jred721
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- First Name
- James
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- Northern Virginia
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- '20 Accord Sport
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So I was on my way home today and I was coming back through a narrower residential street which a lot of people use as a cut through to avoid all the traffic on the main road, and it was raining REALLY heavy and all of a sudden towards the end of the road there was a backup because people were too afraid to make the left turn onto the main road because the visibility was near zero and water was everywhere.
Worst part was, I ended up getting stuck on a bridge that was right over a stream that was flooding and was stuck there for about 12 mins while the water was up to the doors, literally the worst place to become stuck. Eventually, the line started to move and I made it onto the intersection where I drove on to the main road. To my luck, that road was also mildly flooded and it was like driving through a pond. Visibility was still near zero and everyone was going very slow with their emergency lights on, unfortunately I was in a bit of a rush because I had my daughter who was sick in the backseat and looked like she was about to throw up, so I needed to get home.
I went a little faster than I should have through the road but I made sure I was cautious and aware of the car's stability, and that's when the tornado warning screamed through my speakers because of CarPlay and my daughter started to burst into tears. Luckily, it didn't hit us and I pushed the car through the road and man the Civic literally went through it like it was nothing, I was honestly surprised. There were a lot of cars next to me slipping and almost hydroplaning, but somehow the Civic was stable throughout and we made it home safe and my daughter ended up being okay. I know it probably has more to do with the tires and my overall control of the vehicle but still, I was impressed as hell!!
Worst part was, I ended up getting stuck on a bridge that was right over a stream that was flooding and was stuck there for about 12 mins while the water was up to the doors, literally the worst place to become stuck. Eventually, the line started to move and I made it onto the intersection where I drove on to the main road. To my luck, that road was also mildly flooded and it was like driving through a pond. Visibility was still near zero and everyone was going very slow with their emergency lights on, unfortunately I was in a bit of a rush because I had my daughter who was sick in the backseat and looked like she was about to throw up, so I needed to get home.
I went a little faster than I should have through the road but I made sure I was cautious and aware of the car's stability, and that's when the tornado warning screamed through my speakers because of CarPlay and my daughter started to burst into tears. Luckily, it didn't hit us and I pushed the car through the road and man the Civic literally went through it like it was nothing, I was honestly surprised. There were a lot of cars next to me slipping and almost hydroplaning, but somehow the Civic was stable throughout and we made it home safe and my daughter ended up being okay. I know it probably has more to do with the tires and my overall control of the vehicle but still, I was impressed as hell!!
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