On the way to Atlanta one morning in the rain… 4 lanes of wall to wall semi trunks coming out of Chattanooga. The traffic was moving good, 50mph but the visibility was poor. I’m in the left or #1 lane. A lady in a small buick is in front of me.
Between the left lane and K-rail center divider there was about 10ft of space.
A big truck up ahead had a blow out. A tire was bouncing down the interstate. The lady in front of me panicked, lost control and started to slide across all the traffic.
There was just enough room between the left lane and K-rail for my truck so I moved over, inches from the concrete. All those years plowing row crops with tractors came in handy!!!
As the lady continued to spin out of control she crossed from the #1 lane to the #2. The semi-truck in the #2 lane moved left to the spot I had just vacated.
And so on!!!! She did a 180 across 4 lanes of semi-trucks. Each truck in turn moved left to the vacant spot left by the last truck.
She never hit anyone!!!! An no big truck wrecked!!!
One of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen. The 20 semi-truck pile up that never happened. I’m sure the lady had to go home to change her drawers!!!! She came to a stop on the shoulder of the interstate facing the wrong direction.
I had a CB radio, truckers were talking about and thanking me all the way to Atlanta. Some were amazed I didn't hit the K-rail, hey, farm boy here... I can drive...