Maximus
Gold Member
Another crash, another icy road, another statistic!
First time I've had an accident. I didn't pass my test until I was in my 40th year - I'm no boy racer (I wish lol).
Essentially the combination of an ungritted road (grrr) and black ice (double grr) saw my little Note career off the road into bushes/trees - then bounce back onto the road, across the carriage way onto on-coming traffic, where by sheer good fortune I manage to steer back to where I needed to be!
Nobody hurt, though the trees are written off! Amazingly, despite retrieving branches from the alloys and wheels, there are no scratches on my new vehicle, or indeed my old body!
I always assumed these things were caused by aggressive driving or excess speed. I was doing no more that 27 in a 40 zone and away she went. The whole thing probably lasted a few seconds, but seemed to take an hour!
Shaking like a leaf and replaying it over and over in my mind - dreading sleep tonight as I'm sure i'll dream of all sorts of "alternative endings".
In future when the forecasters suggest only essential journey should be undertaken, I will decide work is NOT essential!
Take care out there everyone. I hope I just prevent one "wipeout" by anyone reading this.
I'm a confident driver and have little or no fear of snowy/icy conditions. I can still hear my late mother commenting how it is usually the best/strongest swimmer who drowns. Looks like even now dear old mother knew best.
Car is now parked up for christmas!
First time I've had an accident. I didn't pass my test until I was in my 40th year - I'm no boy racer (I wish lol).
Essentially the combination of an ungritted road (grrr) and black ice (double grr) saw my little Note career off the road into bushes/trees - then bounce back onto the road, across the carriage way onto on-coming traffic, where by sheer good fortune I manage to steer back to where I needed to be!
Nobody hurt, though the trees are written off! Amazingly, despite retrieving branches from the alloys and wheels, there are no scratches on my new vehicle, or indeed my old body!
I always assumed these things were caused by aggressive driving or excess speed. I was doing no more that 27 in a 40 zone and away she went. The whole thing probably lasted a few seconds, but seemed to take an hour!
Shaking like a leaf and replaying it over and over in my mind - dreading sleep tonight as I'm sure i'll dream of all sorts of "alternative endings".
In future when the forecasters suggest only essential journey should be undertaken, I will decide work is NOT essential!
Take care out there everyone. I hope I just prevent one "wipeout" by anyone reading this.
I'm a confident driver and have little or no fear of snowy/icy conditions. I can still hear my late mother commenting how it is usually the best/strongest swimmer who drowns. Looks like even now dear old mother knew best.
Car is now parked up for christmas!