Road Accident

[Shimano105]

Jeez, take it easy out there some of you. Remember the recent tragedy.

[Cliphead]

Thinking of Fleetwood, I used to live in Brussels although we never met. I gave up any idea of driving in Belgium after week one. The French have a sarcastic / ironic saying which goes 'as safe as a Belgian pavement'. As you can imagine coming from the French who ain't the best drivers, it was a bit of an understatement.

[swamp]

on this matter - I've witnessed many near misses and even a fatal crash a long time ago when a driver joining a A road from a B road only checks right for on-coming traffic and does a rolling go at the junction.
What he or she does not check for or see, is from the left a car overtaking slower traffic at high speed and using the right hand lane of a road to do so.

Who is to blame?

The overtaking car should not be overtaking at a junction.

[Clippy]

did you hit a stationary BMW?

Afraid not - think it was a Toyota.

Poor chap driving was shaking like a leaf when he got out of the car.

He didn't know what hit him - literally.

[Lucifer Box]

He didn't know what hit him - literally.

In which case you should have just driven off at high speed.

What he doesn't know can't harm you.

[threaded]

Funny we should all start on about accidents. Taxi taking me home last night clipped the armco on the switchback going up to the villa. Driver was shocked to say the least, went around kicking his tyres and wiggled his steering wheel back and forth a few times before we set off again, distinctly slower.

[The Lone Gunman]

Funny we should all start on about accidents. Taxi taking me home last night clipped the armco on the switchback going up to the villa. Driver was shocked to say the least, went around kicking his tyres and wiggled his steering wheel back and forth a few times before we set off again, distinctly slower.

All that weight in the back probably made his steering light.

[BrilloPad]

Some of the incidents here sound like mad nuttiness/poor judgement. You deserve what you get. Only one other person here seems to practice defensive driving:

1) Assume every other driver is a twat
2) Assume if something can go wrong it will

Been driving for 21 years now without a single accident - and I used to do some serious mileage in the past. And that doesn't mean not driving fast either - sometimes that's the way to get out out of trouble.

I take the same philosophy as you - but have still managed 2 accidents. One to do with black ice, the other one where I someone did not stop at a junction.

Well done and hope your luck continues.

[Clippy]

Some of the incidents here sound like mad nuttiness/poor judgement. You deserve what you get. Only one other person here seems to practice defensive driving:

1) Assume every other driver is a twat
2) Assume if something can go wrong it will

Been driving for 21 years now without a single accident - and I used to do some serious mileage in the past. And that doesn't mean not driving fast either - sometimes that's the way to get out out of trouble.

Agreed, is the only way to drive now.

I 'stereotype' cars/drivers to help judge how good a driver they are in order to try and predict their behaviour.

Crude, I know, but does work to an extent.

Worst combo - an old person in a Volvo!

[threaded]

Agreed, is the only way to drive now.

I 'stereotype' cars/drivers to help judge how good a driver they are in order to try and predict their behaviour.

Crude, I know, but does work to an extent.

Worst combo - an old person in a Volvo!

Actually, and this is statistically proven, the worst combo is to be on a motorbike wearing all the safety kit, luminous vest, keeping to the speed limit etc.. Have right of way at a T junction and a Volvo driven by a man with full face beard, moustache, wearing a hat, smoking a pipe and the car having an Icthus sticker on the boot lid waiting to pull out.

If you are the bike rider you might as well drop it, and start running 'cause that tw4t will drive the wrong way down the road to try and get you. It is actually one of the main ways that plod organ donors get it.

All really from the statistics by the by. The amount of facial hair and the Icthus sticker are the most significant items.

threaded in "TRRL/Loughborough Uni" mode