Well, I don't think that it would cut your head off, but I am sure that it was a scary situation, nontheless.
- Peter
Hi folks
>
> I own a very nice 1994 Gti, black.
>
> I just wanted to share it with you...
> I was aproaching a curve , with another car coming into my direction.
> I was doing about 60 k/h, he too I guess.
> In the middle of the curve, suddenly the car coming into my direction
> shakes and his front left wheel gets off, flies through the air and
> hits my windshield just in front of my face. A part made it through
> the winshield, but it bounced off and fell on the aground about 30 mts
> from where it hit me.
> I managed to control the car and brake. I was full of glass, but no > injuries at all.
>
> A tire & rim. Doing 60 or so and me too. Directly into my face.
>
> If it would have hit the drivers window it would have cut my head off. >
> Thank god that cars nowadays have theese kind of windshields, wich are
> desgined for that. Not to whitstand a wheel & tire, but some objects.
> It hit me about 5 cms from the A pillar, so if it would have been
> other 15 cms it would have made it through the driver windows and hit > my face.
>
> Almost....
>
> It would have been a pity never write here anymore
>
>
> Take care
>
> Bob