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Big_Spark
Sorry, but this is a rant..I've had a crap day...
Got up this morning at 6am for work..work on a Sunday..and I've done the last 42 days straight!!
Driving down the A12 from the Boreham Interchange and came across road works at Witham south that diverted us off the A12 and then back onto it heading back where I had come from..no warning or bugger all.
Quickly realising this diversion was taking me back to where I started my journey toward the A138 and the A120 I turned off at Hatfield Peverel to use the back roads via Tiptree and Heckfordbridge to enter Colchester from that direction.
Everything going swimmingly until I get to a double mini roundabout in Tollgate at the junction of Villa Road and Church Lane...This woman driving a Toyota Avensis just pulled onto the roundabout in front of me..gave me about 15ft to stop in.
I managed to anchor up, but due to speed the ABS didn't cut-in (only works above 25mph), I steered to the left to avoid the collision..so she blooming stopped in my path rather than accelerate out of it...consequently I hit her rear quarter and spun her around....
Now my nice clean (washed yesterday after work) 7 month old VW Transporter Van has a dented bonnet, knackered front Valence, broken headlamp and Fog lamp, twisted side front quarter panel and a slow puncture (may have already been there but only noticed after accident)
Why is that people seem to think they have automatic right of way at roundabouts? Why do they not look when approaching them...
Now I and my partner have lost a days work each, VW assistance are coming to check the Van to see if it is safe to drive as I have vibration on the accelerator pedal and the break pedal...the Master cylinder in on the area damaged and so is the Turbo..it has a popped pipe on the intake but nothing serious I hope.
I contacted the Police, and all they did was complain (one of them) about her car still blocking the roundabout..when she was clearly too shocked to drive and the car needed attention to the rear to free the wheel from the damaged bumper and rear valence...
No people came out from their houses..except one nice young lady who was woken by the impact and kindly brought us all a cup of steaming tea.
What is wrong with this country when people do not affer assistance following a car crash...from their homes they could not tell if anyone was injured or not..how sad this country is degenerating into..
But why did she not blooming look.........ho hum..that's life..
That is now 9 accidents in 22 years and almost 2.6 Million miles..and I worked it out that 5...YES 5 have been caused by female drivers..so why do they claim to be safer!!!! (Of the nine, 6 have been impacts from the rea whilst stationary, one was a 50/50 accident, one was where a lady pulled out from a side road and this one...)
AAARRRRRHHHHHH
Sorry for the rant..just wanted to get it off my chest...
I'm only glad no-one was physically hurt...metal/plastic/glass is repairable/replacable..people are not...
Got up this morning at 6am for work..work on a Sunday..and I've done the last 42 days straight!!
Driving down the A12 from the Boreham Interchange and came across road works at Witham south that diverted us off the A12 and then back onto it heading back where I had come from..no warning or bugger all.
Quickly realising this diversion was taking me back to where I started my journey toward the A138 and the A120 I turned off at Hatfield Peverel to use the back roads via Tiptree and Heckfordbridge to enter Colchester from that direction.
Everything going swimmingly until I get to a double mini roundabout in Tollgate at the junction of Villa Road and Church Lane...This woman driving a Toyota Avensis just pulled onto the roundabout in front of me..gave me about 15ft to stop in.
I managed to anchor up, but due to speed the ABS didn't cut-in (only works above 25mph), I steered to the left to avoid the collision..so she blooming stopped in my path rather than accelerate out of it...consequently I hit her rear quarter and spun her around....
Now my nice clean (washed yesterday after work) 7 month old VW Transporter Van has a dented bonnet, knackered front Valence, broken headlamp and Fog lamp, twisted side front quarter panel and a slow puncture (may have already been there but only noticed after accident)
Why is that people seem to think they have automatic right of way at roundabouts? Why do they not look when approaching them...
Now I and my partner have lost a days work each, VW assistance are coming to check the Van to see if it is safe to drive as I have vibration on the accelerator pedal and the break pedal...the Master cylinder in on the area damaged and so is the Turbo..it has a popped pipe on the intake but nothing serious I hope.
I contacted the Police, and all they did was complain (one of them) about her car still blocking the roundabout..when she was clearly too shocked to drive and the car needed attention to the rear to free the wheel from the damaged bumper and rear valence...
No people came out from their houses..except one nice young lady who was woken by the impact and kindly brought us all a cup of steaming tea.
What is wrong with this country when people do not affer assistance following a car crash...from their homes they could not tell if anyone was injured or not..how sad this country is degenerating into..
But why did she not blooming look.........ho hum..that's life..
That is now 9 accidents in 22 years and almost 2.6 Million miles..and I worked it out that 5...YES 5 have been caused by female drivers..so why do they claim to be safer!!!! (Of the nine, 6 have been impacts from the rea whilst stationary, one was a 50/50 accident, one was where a lady pulled out from a side road and this one...)
AAARRRRRHHHHHH
Sorry for the rant..just wanted to get it off my chest...
I'm only glad no-one was physically hurt...metal/plastic/glass is repairable/replacable..people are not...