quick question about a minor accident

spookywillow · 15 Nov 2013 at 13:14

daz said:
The best thing to do here is to stop your car in the road, as left as possible.

robj20 said:
This, let them do the passing.

The oncoming car was pretty much in the middle of the road and you can only just get 2 cars past each other on this section of road. The road is unlit and is pitch black at night with no surrounding lights, we both had full beam on but I changed to dipped before him meaning chances are he never even saw me coming as he came over the brow of the hill.

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=e...=Yhl_ZcIWnpJIFekNRpaqqg&cbp=12,101.12,,0,7.13

Just where the double yellow lines end the kerb comes into the road and thats what I had to swerve into. Had I met him a bit earlier I would never of had to swerve

Uncle_Gravy · 15 Nov 2013 at 13:40

I Probably would have carried straight on and started flashing him and sounding the horn.

But that sucks buddy.

spookywillow · 15 Nov 2013 at 13:46

Hehe what can I say

miniyazz said:
You lost at chicken

HeX · 15 Nov 2013 at 13:54

What was he even doing in the middle of the road... there's clearly 2 lanes and it looks more than wide enough for 2 cars to pass... The mind boggles!

Was expecting something more like this: http://goo.gl/maps/6IIG6 which has caused many a puckered anus.

MooMoo444 · 15 Nov 2013 at 14:06

HeX said:
What was he even doing in the middle of the road... there's clearly 2 lanes and it looks more than wide enough for 2 cars to pass... The mind boggles!

Was expecting something more like this: http://goo.gl/maps/6IIG6 which has caused many a puckered anus.

If the road is clear on some country lanes I'll drive over the middle, to avoid the pothole paradise at the edge. If I saw a car coming I'd gtfo of the way though..

spookywillow · 15 Nov 2013 at 14:26

Thats pretty much what he did MooMoo444, I assume he never saw my lights and decided to go down the middle a bit faster than he should have.

Just got back from the garage and they say they can't see any damage but that the new tyre I had fitted was a 205/55/r16 not a 215/55/r16. He wouldn't do the tracking till I get matching tyres on the front.

Am I ok to get another 205 or best to get 2 215's?

Also this wouldn't cause the steering wheel to be slighty off center would it?

spookywillow · 15 Nov 2013 at 17:05

Tyres sorted, trackings spot on and no pulling.

Won't be using that trye fitter again

HeX · 15 Nov 2013 at 19:30

Glad you've got it sorted.

Threepwood · 15 Nov 2013 at 20:55

Haggisman said:
Although even then, if they hit you it's still entirely likely to go 50/50

Not if there is a witness, I'm sure the car which came to a full stop is more likely to not be a fault then.

Gammawolf · 15 Nov 2013 at 21:50

The mind does boggle, there seems to be plenty of room there, for comparision i have to do this road to and from work:

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/previ...FA!2e0!5m2!1s2tPKgLqJLj4XJVCq2ItOFA!2e0&fid=5

And that section has tree trunks abutting right on the very edge of the road..

spookywillow · 16 Nov 2013 at 10:50

There's plenty of room on the road for 2 cars where I was, just the idiot heading towards me fancied using all of it.

Down about £180 for tyres and recovery so it's nowhere near as bad as I expected. Was due some new tyres anyway haha!

spookywillow · 17 Nov 2013 at 22:59

Well the steering wheel is slightly off center, How can that be if the tracking was spot on and there's no apparent damage?

Haggisman · 18 Nov 2013 at 08:32

Threepwood said:
Not if there is a witness, I'm sure the car which came to a full stop is more likely to not be a fault then.

Yes, but if there was a witness then the point is moot as they would be able to say that the other car was in the middle of the road anyway...