I had only had my first car, a Bug, a little while. Coming home from work one day it was raining torrents!! (unusual for the PNW) I was coming up on a line of traffic at a stop light, but didn't slow down much because the light was green and traffic had started to move. Suddenly, they stopped!!! I slammed on my breaks, volplaning on the rainwater on the pavement."Oh, God, NO!" I breathed. In slow motion I watched the other car's bumper disappear from my sight, I was so close.Instead of slowing down, my car seemed to speed up! Quickly, I pumped the breaks, until I volplaned, and pumped my breaks again. I was slowing down, but not fast enough! Jamming my Bug into first, I popped the clutch, but too late! I was less than a car length from the car in front of me and still going about 15 mph. In this moment, I could actually see all my life passing me by, it is a very curious moment since in reality it is very short but you feel it lasts forever. "Oh, God, NO!" I breathed. In slow motion I watched the other car's bumper disappear from my sight, I was so close. Then, my little Bug stopped so suddenly that I was thrown forward against my seat belt. BUT I HADN'T HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME!!!!! I was so close that there must have been only an inch or less between us. I Thanked God all the way home for keeping me safe and sending my Araton Angel to stop me in time!!!!
