What's your worst crash
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[TW]Fox said:
From looking at the way he is around the forums, yes he is a complete plank behind the wheel aswell as keyboard.
As for the comments that if you've crashed you obviously are a crap driver is complete bull. I learnt from my mistake, and I'm glad that mine was an own fault, nobody else involved one, really showed me not to drive like an idiot.
A lot of accidents are due to the idiot drivers that don't get hurt, they do something, so others have to take evasive manouvers, often ending up in some for of accident.
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Never had a crash, tbh I would rather take my time then zoom about on country roads, IF i went round a bend at 70 maybe I would crash but I ain't that stupid.
Come close to having a few bumps all down to lack of concentration.
Come close to having a few bumps all down to lack of concentration.
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Phate said:
Why's it still outstanding?
Surely its pretty straightforward? Ditched, write off, pay out?
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LordSplodge said:
I almost killed myself on my old GT Zaskar Pro many many times, literally two days after I passed my driving it got nicked
Since I wanted to spend money on a car I never replaced it with anything nice! Have scratched the car a couple of times by reversing into a fence, driving through a hedge (oops) and most recently going into the back of a Mondeo at low speed but in general I think I am lot better off behind the wheel!
[TW]Fox said:
Yeah but were not really talking about driving around a race track or something.
You could argue that if you follow the rules of the road and dont break any speed limits and pay due care and attention to your driving, you wont have any accidents which are your own fault.
There isnt much you can do about other random eejots driving into you but it could definitely be argued that if you have an accident on the road that is your fault, it does make you a bad driver
Reguardless of skill, if you cause an accident then its bad :|
I know it's inappropriate, but I burst out laughing and couldnt stop for 5 minutes when I seen thatAndybtsn said:
HAHAHAHAMy worst crash involved me driving along a dual carraigeway on my motorbike and a stupid drunk bint driving into my path and stopping. I hit the side of the Fiesta at about 50mph and landed quite a bit further up the road.
Lucky to be alive
Phal said:There isnt much you can do about other random eejots driving into you but it could definitely be argued that if you have an accident on the road that is your fault, it does make you a bad driver
There is not a single person on the road who has never made an error of judgement or a mistake when driving. 99.9% of the time, nothing comes of these mistakes, bar perhaps a toot from an angry driver.
Having a mishap does not make you an inherently bad drivers and its not true that it only happens to bad drivers. What makes you a bad driver is inability to learn from mistakes, or even acknowledge that you make them.
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laissez-faire said:I almost killed myself on my old GT Zaskar Pro many many times, literally two days after I passed my driving it got nicked
I have scars on my left arm and marks on my legs from coming off the GT Avalanche. I ride it through town and traffic like I have a death wish, and when I put my helmet on I only take more risks!!!
I now drive like an old fart though. My life is ruled by the fuel consumtion readout...
Different matter when I am on the GT though! Speed and danger rule!
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I clipped the garage door frame going backwards at about 1mph once.
I know, I know, I've just jinxed myself into totalling the Punto on the way up to the post office later today. My DFI Infinity P965-S is DOA.
I know, I know, I've just jinxed myself into totalling the Punto on the way up to the post office later today. My DFI Infinity P965-S is DOA.
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[TW]Fox said:
Very true, yesterday I was rooting around my car for the cigarette lighter that my passenger had triggered before it set fire to something, ended up straddling the centre line.
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BigglesPiP said:
Smoking kills in so many ways....
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Some nasty crashes in here! Especially post 9 (I'd like to know what you're passenger was doing though!)
I've been pretty lucky and have never crashed, I've had a few close calls though such as going to fast on a roundabout in the wet and spinning out, plus taking a very sharp corner at about 60 and nearly losing the back end with a car coming round the corner, luckily I managed to stay on my side of the road
I've been pretty lucky and have never crashed, I've had a few close calls though such as going to fast on a roundabout in the wet and spinning out, plus taking a very sharp corner at about 60 and nearly losing the back end with a car coming round the corner, luckily I managed to stay on my side of the road