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Yeesh, glad you're okay. Sorry bout the car though, that sucksIanKennedy wrote:Well, my wife and I had a car accident today. Nothing serious for us, or anyone else involved physically, but it will probably end up writing off the car. We where travelling down a main road behind a very erratic driver so we kept a good distance. Then he slowed and stopped so we stopped about 100 yards behind him. He then put the car in reverse and drove rapidly backwards. He hit our bumper on the near side and then scrapped down the wing, passenger door and ended up behind us! That's quite a feat given we started in the same lane as him. We got his details and some eye witnesses on our side now all we have to do is deal with the insurance people.
I've seen this happen more time than I'd like to believe. The idiocy and overall delusional self-importance it takes to pull this...IanKennedy wrote:Yup, he drove backwards down a a main road to get to a road he had just passed.
So he's deaf as well as dumb, and I'll go ahead and chalk him up as blind too if he was incapable of spotting another car right freaking behind his.We honked our horn at least three times but he still kept coming.
How old was this guy? And how the hell did he manage to pass?He says he only passed his test two days ago.
Exactly. Driving in reverse on a main road is dangerous, moronic, and rather illegal in most places, and should never be done just because you're too damn lazy to find an alt route.Reliant121 wrote:Surely you shouldn't just stop and reverse regardless, and try and find an alternative spot to turn around?
I assume that's when the crackers were pulled at his office Christmas party.IanKennedy wrote:He says he only passed his test two days ago.
Still, good to know you're OK, even if the car isn't.That's crazy, I don't think even Princess would do that.IanKennedy wrote:Well, my wife and I had a car accident today. Nothing serious for us, or anyone else involved physically, but it will probably end up writing off the car. We where travelling down a main road behind a very erratic driver so we kept a good distance. Then he slowed and stopped so we stopped about 100 yards behind him. He then put the car in reverse and drove rapidly backwards. He hit our bumper on the near side and then scrapped down the wing, passenger door and ended up behind us! That's quite a feat given we started in the same lane as him. We got his details and some eye witnesses on our side now all we have to do is deal with the insurance people.
At least one and possibly a second.SolkaTruesilver wrote:You have third party testimonies, right?
Hope so. This is where it happend:Shouldn't be much of a problem. *knock on wood*
I think I know what's the problem. You people were obviously driving on the left side of the street. That is quite reckless...IanKennedy wrote:Hope so. This is where it happend:Shouldn't be much of a problem. *knock on wood*
Banbury Road
We where driving on the right side of the street, which is the left sideSolkaTruesilver wrote:I think I know what's the problem. You people were obviously driving on the left side of the street. That is quite reckless...IanKennedy wrote:Hope so. This is where it happend:Shouldn't be much of a problem. *knock on wood*
Banbury Road
You do know that about half the countries in the world drive on the left side don't you? We're not the only ones.Please notice this little smileyIanKennedy wrote:We where driving on the right side of the street, which is the left sideSolkaTruesilver wrote:
I think I know what's the problem. You people were obviously driving on the left side of the street. That is quite reckless...
Probably South Africa too, eh?Teaos wrote:NZ and Australia both drive on the left, as do several other pacific nations, I believe some places in Africe do also.