Amy shared a frightening moment she experienced while driving on the highway.
She was traveling about 65 miles per hour when something flew out of the back of a truck and came straight toward her windshield. She couldn’t tell exactly what the object was, only that it was heading directly at her car. When asked how she reacted, Amy explained that she didn’t swerve or scream. Instead, her instinct was to turn her head, close her eyes, and hope for the best. She acknowledged that it all happened extremely fast and that her reaction was purely instinctual. While she didn’t necessarily like that this was her response, she recognized that it revealed how she reacts in sudden, high-stress situations.
The object hit her car loudly enough that the person she was speaking with on the phone commented on how intense the sound was. Despite the impact, Amy’s windshield did not crack, which surprised her. She noted that even if she hadn’t seen the object coming, she would have heard it. Reflecting on the situation, Amy mentioned how unsettling it is to imagine what could have happened if the object had been something more dangerous. She also referenced a similar incident involving her sister, who once had a shovel fly out of a truck and crack her windshield while driving on the interstate.
In both cases, the suddenness of the moment left no time to react intentionally, underscoring how quickly situations like this can unfold on the road.
