I never figured my '02 Accord for "hard cornering" and she has no performance upgrades. The tires are pretty new though, I keep those pumped up, and I did replace the rack and pinion gears at the dealership two years ago. That might be one reason I'm able to type this.

About an hour ago, I was on the interstate and an SUV NEARLY RAN ME DOWN. I looked into the rear view mirror at just the right time to see him coming up on me FAST. He must have had a 25 to 40 mph speed advantage. I TURNED HARD LEFT.

I must have turned while still looking in the mirror as I saw the SUV's nose pitch downwards and roll over to the left simultaneously. He had to be standing on his brakes while turning hard right.

I remember thinking "well I saved myself from a rear-ending but there is no way this car isn't going to roll. And here I was worried about my fender rust."

SHE REGAINED CONTROL EASILY. I never left the roadway!

I figured the SUV was doomed.

SUV RAN COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD, MAY HAVE SCRAPED GUARDRAIL, AND PASSED ME IN THE GRAVEL! Passed me like I wasn't even moving.

No license plate on offending vehicle and it bore damage to right side.....it may have scraped the guardrail. I wish I had a dash cam as this would have been worth watching again.

I reported vehicle to 911 but they didn't seem very interested.

In case you were wondering, I was in the "slow lane" (right hand lane in USA) when this happened.

So maybe the 2002 Honda Accord handles rather well.

 

perhaps being alert and driving offensive saved you and the accord. good job. you were fully awake then!!!!!