Not me
But a mate of mine. He was commuting to Leeds on the M1 one day in his brand new company car. Tootling along at around 80 in the fast lane he was somewhat perturbed when a lorry veered straight across all three lanes on the opposite carriageway and crashed through the central reservation directly into his path. There was no way he could avoid it and he only had time to turn the wheel at the last minute to avoid a straight head on collision. In his words after the screeching noises had stopped he managed somehow to lever himself out of the wreckage and collapsed next to what was left of his car until the ambulance came. The last minute turn of the steering wheel is what saved my mates life. Instead of hitting the side of the lorry head on he hit it at an angle which meant that the passenger side took the brunt of the impact. That side of the car was so utterly mangled that the attending fire crew had to ask my mate if anyone had been sat in it as they couldn't tell. It made the local news with subsequent pics of the wreckage and my mate spent around a year recovering before he could drive again. The accident investigator told him that the fact that the car was brand new had probably meant the difference between him surviving and snuffing it.
Total damage 1 broken sternum several broken ribs, a broken leg, arm and damage to his back
(andythepieman Is surfing the waves of indifference on, Tue 9 Jul 2013, 13:34, Reply)