well i didnt go to swimming practice today... i didnt even make it to school. i was driving to school early and it was dark and raining and i was late so i was abt 5 over the limit... i went in to a turn and i could feel the car skid... we lost traction and i skidded into the other lane- i could c headlights coming at me and i wasnt in control of the car... the only thing i could do was jerk the wheel right- under normal circumstances that would have corrected the problem and we would have been fine... but cuz i was in a skid, i couldnt control it and we went flying into the gaurd rail...the car hit it head on and spun almost compleatly around. that was the most terrifying moment in my life! every one was fine but the car was pretty smashed up.i thank god that we didnt get hurt, that no one was behind us to crash, and that i was able to avoid the head on collision... but i am sooo upset and angry- i cant believe i let this happen- i know that once i was in the skid, i did the right thing and possibly saved us - but the problem is that i should never have gotten us into that situation in the first place. i knew better than to be in a hurry and i knew how to drive in the rain. last time i was involved in an acciden i wasnt so worked up cuz i knew i wasnt at fault, but this time it was all me and i have to live w/ that. i always believed that i was a good, responsible driver but im not sure if i can still say that- i want to think that i am a good driver who made a really dumb mistake, but im not sure... im having trouble facing my parents and peter and steph, cuz event though they rnt mad at me i am- and every time i c them i remember what happened. im so embarrised cuz im always telling steph and peter that im a good driver and then they r sitting there when i do this... not to mention my friends' parents will never let them drive w/ me again- not that they will trust me anyway...i need to come to terms w/ what i did but its gonna be hard. i guess the best thing u can get out of a disasterous mistake is a lesson well learned- and i learned mine- nothing is so important its worth risking ur life to get to and NEVER underestimate the wheather!!