# I was just in a big car accident.  Am ok, but freaking out.

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**Created:** [July 19, 2009, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-just-in-a-big-car-accident-am-ok-but-freaking-out/503518 "2009-07-19T07:37:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-just-in-a-big-car-accident-am-ok-but-freaking-out/503518/21 "2009-07-21T09:44:35Z")

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> [@Rebo](#):
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> I’m glad you’re ok!
> 
> Once upon a time in my young and stupid days, I did accidently did about three donuts in a 4 lane road after edging out into the roadside gravel.

Nitpick - “Donuts” are always deliberate by definition. Its when you purposely spin the car on hard lock. Can only be done in a rear wheel drive. And there is a world record for the longest donut (if I recall is over 8 hours).

What you did was spin the car 3 times.

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