Mather.16v
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anybody had any near misses on the snow/ice yet??
i spun out on quiet a broad coutry road last night, slide sideways across the road, just stopping inches from a stone wall - was only doing 25mph! 
scary shit
[Edited on 29-11-2005 by Mather.16v]
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gianluigi
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Registered: 9th Mar 05
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this is the exact reason i dont want snow here  its a pain in the arse.
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SteveW
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Registered: 15th Jul 02
Location: Up in the clouds
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im driving soooo slow everywhere
havnt had any twitch yet.. fingers crossed that i dont at all
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MKC
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Location: Bath
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about 20 lastnight! 
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Jason Iles
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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Saw loads last night, I just went past really fast and closed my eyes 
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Sidesport
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quote:
Originally posted by Keith C SRI
about 20 lastnight!
Was quite bad around here wasn't it last night 
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dna23
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quote:
Originally posted by Jason Iles
Saw loads last night, I just went past really fast and closed my eyes
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boyracer2002
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not just yet although did a time trial from my mates house to mine on sunday night about 11pm was icy under steer and spinning in 3rd when round corners was scary but made it in 12 minutes instead of 20-25 nobody on the road so not too bad - the power of a van
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MatthewR
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Registered: 21st Oct 02
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SteveW isit snowing in Ux then?
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CCA
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Registered: 6th Dec 04
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Not had any snow or ice here so nope none 
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ed
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Actually I have. Last night I was in the Star City carpark... It was all salted apart from this bit in a corner. I drove going at a reasonable car park speed and tried to go round the corner but carried on going in a straght line. Luckily quick action with the controls brought the car back under control, but I had a bit of a near miss with a few parked up cars. Was fun
[Edited on 29-11-2005 by ed]
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MKC
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quote:
Originally posted by Sidesport
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Originally posted by Keith C SRI
about 20 lastnight!
Was quite bad around here wasn't it last night
it was - especially at first, all the roads where completely white.
The back lanes where................interesting
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drax
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Registered: 5th Feb 05
Location: Sittingbourne, Kent
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no snow or ice in kent, just chilleh
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Sidesport
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quote:
Originally posted by Keith C SRI
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Originally posted by Sidesport
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Originally posted by Keith C SRI
about 20 lastnight!
Was quite bad around here wasn't it last night
it was - especially at first, all the roads where completely white.
The back lanes where................interesting
They also didn't think it would snow, so no gritters were out , i skidded coming down all the lanes coming back from my mates at priston then again down the ones off gypsy lane going down towards saltford
Chris
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Lynny
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roads were shit yesterday, drove very slowly along my street, but then gota go down a small hill to get out with a sorta T-junction at the bottom, just slid down this hill had the idea of steerting left at the bottom thinkin id just go round the corner onto the road (very quiet road, never anyone on it) back end span round, i had images of going straight through the fence and into the field at other side of road :lol; got control of the car just before this happened, tried to pull away, biggest wheel spin ever, i just sat anbd laughed at myself
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Lynny
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quote:
Originally posted by Keith C SRI
quote:
Originally posted by Sidesport
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Originally posted by Keith C SRI
about 20 lastnight!
Was quite bad around here wasn't it last night
it was - especially at first, all the roads where completely white.
The back lanes where................interesting
i had thsi too on my way to town, coupled with the fact that i was driving into a blizzard, couldnt see a fucking thing! cars were dirving along in the middle of the road etc, scarey!
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Dan B
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Saw the results of a not-a-miss this morning, on the way into work......bottom-end of the M61/A666, looked like a car had hit the divider where the 4 lanes split into two, and was parked nicely on its side on the hard-shoulder with 2 police landrovers and an ambulance parked around it.
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
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I didn't get snow! Haven't seen any yet 
The roads are white from Salt though!
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Lynny
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Registered: 3rd Jan 03
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quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
I didn't get snow! Haven't seen any yet
The roads are white from Salt though!
sums up britain that, where there isnt nay snow they salt the roads, where there is they dont bother, backwards country!
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Gez G
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Apart from sideways on a roaundabout from understeer,flicked to oversteer, not really - unless you count the M8 on the way to work
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N90ATH
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yep last night could see the car on a roundabout as he didnt have his lights on i braked rear wheels locked (really should sort that out) and span then he blames me so i drove off lol
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RCoughtrie
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Registered: 31st Oct 04
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Had a near miss this morning going to work.... go the long way to work atm through town to get away from speed bumps... was going through a street that has just re-surfaced a few months back and the grittier must of missed the street, felt the steering go light and thought shit black ice tried light braking was a crossing over the main road coming up and the car wasn’t slowing any.... skidded right into the middle of the main road lucky nothing was coming or I would of smashed into it.. soon as i parked up and went over i could feel and see it slippy with ice, getting back into the car someone else did the same ...guy rolled down his window and shouted wayhey and drove off
[Edited on 29-11-2005 by RCoughtrie]
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