Is it normal to visualize car crashes that could happen?

When I am driving I often visualize what might happen if I were to ignore a rule of the road. For example the lines or signs or lights. I imagine the accident, usually involving my car and the ones around me. My thoughts aren't suicidal, it's a thought experiment rather than a temptation. I'm wondering if anyone else does this.

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Comments ( 16 )
  • Rappergirl

    I go through every possible outcome when I am driving

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    • ants91shearer

      game over

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  • playgroundhound

    all the time. especially when im in the car with uh, 'careless' drivers.

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    • ants91shearer

      bad spirits r in ur house

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  • Osirusforever

    Always! I think wen I approach a junction that a police car smashes right through my car

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  • Very normal I love car crashes its just exciting!!

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  • hotchickie81

    This happens to me quite frequently.

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  • ElephantEar

    When i ride my M-Bike i normally get flashes of things that might happen whilst overtaking static traffic etc, keeps you more on alert i guess.

    Didn't at the weekend lol, going through town filtering through traffic at the lights, all of a sudden this Aldi decided to turn right just as i was level pegging with him, looked down that second saw his indicator next second i was flying through the air. Quite euphoric :O (Well, it was a nice feeling going through the air, until slowing down along the road...)

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  • I visualize any type of accident

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  • YaBoy

    Hahah, was doing it the other day, on a road 45mph speed limit, I thought nothing is keeping the on coming traffic from jerking the steering wheel and hitting someone head on

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  • qawsedrftgyh

    Wow 95%. I never would have guessed so many people do this too!

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  • smciver2

    I do this every second wen I'm driving. I think most ppl do this because they see how shitty ppl drive and visualize the potential danger if someone doesn't pay attention and does crash. I especially do this with oncoming traffic cuz I feel like at any moment someone cud passout at the wheel and cross the line in my direction

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  • arguablyNormal

    Sometimes, & always on a freeway, with everyone speeding along together in a pack. It starts with thinking how amazing it is that the only thing keeping us from running into each other is that we're all obeying an invisible barrier, marked by a bit of white paint. Which is pretty cool. But then a crazy thought pops into my mind, like "what if, for some weird reason, we all forgot what the white lines mean??"

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  • dragona

    Yup, I do too!

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  • MarijuAtheist

    I do it too, but I try not to.

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  • jumpingjack

    Yeah all the time. It helps me to be a defensive driver.

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