王sir需要的是更良好更安全的駕駛習慣。//

    - 這可能才是問題所在。我有個壞習慣,喜歡在駕車時思考哲學問題。

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  20. Yee,

    //I had the same experience few years ago,after the car finally stopped,my hands and my legs were shaking uncontrollably and my heart was pounding vividly. I sure do not want to have this kind of experience again.//

    - I was quite frightened too the first time.

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  21. 神洲,

    //或者「神跡」就是這樣出現的(講笑)。//

    - 信神的當然會視這為神蹟。

    //不知道王Sir有無安裝雪肽,又或者雪肽舊了要換新的好,冬天用雪肽比普通肽安全很多。//

    - 沒有。當時沒有下雪,只是公路兩旁有些積雪。

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  22. 要思考哲學甚麼的,留待獨自駕駛時才作吧,要載其他人時真的要打醒萬二分精神
    之後你朋友有沒有叫他兒子坐回他的車?

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  23. //要思考哲學甚麼的,留待獨自駕駛時才作吧,要載其他人時真的要打醒萬二分精神//

    - 以後駕車會小心點的了,謝謝。

    //之後你朋友有沒有叫他兒子坐回他的車?//

    - 沒有,他們讓他繼續坐我的車到目的地。

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  24. 駕車時思考哲學問題而遇上意外,我只記起好像唐君毅也曾有類似經歷,據說有次他駕車時在沉思,結果把車駛到海邊,甚至駛到了水��才知道!

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  25. 王Sir,
    //沒有。當時沒有下雪,只是公路兩旁有些積雪。//
    如果冬天很多時都下雪的話,真是認真考慮下換用雪呔,我亦曾經試過你這次這樣的險境,那次是開著一部四驅的SUV,可能是迷信了廠家的宣傳,以為該車性能優異,下雪路滑都「唔怕」,故下雪也無換上雪呔。殊不知有一次就真係出問題,剎一剎車就滑過了馬路對面,也是好彩當時路上無車,否則後果不堪設想,自那次之後,馬上換了雪呔,效果大為好轉,才發現原來車輪一打滑,廠家宣傳嘅乜嘢「優異性能」都無嗮。如果王Sir開車喜歡思考,相信雪呔就更有需要了。

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  26. 王Sir,如果換雪呔,可選擇Speed Rating為R或S的雪呔,這些Speed Rating高的雪呔平時駕駛時與普通呔感覺基本一樣,但下雪路滑詩就比普通呔(或四季呔)好得多了。

    http://www.safercar.gov/Vehicle+Shoppers/Tires/Tires+Rating/Passenger+Vehicles

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  27. Glad to hear that nobody got hurt. It was probably black ice, which would be hard to avoid or maneuver over especially if you are not experienced driving in cold climate.

    My theory is that most of us drive so much in the United States we are bound to get into some sort of accident some day. I personally believe that death is not the worst outcomes in car accidents. I have a couple of friends who had serious car accidents. Even though they were not disabled from the accidents, they still live with the consequences of the injuries many years later. That to me would be a stronger motivator to be extra cautious...

    So take care and be careful out there!

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  28. Wong,
    Glad you are okay.
    Please drive slow. Especially on unfamiliar roads. Bends and curves, black ice (can't see), lack of warning road signs, etc. Very dangerous.
    Please focus too. Don't do multitasking.

    A zen story (paraphrase):
    "How to practice, master?"
    "When you eat, eat. When you sleep, sleep."
    "Everybody does that."
    "Most people when they eat, they don't really eat, they are planning this and that. When they sleep they don't really sleep, they are thinking this and that."

    About snow or emergency, to stop, pump the brake several times to avoid locking up wheels and thus sliding. Spinning is another problem. I have an impression that you attract car spinning(??). I haven't had any such experience. No suggestion.
    The worse one I got was that my car swung out of my control somewhat and got onto the adjacent lane in the same direction when I was negotiating a bend. Yes, on unfamiliar road during vacation. Luckily, there weren't any cars in the section of the the lane I crossed onto, despite heavy traffic. My wife didn't notice what happened. It felt like I just changed lane. Whew.
    If the bend isn't raised on one side (the outer), like rack track but to a lesser degree, one needs to slow down more than usual. Real slow.

    --zpdrmn

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  29. 可能你成日批評基督教,上帝覺得你幫佢以正視聽,救你地條命。

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  30. 風清涼,

    //駕車時思考哲學問題而遇上意外,我只記起好像唐君毅也曾有類似經歷,據說有次他駕車時在沉思,結果把車駛到海邊,甚至駛到了水��才知道!//

    - 那太厲害了,我未到此境界。

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  31. 神洲,

    謝謝關心,我會記下你提供的資料。其實我住的地方二十年也不會下一次雪,這次是到 Lake Tahoe 遊玩才遇到有雪的路。

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  32. Lin,

    //I have a couple of friends who had serious car accidents. Even though they were not disabled from the accidents, they still live with the consequences of the injuries many years later. That to me would be a stronger motivator to be extra cautious... //

    - Thanks. That's a sobering reminder.

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  33. zpdrmn,

    Thank you for your advice.

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  34. Yan,

    //可能你成日批評基督教,上帝覺得你幫佢以正視聽,救你地條命。//

    - 上帝得閒理我,不如理理無數受苦的人。

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  35. Correction: race track (instead of rack track. lol) --zpdrmn

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