Sadly too many drivers not aware of road rules.
A good news story, keep an eye on them sometimes things can crop up later.
All accidents are different and cars will behave differently depending on the circumstances of the crash.
I have walked away from a horrendous crash, yet profoundly affected by a simple shunt.
Sometimes it's just down to luck.
Thanks folks.
My wife nearly T boned a car about 12 months ago. They were doing a U turn and (coming from Africa) she flashed them to say 'danger get out of my way'. They thought it was a flash to say 'go ahead'. I still wonder how we missed them. Fortunately no oncoming traffic. We had British expats in serious accidents in the ME. The Arabs flash their lights to say 'get out of my way' and the brits thing it means 'after you sir'.
I've learned to learn the 'road culture'.
I worked a lot in the ME & we used to say that the only thing a light on a car(indicator or otherwise) means is that the bulb is functional.
Is that a step up or down from a Q7??
when i joined the fire service in 92 , being involved in removing folk from all sorts of vehicle related incidents , i got to see how the car has evolved into a much much safer place to be , they are pretty much a safety cage on wheels these days , yes they appear to explode into many pieces but the structure itself can take a hell of a hit and folk will get away with only minor injuries
I've taught at sixth-form college and in adult education where my groups are mainly in their early twenties, and Y E S the newer generations are so self-entitled. The lack of manners really disgusts me. I won't rant about that, but I do find it's snotty young birds and blokes who sit in the outside lane and won't move, don't indicate when pulling into my way, don't thank me when I let them out of a junction or slow down for them, and are the guilty party who overtake other cars in 30mph zones ffs. One trampy scrote missed me (barely) head-on this week by overtaking a line of cars in a v i l l a g e (30mph) and through a blind-bend, and he couldn't give two shits. Good job I have firm brakes, my tolerance however isn't.
I've changed my mind, I'm having a little rant:
Self-entitled, self-important, self-obsessed look-at-me generations since the launch of social media.
Nasty little fukkers who can't see beyond their own noses and imaginary identites they create for themselves on facebook.
No I'm not miserable old and bitter pensioner (not yet anyway), but even growing up without carpets and in social housing for the most part I was taught good manners, to be non-judgemental (above everything else) and to show respect for my elders.
Kids these days dick about with their phones whilst having a conversation with you, and expect everything to be given to them because they deserve it. Also they're work-shy and moan abouth everything
Almost had a head in the other week where some young lad in his MX5 was in the middle of the road approaching a blind summit, I came over said summit and swerved to miss him, he did swerve the other way but lost it and crashed into someone’s garden, luckily the garden had some huge granite blocks (about the size of a traffic cone) just in the edge of the hedge, if they hadn’t have been there the car would have gone through and into the owners children’s slide and swing set, I did stop and reverse to make sure everyone was alright and waited while he called his dad. Dad turned up and asking if everyone was alright have his son a right bollocking.I've taught at sixth-form college and in adult education where my groups are mainly in their early twenties, and Y E S the newer generations are so self-entitled. The lack of manners really disgusts me. I won't rant about that, but I do find it's snotty young birds and blokes who sit in the outside lane and won't move, don't indicate when pulling into my way, don't thank me when I let them out of a junction or slow down for them, and are the guilty party who overtake other cars in 30mph zones ffs. One trampy scrote missed me (barely) head-on this week by overtaking a line of cars in a v i l l a g e (30mph) and through a blind-bend, and he couldn't give two shits. Good job I have firm brakes, my tolerance however isn't.
I've changed my mind, I'm having a little rant:
Self-entitled, self-important, self-obsessed look-at-me generations since the launch of social media.
Nasty little fukkers who can't see beyond their own noses and imaginary identites they create for themselves on facebook.
No I'm not miserable old and bitter pensioner (not yet anyway), but even growing up without carpets and in social housing for the most part I was taught good manners, to be non-judgemental (above everything else) and to show respect for my elders.
Kids these days dick about with their phones whilst having a conversation with you, and expect everything to be given to them because they deserve it. Also they're work-shy and moan abouth everything