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Sometimes stuff just happens
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2022 7:24 pm
by Triquet
Driving back from the North on Sunday, clear sunny afternoon, dry road etc etc.
Chappy coming from the right (red car) made no attempt to stop, just ploughed straight across the junction. If I had gone straight on it would have been a classic T-bone air bag jobby. My reaction was to swerve left and full ABS braking, but crunch .... Mrs Triquet's trusty Yaris will be off to Yaris Heaven.
Sod sod sod it ....
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Re: Sometimes stuff just happens
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2022 7:31 pm
by Horse
Well done for not freezing!
Re: Sometimes stuff just happens
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2022 10:20 pm
by vanman
Sorry to hear, bad luck but well done for reducing impact. Assume no injuries except wallet.
Re: Sometimes stuff just happens
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2022 8:51 am
by Triquet
vanman wrote:Sorry to hear, bad luck but well done for reducing impact. Assume no injuries except wallet.
Thanks Tom, no injuries in either car.
Re: Sometimes stuff just happens
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2022 1:13 pm
by Mr Cholmondeley-Warner
Glad you're OK. Sorry about the Yaris. What was mate's excuse?
Re: Sometimes stuff just happens
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 8:39 pm
by jcochrane
Thank goodness no one was hurt. Did the driver offer any explanation?
Re: Sometimes stuff just happens
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2022 11:29 am
by martine
Oh dear...at least no one was hurt...what an idiot he was?
Out of interest are the red/blue markers on your first post where the cars ended up?
Re: Sometimes stuff just happens
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2022 5:40 pm
by Triquet
martine wrote:Oh dear...at least no one was hurt...what an idiot he was?
Out of interest are the red/blue markers on your first post where the cars ended up?
Pretty much. I know it looks a bit as if I has steered RIGHT I might have missed him, but .....
Re: Sometimes stuff just happens
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2022 5:45 pm
by Strangely Brown
How soon could you see him? i.e. how much of a cross-view is there?
Re: Sometimes stuff just happens
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 9:22 am
by Triquet
Strangely Brown wrote:How soon could you see him? i.e. how much of a cross-view is there?
Interesting point. It is quite clear, but as I was a fairly close to NSL and he made no attempt to slow down, but just came across at a good old lick without making any attempt to slow down ("sorry I just didn't see you") the available reaction time was a fraction of buggerall
