Glad you didn't hurt anything or run over a family of nuns or whatever, but everytime I pass a guy in the ditch, I usually say something like "idiot" or "what an idiot" or "what a @#$ moron" There aren't many times when the ditch becomes the car's intended path, it takes either horrible conditions, bad luck, or some nice bad driving to get there. I have been in the ditch a few times. Most of them were intentional. Avoiding a hay bale falling out of a truck on a 1 lane gravel road once, and avoiding being sideswiped the other time. Others, such as the time I lost my left side tires and wheels to a huge piece of concrete on the freeway, were pretty much completely unavoidable. It was still my own fault though, I was following the truck ahead of me too closely and could not correct my path in time to avoid the concrete that popped out between his tires. I followed his path expecting to see something pop out beside his truck. If I had been driving a safe distance behind him, I would have avoided the concrete. I can remember exactly what happened though and can tell you exactly what the car did, and why it did it. You don't seem to know why you went into the ditch, which is why you did at such low speeds. Not trying to bash you really, I just think you may want to brush up on your defensive driving. Always have the wheel firmly in your hands, both of them, and don't follow so closely. After driving now for 9 years, I have noticed I have developped some bad habits like steering with my knees on the highway, changing lanes without checking first, watching scenery and generally not paying much attention, stuff like that. Once in awhile we all need to slap ourselves and drive like we are trying to get our licenses again
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