My bitch against the council and car drivers...

mattgt · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Karma :

I had this accident (my first ever) last year almost to the day. It was just after my birthday, see. I thought I would finally get my anger out with a long bitch.

So. It's a really cold morning, but it hadn't rained for ages so there was little threat of serious ice. I was coming up to a junction just past Willesden on me Honda NSR derestrict, lights just changing. The car in the front was just diddlying about so I over took on the outside coming onto the junction.

What I didn't realise was that overnight a main pipe had burst. The whole junction was literally covered with inch deep ice. Obviously I went smack on my side as I corrected to get into the middle of the road after overtaking, and found myself flying down the road.

Guess what the car behind me did? As I was casually spinning on me bum, I managed to look behind me. He was on his horn, waving me to get out of the way. How bloody helpfull is that?!! I just had to dodge his front wheel as he sped off (the ice was only contained by the junction!). He wasn't even a boy racer. Very irate.

The council is as bad as the driver for letting people skid about. As I assessed the damage on the side of the road, it was literally like bumber cars as the cars bounced everywhere. Sorry, but that was revenge.

Finally, a shout out to the guy who helped me. As it was my first crash/fall I was pretty shaken. He was also driving a honda and came over and helped me. We had a chat and I felt so much better for it. Thanks mate, wherever you are!

Still took me a week to be confident around corners though!

El_Bandido · Trackday Trickster Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Karma :

Thats pathetic that they could leave a junction like that. You might be able to sue the council Thumbs Up

People like that guy on the horn do my head in. I hope he slides off a corner with other vague faced morons honking at him Evil or Very Mad

Toady · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Karma :

If it was overnight then the council wouldn't have known about it! You can't expect them to keep an overnight watch on all the roads. Maybe if someone told them and they didn't respond to it immediately then it would be their fault. Its just one of those really unlucky situations. That bloke in the car sounds like a right idiot. If he had an accident I'm sure he'd want people to stop, or at least not be angry at you when it wasn't your fault! F***ing pratt.
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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Not to be a party pooper, but before you go suing anyone remember:

mattgt · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Karma :

yeah, true. i still would have come off but its a very fair point. most nobs in cars don't know which way they're going, especially at junctions anyway.
coming to that, i decided to go for a car lesson. my last lesson i nearly crashed - i did a lifesaver over my left shoulder, there was half the bloody car in my way, and didnt see a bloody great thing there. im definately not saying car drivers have a reason to be crashing into things. its their fault in the first place for getting in a huge chunk of metal. im not doing that again!