strangest thing you've ever crashed/almost crashed into?

**Dancer** · 08-24-2009 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by slingboard00

This isn't really strange but appropriate to this thread, I think. Saturday I left the house on my board with my Husky. He was pulling me about 25 mph as usual at the beginning of his run when, about half a block into the ride, there was a car blocking the sidewalk!! I had to think fast. Do I just let go of the leash, footbrake, try to run off the board, or ride in the grass and then bail? I choose the last option hoping that I could roll a few feet to slow down before bailing. Bad choice. As soon as I hit the grass the board stuck. I did a superman in front of half my neighborhood landing on my chest and face, knocking the wind out of me. I was lucky enough to land in the grass between a brick maibox and the sidewalk. It must have looked pretty bad to my dog too. He stopped and came over to see if I was alright. I've had a headache ever since Saturday.

God, I hate when people do that. A few weeks ago I was on one of those asphalt paths on the way to my friends house, and I looked back just to see how many people were behind me. But when I turn around there's a car, parked on the asphalt path, the strange thing is, they would have had to drive 10 feet on a 3 foot wide path to get where they were. I bailed right before hitting it and had to run and go get my board before it went into the sewer.

**Cann0n** · 08-25-2009 08:53 PM

It's either this or a fcuk load of sand... Get's pretty lame here.

**Satoru** · 08-29-2009 11:15 AM

bailed and "ran over" a cat only going like 15. half a year before a small terrier jumped in front of me and jumped back. Not so bad. im sure people have had stranger encounters. Just putting this out there.

**DHBM** · 08-29-2009 11:19 AM

some people know about when I was hit / ran into a Bus. well here it is.

**Apex 39** · 08-29-2009 11:23 AM

a mail box at like 15 mph the first time i ever longboarded.

**Blackmore** · 08-29-2009 11:27 AM

an asian lady walking out of walgreens, she steps out the door and i smashed into her lol

**Hubs** · 08-29-2009 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by slingboard00

This isn't really strange but appropriate to this thread, I think. Saturday I left the house on my board with my Husky. He was pulling me about 25 mph as usual at the beginning of his run when, about half a block into the ride, there was a car blocking the sidewalk!! I had to think fast. Do I just let go of the leash, footbrake, try to run off the board, or ride in the grass and then bail? I choose the last option hoping that I could roll a few feet to slow down before bailing. Bad choice. As soon as I hit the grass the board stuck. I did a superman in front of half my neighborhood landing on my chest and face, knocking the wind out of me. I was lucky enough to land in the grass between a brick maibox and the sidewalk. It must have looked pretty bad to my dog too. He stopped and came over to see if I was alright. I've had a headache ever since Saturday.

Your dog is fast as hell

**slingboard00** · 08-31-2009 06:18 AM

Originally Posted by Hubs

Your dog is fast as hell

He's a monster. I had him pulling me at 6 months old and feeding him some protein-packed food. He's strong as an ox but losing stamina the older he gets.
My neck is still a little sore.

**Largeboarder** · 08-31-2009 02:44 PM

Oh! Saturday I almost crashed into kids in gravitycars and streetlugers!

**Old Guy** · 09-02-2009 04:21 PM

I hit a car yesterday while bombing my favorite hill, which runs through the TCU campus. It can produce runs of 30-35, and after I had pushed off all-out I saw a Honda slowing down in front of me. I thought it would speed up and be gone but when it didn't I started air breaking. When it was clear that I would, in fact, catch the car I decided to pass it on the right. Just as I was about to, the dumbass turned into a parking lot without signaling. I fell into the back of the moving car and onto the pavement, scraping both elbows and my right knee. I'm not sure how fast I was going at the time but my GPS receiver said I had gone as fast as 28.9. The guy ran over my board, which, remarkably, appears undamaged. He never stopped, but if someone had been screaming at me the way I was I wouldn't have either. I'll post pics on the meat thread once my friend sends them to me.

**EmptiMind** · 09-02-2009 04:55 PM

A blue American SUV, but it hit me, so I guess that doesn't count.

Umm....

I ran over a dead squirrel by accident. Other than that, I'm pretty good about avoiding things.

**afi1014** · 09-02-2009 05:01 PM

i hit a kid who is playing football when goin down a hill and grab him to slow down then fell
fell sorry for the kid but he said was ok with it he say "its my fault to play football in the street, its ok"

**Midway** · 09-02-2009 06:46 PM

I hit a vending machine that was inexplicably about 10 feet away from the building it was plugged in to while tearing around the side of it.
Those things are HEAVY.

**coercive** · 10-13-2009 11:07 PM

chipmunk.

10chipmunks

**lonlyboarder** · 10-14-2009 04:37 AM

i hydroplanedd into a lampost

**dozer jr** · 10-14-2009 05:22 AM

almost slammed into a deer yesterday. hard. i was about 2 feet away from it

**PierreNZ** · 10-14-2009 05:39 AM

Duck poo! Yep, here in New Zealand, we have plenty of ducks, and they are often squatting on my favorite skateboarding spot infecting the road with there huge green dejections. Better to slalom between them if you don't want your wheels to slide! It's sound a bit weird, but we have to share earth with wildlife that's it!

**Bruce22** · 10-14-2009 08:14 AM

TURKEYSSSSSSSSSSSS
and a van pulled out into the street and I guess the guy dropped something because he just sat there while I pendied in the wet and hit his van at about 20mph

**Bruce22** · 10-14-2009 08:19 AM

Not a crash but I smacked my gf's butt at 30 mph when she was watchign me and some friends skate and she was looking at her phone.....

Most winner thing I've done to her on my Switch so far.... 20mph stander boob grab is next

she kinda doesnt text when I skate anymore though lol