Scary driver

If you live in the San Bernardino area, you probably are familiar with Old Waterman Canyon Road. This is a road that heads from the lower end of Highway 18, to about a third of the way up to Lake Arrowhead, where it again connects to Highway 18. It is a relatively narrow two lane road, and is a bit straighter than the twists of the lower end of highway 18. Although there really is no logical reason to take OWCR rather than the highway (I've timed it, it save absolutely no tine unless there is an accident on the lower part of the highway), I usually take this route on my way up the mountain. I did so today after having my car serviced, and almost came to regret it.

You know those moments when you're faced with impending mortality and they say your life passes before your eyes? Well today there wasn't time even for the highlight real. I was coming up Old Waterman at about 55 (I go up faster than I come down, ask me if you want to know why). I was approaching the first bridge (I think there's three as you go up) which is barely wide enough for two cars to pass each other. The bridge was in sight, but not too close yet, but I started to slow down because there was a full sized pick up crossing the bridge coming down and I knew I could not pass him on the bridge. Suddenly as the truck came off the bridge and was nearing me, there were two truck. A smaller pick up apparently thought the larger truck was going too slow (or they were both racing?) and came off the bridge into my lane. I hit the brakes and started praying and bracing for collision (and all that a collision would mean...hospital time, more time off work, loss of income...no wonder I had no time for my laife to flash by). Then, just when I should have felt the small truck hit me, I saw him fly by the right side of my car off the road in the dirt, and in my rear view mirror I saw him getting back on the road in front of the bigger truck. After catching my breathe, and smiling in relief that I wasn't dead, I contemplated calling the police and realized by the time I got off hold, the two trucks would have reached the bottom, and who could tell which way they had gone from there. So I thanked God and continued my drive up the road. Will I let this incident scare me off Old Waterman Canyon Road..I don't Think so!