Good judgement comes from experience Experience comes from bad judgment
Glad you are not dead --FT Sent from iPhone > On Oct 6, 2020, at 9:53 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I was out in the back 40 unloading that 4matic wagon off the trailer. Since > the front drive shaft it out or whatever is going on it free rolls while it > park. Parking brake does not work. I was carefully removing the last strap > and car rolls slightly but was able to hold it with the door handle. Just as > I was removing the strap it started rolling. I stupidly jumped into the car > as it was picking up speed to try and stop it. I caught my leg between the > open door and the trailer then slammed my back left side into the B pillar as > I jumped into the car. Got it stopped within inches of hitting another car. > When I hit the b pillar it sort of knocked the air out of me and had severe > pain and can barely move in certain angles. I wonder if I might have bruised > a rib or something. Thinking back on it, this could have turned out very > badly so I do not recommend trying to jump into a car as it is rolling off a > trailer. It starts out very slow but gains speed in the blink of an eye. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
