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Author Car nearly killed me last night
dan_c4rsa
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4th Jan 09 at 13:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Had just left my house and was going round a tightish left bend about about 50/55. The car hit black ice, did a 180, dug in to a verge and flipped twice.

I was rushed to hospital and told i was probs a few movements away from becoming disabled but i turned out ok after xrays.
Only injuries are a gash in my head, a bust hand, foot and knackered back for now.

I scary how easy the car slid, there wasnt even any screeching just went. I put full opposite lock on and booted it to try turn the car round as soon as it went but the wheels all just span.

My cupra is now dead, had to cancel my FMIC. Even though its nearly killed me, im going to get another one. Yellow this time

Pics up tonight

[Edited on 04-01-2009 by dan_c4rsa]
CorsaSport14
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4th Jan 09 at 13:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ouch, glad your ok mate
John
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4th Jan 09 at 13:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That's not driving to the conditions, nothing to do with the car.
Adam-D
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4th Jan 09 at 13:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
pics of the car
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Mertin
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4th Jan 09 at 13:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Dont think tyres would screech as its ice, slidy and no friction
paul.mitchell1984
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4th Jan 09 at 13:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
as above, driving conditions were damp and -1...dependatnt where in north yorks -3 (harrogate)

glad your ok though just look at it as a lesson learnt and a lucky escape
Daveskater
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4th Jan 09 at 13:39   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That sounds like quite a bad one mate, at least you'll heal up.

Numberwang!

Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures
richc
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4th Jan 09 at 14:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Deadly. Spent alot of time in slingsby and around the area and some of the roads around there are brilliant, but deadly due to conditions like these!
dan_c4rsa
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5th Jan 09 at 05:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well i drive the road every day at the same speed and have been doing in those conditions for ages. But recently they tarmacced the road which i feel contributed to the crash.

And john, it was black ice so no clue to slippy slippy but yeh next time im driving at about 40!

Pics of the car will be up inamo
dan_c4rsa
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5th Jan 09 at 05:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
link didnt work.

posting pics tomroor

[Edited on 05-01-2009 by dan_c4rsa]
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5th Jan 09 at 09:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Glad your okay tho matey.
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5th Jan 09 at 09:36   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
50/55 into a tight left hander in the conditions that have been around since before Xmas Day?

Own fault IMO
Ben G
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5th Jan 09 at 09:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
pics

[Edited on 05-01-2009 by Ben G]
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5th Jan 09 at 10:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
as pow and john have said, you own fault not the cars
dan_c4rsa
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5th Jan 09 at 13:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by pow
50/55 into a tight left hander in the conditions that have been around since before Xmas Day?

Own fault IMO



isnt tight as in the sense tight. its a sweeping uphill that has a tighter bit on it. If you dont know the road then you wont understand.
You probs think i was bombing into a harsh corner etc. Pics will be up tonight
Terry12
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5th Jan 09 at 13:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You need an XE Corsa now fella
Matt L
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quote:
Originally posted by dan_c4rsa
quote:
Originally posted by pow
50/55 into a tight left hander in the conditions that have been around since before Xmas Day?

Own fault IMO



isnt tight as in the sense tight. its a sweeping uphill that has a tighter bit on it. If you dont know the road then you wont understand.
You probs think i was bombing into a harsh corner etc. Pics will be up tonight


still your own fault in the sense that your doing 50-55 into corners which in the weather conditions are more likely to do ice/blackice.
Terry12
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5th Jan 09 at 13:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Why are people judging?
We've all driven beyond the conditions, Shit happens the guy has totalled his car and hurt nobody else.
Give the guy a break hey
Brett
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5th Jan 09 at 13:52   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Terry12
Why are people judging?
We've all driven beyond the conditions, Shit happens the guy has totalled his car and hurt nobody else.
Give the guy a break hey

I think it's more about the fact that he clearly blamed the car for the accident "car nearly killed me last night" when it was his misjudgement.
Terry12
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5th Jan 09 at 13:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That was the title. After reading it I didn't see him as solely blaming the car for the accident.
He's gone into a bend and hit black ice. It happens.
I'll admit i've gone into a bend in a 40t artic and been surprised to hit black ice and slid, Luckily I pulled it back. Dan wasn't so lucky.

Even today one of our drivers slid down a hill in Liverpool because of ice. Took him 45 mins to reverse back up it

I just don't think any of the other snipers would like those type of comments after writing their car off, Be it through their own fault or not.

[Edited on 05-01-2009 by Terry12]
dan_c4rsa
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5th Jan 09 at 14:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
least im not in a wheelchair.

ice cold tyres + ice = gnarly
dan_c4rsa
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Matt L
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considering it flipped the roof is in fairly good shape. glad your ok, but damage isnt as bad as i was expecting.

[Edited on 05-01-2009 by Matt L]
dan_c4rsa
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5th Jan 09 at 14:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeh we were all really surprised!

i think when it flipped it landed on that passenger wing and sorta chucked itsen if you get me. Not square on
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, hope you recover well Dan

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