Nearly lost it

thor · 20-12-2010, 18:11

Well I nearly wiped another vehicle out today.....
Approaching a traffic island, traveling really slow because of the icy roads, sun out putting a nice sheen to the road surface.....no bull I was going really slow, other vehicles emerging from right and I am gently braking, my vehicle lost all traction and started sliding to wards the give way line...back end breaking away swinging right..... and straight for a vehicle that had just entered the island on my right

...it's at this point human nature has got to be ignored

I just hit the gas accelerated immediately regained control and shot in front of the vehicle that was already on the traffic island..

I then acknowledged the irate driver sounding his horn at me.

purely for info just in case your inexperience wants you to hold on to your brakes.

briggie · 20-12-2010, 18:13

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Originally Posted by thor

Well I nearly wiped another vehicle out today.....
Approaching a traffic island, traveling really slow because of the icy roads, sun out putting a nice sheen to the road surface.....no bull I was going really slow, other vehicles emerging from right and I am gently braking, my vehicle lost all traction and started sliding to wards the give way line...back end breaking away swinging right..... and straight for a vehicle that had just entered the island on my right

...it's at this point human nature has got to be ignored

I just hit the gas accelerated immediately regained control and shot in front of the vehicle that was already on the traffic island..

I then acknowledged the irate driver sounding his horn at me.

purely for info just in case your inexperience wants you to hold on to your brakes.

well done , any er .... hand signals ?

thor · 20-12-2010, 18:17

Not as such just held my hand in the air acknowledging it was my doing no one else to blame.

kbekl · 20-12-2010, 18:31

glad to hear you was able to reagin control as it could have ended badly for the both of you

as always every one take care on the roads as the current conditions may take you by suprise

clivvy · 20-12-2010, 19:33

well done man, good quick thinking. to hell with the irate nob, he wouldnt have been so irate if he opened his eyes and became more aware of whats going on around him. tit.

11redrex · 20-12-2010, 20:23

stuck my T2 in someone's front garden Thursday night, driving along (in 2wd) minding my own business, next thing you know I'm going sideways. No traffic and nice big verges either side so I didn't even try to fight it. Straight up onto the verge, round in a circle, back on the road and away. Went back past in daylight and realised why the verge was so wide. Oops.

Landscape gardener require in Cromer ???

20-12-2010, 18:11	#1
thor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Warrington,Cheshire. Posts: 268	Nearly lost it Well I nearly wiped another vehicle out today..... Approaching a traffic island, traveling really slow because of the icy roads, sun out putting a nice sheen to the road surface.....no bull I was going really slow, other vehicles emerging from right and I am gently braking, my vehicle lost all traction and started sliding to wards the give way line...back end breaking away swinging right..... and straight for a vehicle that had just entered the island on my right ...it's at this point human nature has got to be ignored I just hit the gas accelerated immediately regained control and shot in front of the vehicle that was already on the traffic island.. I then acknowledged the irate driver sounding his horn at me. purely for info just in case your inexperience wants you to hold on to your brakes.

20-12-2010, 18:17	#3
thor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Warrington,Cheshire. Posts: 268	Not as such just held my hand in the air acknowledging it was my doing no one else to blame.

20-12-2010, 18:31	#4
kbekl Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Manchester Vehicle: Ford Maverick 2.7 LWB GLX Posts: 1,519	glad to hear you was able to reagin control as it could have ended badly for the both of you as always every one take care on the roads as the current conditions may take you by suprise

20-12-2010, 19:33	#5
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	well done man, good quick thinking. to hell with the irate nob, he wouldnt have been so irate if he opened his eyes and became more aware of whats going on around him. tit.

20-12-2010, 20:23	#6
11redrex Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia. Buh. Vehicle: 1997 LWB Maverick 2.7TDi Posts: 1,377	stuck my T2 in someone's front garden Thursday night, driving along (in 2wd) minding my own business, next thing you know I'm going sideways. No traffic and nice big verges either side so I didn't even try to fight it. Straight up onto the verge, round in a circle, back on the road and away. Went back past in daylight and realised why the verge was so wide. Oops. Landscape gardener require in Cromer ???