I almost lost my B2 last week...

[mr_manny]

The other morning I gathered some tools and headed to my moms, who lives 1.5hrs away.
She wanted me to install some mosquito lamps on her front porch. I also brought some pruning gear, cause she also has a bunch of that kinda work at her place.
I encountered some rain along the way, perfect excuse to use my Bronco's intermittent wipers.
My other vehicles don't have this feature, which I appreciate when it's a light drizzle.

Rainy season is almost upon us, so the weather wasn't a surprise.
I felt the rear slip a little, which caught me off-guard. I slowed and thought I should remember this section for when I'm headed back.
A few curves later I was in a FULL slide. I don't have much experience in full-on slides, or black ice for that matter.
I started pumping the brakes, thinking It might promote some steering vs brakes being locked.
As I was pumping the brakes, I slid across the on-coming traffic lane and headed towards the edge of the country road.
I thought I'm going over, I was repeating this in my head...I'm going over.
The edge got closer and closer...finally coming to a stop with the Bronco completely off the asphalt. I think I had about 1-2feet to spare, before I would have gone over.

I tried to back up, but wasn't getting any traction (rear passenger tire was just digging a hole).
I carefully got out and reviewed the situation, and next steps. Still startled and thanking my lucky stars, I proceeded to lock the front hubs.
Just as I finished, I heard a sliding noise getting closer and closer. As I backed away, a Nissan truck came sliding off the road and rolled down the embankment. Initially I thought he was going to slide into me, but somehow managed to slide just behind the Bronco.

The cab of the Nissan was crushed, so I went down and pried on the door for the driver to get out.
When I went over what had happened, I wondered if pulsating the brakes got me further down the road...out of the impact zone?
That night when I went to sleep, I kept seeing myself sliding across the road each time I closed my eyes.
Super fortunate as this could have gone very wrong.

Here is a pic I took, as I was on my way back (you can see the totaled Nissan on the flatbed).

A short video of my bronco and the Nissan driver on the side of the road.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S4KTvzrzIn4c2caRjdpFeOr6enXgph7K/view?usp=drive_link

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Just an fyi....if youre sliding pumping brakes is one of the worst things to do.

Let off the throttle, if youre in a manual get the clutch down, and make gentle steering movements to correct whatevers going on.

Sounds though like you kept the panic to a minimum. Which is a big plus. So many people in that situation just panic, spike the brakes, and wildly start cranking the wheel.

Glad you and the B2 made it out ok