How to avoid a Lamp , a Bench and a downhill.

[newblood]

Basically imagine a snowy, icy right-turn whose snowy curb has a Lamp post on the road-facing edge of the curb. On the other-edge of the curb , towards the terrain there is a standard steel bench with a memorial plate on it. The lamp and bench are facing each other each positioned at each edge of the curb. This leaves 3 meters max between the two objects. The terrain side of the curb is a grassy downhill but inclined only perhaps 15 % .

Approaching this right-turn, as my Mazda skied towards the turn it became apparently clear that I wasn’t going to make the turn and the car was uncontrollably approaching the lamp described. Followed a bizarre moment in my life but basically I ended up passing through the 3-meter space between the lamp and the bench. The car basically managed this by itself since I had already lost control and was just witnessing this happening. After this I exited the car and wondered for 5 minutes what just happened.

Result.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhOElYhYajs

[Diver]

Basically imagine a snowy, icy right-turn whose snowy curb has a Lamp post on the road-facing edge of the curb. On the other-edge of the curb , towards the terrain there is a standard steel bench with a memorial plate on it. The lamp and bench are facing each other each positioned at each edge of the curb. This leaves 3 meters max between the two objects. The terrain side of the curb is a grassy downhill but inclined only perhaps 15 % .

Approaching this right-turn, as my Mazda skied towards the turn it became apparently clear that I wasn’t going to make the turn and the car was uncontrollably approaching the lamp described. Followed a bizarre moment in my life but basically I ended up passing through the 3-meter space between the lamp and the bench. The car basically managed this by itself since I had already lost control and was just curled up in the footwell screaming "This is It! This is It" while this was happening.

FTFY

[thunderlizard]

You probably ran over Mr Tumnus.

[cojak]

[pzz76077]

I had a similar experience in a hired Mazda a few years ago.

Driving down a motorway in Luxembourg at about 130Kph, I hit a patch of diesel that had been spilt by an overturned tanker. How I missed all of the 50 or so cars that had come to a halt in front of me and end up facing the right way on the hard shoulder, I will never know.

Ive never said a bad word about Mazdas ever since.


PZZ

[scooterscot]

Is this an MX5? Fill the boot with sand...

[Pogle]

I wont take my RX8 out in this - when I can see the tarmac I'll start driving again

[threaded]

Tell yer, Mazda 6 MPS, ultimate contractor conveyance.

[newblood]

here is the video , dont try at home.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhOElYhYajs

[cojak]

Bluddy hell - I'd have cacked meself...