my 1st car crash!

macemc86 · Post by **macemc86** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 1:57 pm

Gutted...was on my way to Uk-Polo_gti's house yesterday, came to a roundabout , gave way to the right as you do, entered the roundabout, then SMACK! some elderly lady in a brand new volvo estate took the front of my car out...i span around, the rear of my car hit her arse end...GUTTED!!!!!!!
heres some piccies for you all...insurance company are dealing with it all as we speak

im pleased in a way though. This lady was doing about 25-30 mph , my lil baby did well and didnt come out of it AS bad as i thought she would have

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 2:06 pm

Unlucky mate, me and my dad weren't gaving a lot of luck earlier either, first off, the woman in front of me had to slam her brakes on because someone stupidly pulled out of a junction infront of her, all I can say is thank god I have ABS, was just inches from her car!

Then on the M1 someone drifted infront of me and my dad in his car at about 80mph, cue the brakes (and ABS again) as well as a few hand signals for good measure, then a van pulled infront of us for no reason whatsoever (he was in the fast lane and decided he was going to try and wipe us out)

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 4:15 pm

Damn what a B1tch eh? Some people shouldnt be allowed on the road...

@M-Madness - Those few close calls were just testing your awareness, no harm done

polo69 · Post by **polo69** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 5:28 pm

How exactly was the left side of your car hit as you go around a round about right?

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 5:31 pm

haha good question... you sure you wasnt going with on coming traffic

mwhahaha

* Probably someone hit him from the left turning right and not looking.

robz · Post by **robz** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 5:32 pm

sorry 2 hear it, hopefully it all gets sorted & doesnt drag on as insurance seem 2 like 2 do

macemc86 · Post by **macemc86** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:08 pm

polo69 wrote:How exactly was the left side of your car hit as you go around a round about right?

because funnily enough people come onto the roundabout from your left........... and are supposed to give way to their right, this time however, the lady in question didnt give way and drove straight into me.
plus if you think about it, the right side of your caris protected by the roundabout itself.

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:08 pm

mysteryboy wrote:@M-Madness - Those few close calls were just testing your awareness, no harm done

And I'm glad at that mate I tell ya, especially because I was on my way to the bodyshop to get my bumper smoothed, nearly ended up needing more that that

The other 2 close calls were with my dad driving his car (he followed me down then bought me back home)

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:00 pm

The road's full of idiocy today ... good job you were in a strong motor

particularly as you diced it with a volvo

Seen only my second or third 999-attended accident today as well (rubbernecking, it was long-finished on the opposite carriageway... some numpty in a new beetle that had smacked the queue in front hard enough to bend the engine bay quite badly) and there's been other barely-dodgable stupidity elsewhere 'n' all.

Wonder if its some kind of monthly thing?

Not to mention the git in the Saab who would have T-boned me if i hadnt knee-jerked foot to the floor and a tyre squealing yank of the wheel when turning right out of a side road... protected, or so i thought, by a Cooper turning into the road i was leaving, numb nuts however thinks it's smart to unleash his full swedish turbocharged fury as soon as his bumper's clear of the mini........... jeez.... he didn't even lift off at all, could hear it whooshing away with no suggestion of wastegate all the way past and out of earshot

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:10 pm

There's some real muppets about Tahrey, I agree there, like I say I'm just glad the Polo has ABS and my Dads Audi has ABS or I don't know what would have happened especially because mine was just before a dual carriageway and dads was on the M1!!!

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:12 pm

ModifiedMadness wrote:
mysteryboy wrote:@M-Madness - Those few close calls were just testing your awareness, no harm done
And I'm glad at that mate I tell ya, especially because I was on my way to the bodyshop to get my bumper smoothed, nearly ended up needing more that that The other 2 close calls were with my dad driving his car (he followed me down then bought me back home)

Yeah un necessary repairs are a pain.... post some pics of the bumper

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:23 pm

Will do, I pick it up Friday as that's the earliest I'm available (On a course for the next 3 days)

polo69 · Post by **polo69** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:45 pm

macemc86 wrote:
polo69 wrote:How exactly was the left side of your car hit as you go around a round about right?
because funnily enough people come onto the roundabout from your left........... and are supposed to give way to their right, this time however, the lady in question didnt give way and drove straight into me.
plus if you think about it, the right side of your caris protected by the roundabout itself.

Ah get it now sorry. Confusion over.

by the way, my crash was in May and im still fighting with the other party (my car has since expired its MOT so no MOT until the cars fixed.

b*******s)

macemc86 · Post by **macemc86** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:52 pm

hehehe glad ur on my wavelength now !

luckily she was an old lady so i dont think she will mess me about, and i think shes gonna admit liability...if not i know where she lives mwahahahahaha

i also had 2 witnesses from other cars willing to help...so should speed things up

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:54 pm

macemc86 wrote:hehehe glad ur on my wavelength now !

luckily she was an old lady so i dont think she will mess me about, and i think shes gonna admit liability...if not i know where she lives mwahahahahaha

i also had 2 witnesses from other cars willing to help...so should speed things up

It was an old bag eh? I hate old folk

Tell insurance to speed it up as her days are numbered

mwhaha