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Had an incident happen the other day that re-enforced the notion of eye protection while driving. I could kick myself for not immediately pulling over and filming the aftermath!:
Was traveling westbound on HWY 26, about 20 miles from the Oregon coast. As a loaded logging truck was passing by going eastbound, I heard an instant ear-splitting POP inside the passenger compartment. After doing an instant self-assessment while maintaining my attention to the road, it was clear that something solid and about the size of a fist had slammed the front windshield right in front of my face.
After the initial assessment, I then saw shards of glass through out the truck. When I finally got out and checked, there was a perfect outline in the driver seat where I had been seated. The rest of passenger compartment was coated in glass shards. As well, the clothes I was wearing had collected the shards while seated. The back of my hands were also covered in tiny cuts, many with glass still sticking out.
The only thing that kept this incident from being a tragedy? Eye protection. I have fired through automobile windshield glass many times in training. Each time we were very careful to over correct for the ensuing glass shards coming back at us. Since then, eye pro of one kind or another has become my standard when travelling in a vehicle.
Now with this experience behind me, it is further proof of the safety value of eye protection outside the shooting range as well.
Respectfully,
Aaron
Was traveling westbound on HWY 26, about 20 miles from the Oregon coast. As a loaded logging truck was passing by going eastbound, I heard an instant ear-splitting POP inside the passenger compartment. After doing an instant self-assessment while maintaining my attention to the road, it was clear that something solid and about the size of a fist had slammed the front windshield right in front of my face.
After the initial assessment, I then saw shards of glass through out the truck. When I finally got out and checked, there was a perfect outline in the driver seat where I had been seated. The rest of passenger compartment was coated in glass shards. As well, the clothes I was wearing had collected the shards while seated. The back of my hands were also covered in tiny cuts, many with glass still sticking out.
The only thing that kept this incident from being a tragedy? Eye protection. I have fired through automobile windshield glass many times in training. Each time we were very careful to over correct for the ensuing glass shards coming back at us. Since then, eye pro of one kind or another has become my standard when travelling in a vehicle.
Now with this experience behind me, it is further proof of the safety value of eye protection outside the shooting range as well.
Respectfully,
Aaron
