Car crashes into a costa coffee in Westerham, Kent

[Mynight]

None of us are expert accident investigators but a car travelling at 60mph at the point of impact would have surely ended up further inside the shop than where it came to rest.

Yeah I'd have thought so as well (just playing devils advocate/being a dick sorry).

Maybe Costa recognised the potential danger and had stronger Windows as a result.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/dec/24/car-crashes-into-costa-coffee-kent-westerham

Couple of witnesses claim he said it just started accelerating and he lost control. Leading credence to the claim it was above 30mph.

So then, he has a duty of care to stay fit and healthy and reducing the risks of these things happening. Otherwise if he lead a healthy life style it could be down to genes etc, which means if he's prone to heart attacks or heart disease why would he be driving at that age?

Reminds me of the time an old lady reversed into my nice new car at a supermarket car park and her excuse was 'I thought the spaxespace was empty' I promptly phoned the police, even though she was old.

Have you had your DNA tested? Have you had a cat scan of your brain or your heart? For all we know you're a ticking time bomb despite being otherwise young and healthy (assuming here sorry).

We've all heard stories of fit people suddenly keeling over. There's little that could have been done assuming no previous history.

 

[Monkeynut]

I'm waiting for the Express or someone to find an "eyewitness" claiming he was shouting "Allah Akbar!" out of the window.

 

[[TW]Fox]

The woman said she didn't remember her insurance details, so I put on my heated seats and phoned the police. She failed to provide me with valid insurance details.

Wow, you have heated seats!11

That's what you want us to take from that post, right?

 

[Mynight]

Wow, you have heated seats!11

That's what you want us to take from that post, right?

I took something else but I read between the lines.

 

[RoboCod]

Elliot James, why haven't you posted a photo of your new car in the show us your motors thread?

 

[Dis86]

Wow, you have heated seats!11

That's what you want us to take from that post, right?

He actually can't help but be a total douchebag can he?

 

[ElliottJames]

Elliot James, why haven't you posted a photo of your new car in the show us your motors thread?

Because a car with a 46 week wait time ordered in June wouldn't have been delivered to me by now? That answered your question?

 

[Mynight]

Ouch what car has a 46 week wait on it .

 

[The_Abyss]

Reminds me of the time an old lady reversed into my nice new car at a supermarket car park and her excuse was 'I thought the spaxespace was empty' I promptly phoned the police, even though she was old.

Why were you parking in the spaxespace?

 

[ElliottJames]

He actually can't help but be a total douchebag can he?

We cannot add adjectives to our sentence now?

 

[The_Abyss]

Nothing is ever random. There was a cause to his, he was in control and eye witnesses claim he was doing 60mph.

No one said he collided doing 60. He shunted another car at 60, so his speed would have been reduced en route into the shop. He was originally seen loosing control doing around 60

So he was in control losing control. Definitely enough consistent evidence here to determine cause, guilt and the duration of sentence.

 

[ElliottJames]

So he was in control losing control. Definitely enough consistent evidence here to determine cause, guilt and the duration of sentence.

Eye witness - In control, accelerated, lost control.

 

[The_Abyss]

Definitely guilty then, and 3 years is spot on...

 

[Akagi]

Mods, can we not flex the guidelines when it comes to banning people, and permaban ElliottJames for constant trolling and dishonesty?

 

[Mynight]

Mods, can we not flex the guidelines when it comes to banning people, and permaban ElliottJames for constant trolling and dishonesty?

A Christmas wish if you will .

 

[ElliottJames]

Mods, can we not flex the guidelines when it comes to banning people, and permaban ElliottJames for constant trolling and dishonesty?

I see no trolling nor dishonest. Perhaps we can ban you for stalking me with that big cloud of jealousy around your hollow head.

 

[ElliottJames]

Mods, can we not flex the guidelines when it comes to banning people, and permaban ElliottJames for constant trolling and dishonesty?

I see no trolling nor dishonest. Perhaps we can ban you for stalking me with that big cloud of jealousy around your hollow head.

This is a forum, who would care to waste time trolling, stop drinking.

 

[Scania]

Personally I don't know as I've never had one but I'm lead to believe they're incredibly painful and can cause a rigor style effect so it's possible the pain caused him to slam his foot down.

Speaking from the experience of having had two heart attacks (at 42years old) I can confirm that they are extremely painful and entirely debilitating, I very much doubt that I'd have been able to control any vehicle when it happened in any way whatsoever and yes, at its worse, an almost rigour like effect was something that I recall.


Thankfully we have experts in the emergency services who will get to the bottom of what happened and will report in due course.
Internet armchair experts who like to brag about their great driving ability, jump to unsubstantiated conclusions and who seem adept at coming across as a weapon grade idiot thankfully won't be doing the investigation!

 

[Mynight]

I'm sorry to hear that but glad to hear what I've been told is true.

I especially like your closing paragraph . Although I have been guilty of being an arm chair expert occasionally .

Hopefully information will be released in due time. My thoughts are with the family of those lost and injured.

Merry Christmas!

 

[Tefal]

All people over 80 should be given motorcycles instead of cars.


No reason just i want a free motorcycle when im 80