Had a very hairy few minutes on the A1 today. I was driving southbound, whizzing down the outside lane in me tiny smart car. Quite a long way in front of me was a big transporter carrying a JCB. Suddenly, what looked like a railway sleeper fell off the transporter and slid across the lanes towards me and then started to spin as it got closer. I didn't have a "going to die " moment. more of an "Oh f**k, how can I get out of the way?" moment. Someone was smiling down on me because it slid past without touching me - must have been because I sucked my stomach in really tightly, so I was then very thin.
However, it looked like mayhem behind me with stuff going all over the place. I pulled over as soon as I could and rang the police but I have no idea what happened to everyone else because I was way past the scene before I could pull over. I just hope everyone was as lucky as me.
I felt ok but shaken when I got home but for about an hour afterwards, every time I closed my eyes I could see the sleeper spinning towards me.