I am lucky... - Page 2

jmc41 · 21-10-2007, 15:43

Wow, lucky escape. Glad that guy stopped, not many that would these days :s

Will · 21-10-2007, 16:42

L'important c'est que tu vas bien. C'est un sacre shoque - j'espere que ca ne va pas te traumatiser trops longtemp. Qu'est ce que tes parents on dit? L'insurance va payer? Je suis completement ravis que ce n'ete pas plus serieux. Ne reflechi pas au "qu'est-ce qu'il aurait pu se passer" ca ne vaux pas la peine. Garde l'experience comme un lesson et n'essaye pas d'etre trops nerveux!

Dymetrie · 21-10-2007, 17:08

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Originally Posted by Will

L'important c'est que tu vas bien. C'est un sacre shoque - j'espere que ca ne va pas te traumatiser trops longtemp. Qu'est ce que tes parents on dit? L'insurance va payer? Je suis completement ravis que ce n'ete pas plus serieux. Ne reflechi pas au "qu'est-ce qu'il aurait pu se passer" ca ne vaux pas la peine. Garde l'experience comme un lesson et n'essaye pas d'etre trops nerveux!

Blimey.

I pretty much understand most of that

Will · 21-10-2007, 17:15

killerkebab · 22-10-2007, 00:16

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Originally Posted by Will

L'important c'est que tu vas bien. C'est un sacre shoque - j'espere que ca ne va pas te traumatiser trops longtemp. Qu'est ce que tes parents on dit? L'insurance va payer? Je suis completement ravis que ce n'ete pas plus serieux. Ne reflechi pas au "qu'est-ce qu'il aurait pu se passer" ca ne vaux pas la peine. Garde l'experience comme un lesson et n'essaye pas d'etre trops nerveux!

J'Ã©tais assurÃ© au tiers (quel con!) donc pas de paiement, et la voiture est foutue. Mon pÃ¨re Ã©tait furieux mais je crois que maintenant qu'il a eu le temps de se calmer il voit Ã§a comme une bÃ©tise a ne plus rÃ©pÃ©ter. Je revois l'image des voitures qui arrivent vers moi Ã* 150km/h dans ma tÃ¨te parfois... je n'ai jamais eu aussi peur de ma vie, mais je vais bien maintenant

Del Lardo · 22-10-2007, 01:30

You've been given a telling off so nothing I could add on that front would help and from what you've said the experience has done more than a telling off ever could. Put it down to experience and be as grateful as we are that you walked away unscathed.

If you don't mind one question.... Didn't the rumble strip alert you to the fact that you were "off line" or was your steering angle too far off when you were passing over it?

killerkebab · 22-10-2007, 13:49

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Originally Posted by Del Lardo

If you don't mind one question.... Didn't the rumble strip alert you to the fact that you were "off line" or was your steering angle too far off when you were passing over it?

Considering the right hand side of the car was fine and the left had side was FUBAR, I'm not even sure if I hit anything, even gravel - I might have simply panicked and sent myself into a spin. I heard a deep noise as in my wheel was going over something it shouldn't and steered away, far too much it would seem...

Blackstar · 22-10-2007, 22:22

The deep noise is rumble strip.

killerkebab · 23-10-2007, 02:38

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Originally Posted by Blackstar

The deep noise is rumble strip.

Well I clearly sealed my own fate and overcorrected for a danger which wasn't there... lesson learnt :/

Desmo · 23-10-2007, 07:33

Glad to hear you're all OK matey

Best advice I could give is to get back out driving ASAP. Straight back out onto the motorway and don't dwell on it. Also, drive over the rumble strip on purpose for a few seconds. You'll get used to the noise it makes and you can see how much road there is left before you're actually close to anything. At least this way, if you ever unexpectedly touch it again, you'll know what's going on and how much space you have left

21-10-2007, 16:42	#12
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	L'important c'est que tu vas bien. C'est un sacre shoque - j'espere que ca ne va pas te traumatiser trops longtemp. Qu'est ce que tes parents on dit? L'insurance va payer? Je suis completement ravis que ce n'ete pas plus serieux. Ne reflechi pas au "qu'est-ce qu'il aurait pu se passer" ca ne vaux pas la peine. Garde l'experience comme un lesson et n'essaye pas d'etre trops nerveux! __________________ *No No!*

21-10-2007, 17:15	#14
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	__________________ *No No!*

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Blackstar Ambassador of Awesome Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edinburger Posts: 3,676	The deep noise is rumble strip. __________________ Jim Garrahy's Fudge Kitchen

21-10-2007, 15:43	#11
jmc41 Absinthe Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,070	Wow, lucky escape. Glad that guy stopped, not many that would these days :s

22-10-2007, 01:30	#16
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	You've been given a telling off so nothing I could add on that front would help and from what you've said the experience has done more than a telling off ever could. Put it down to experience and be as grateful as we are that you walked away unscathed. If you don't mind one question.... Didn't the rumble strip alert you to the fact that you were "off line" or was your steering angle too far off when you were passing over it?

23-10-2007, 07:33	#20
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Glad to hear you're all OK matey Best advice I could give is to get back out driving ASAP. Straight back out onto the motorway and don't dwell on it. Also, drive over the rumble strip on purpose for a few seconds. You'll get used to the noise it makes and you can see how much road there is left before you're actually close to anything. At least this way, if you ever unexpectedly touch it again, you'll know what's going on and how much space you have left