Accidents that made you laugh
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Now this may be a strange title, and in both instances I am about to relate I was not of course involved. But I am sure you all will have some little story to tell.
Firstly I am back in 1969, driving along the seafront at Gosport. The navy used SRN4 hovercrafts in the day, and the matelots were there with red flags stopping cars so the hovercaft could cross from the sea to the naval base. Except some idiot in front of me seemed not to see them and continued gaily on in his Zephyr Mk 3 straight into the side of the hovercraft. I'd have loved to see his insurer's face when they saw the claim form, and I was called as a witness at his court hearing for careless driving.
But my favourite happened five years back; we've all been there when, at a roundabout, you think the car in front has gone, accelerate - but it hasn't gone. In this case a Peugeot 307 hatch went straight into the back of the car in front. From behind, I was intrigued when the driver of the Peugeot, when he got out of the car, ran not to the front to see the damage he'd caused but to the rear and opened the hatch. I then understood, when I saw about 20 trays of 30 eggs apiece which had turned into the most enormous omelette.
Firstly I am back in 1969, driving along the seafront at Gosport. The navy used SRN4 hovercrafts in the day, and the matelots were there with red flags stopping cars so the hovercaft could cross from the sea to the naval base. Except some idiot in front of me seemed not to see them and continued gaily on in his Zephyr Mk 3 straight into the side of the hovercraft. I'd have loved to see his insurer's face when they saw the claim form, and I was called as a witness at his court hearing for careless driving.
But my favourite happened five years back; we've all been there when, at a roundabout, you think the car in front has gone, accelerate - but it hasn't gone. In this case a Peugeot 307 hatch went straight into the back of the car in front. From behind, I was intrigued when the driver of the Peugeot, when he got out of the car, ran not to the front to see the damage he'd caused but to the rear and opened the hatch. I then understood, when I saw about 20 trays of 30 eggs apiece which had turned into the most enormous omelette.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M3zK3pkUGQ
I always get a little laugh out of this. Went in too hot, whoops.
I always get a little laugh out of this. Went in too hot, whoops.
Funny to everyone other than the two drivers involved:
Walking back from a football match to get picked up further away from traffic, an old man in a mark 1 fiesta was following a 5 series in the queue of traffic leaving. He proceeds to suddenly drive into the back of the Beemer, but in his excellent state of awareness thinks he must have stalled, so starts it back up and proceeds to rear end the car again! This continued several times while the driver of the BMW jumped out and was shouting/crying for the old chap to turn the bloody thing off, and he still didn't really realise what had happened!
Cheered the spirits after a typical Cov defeat, look at where they are now eh?
Walking back from a football match to get picked up further away from traffic, an old man in a mark 1 fiesta was following a 5 series in the queue of traffic leaving. He proceeds to suddenly drive into the back of the Beemer, but in his excellent state of awareness thinks he must have stalled, so starts it back up and proceeds to rear end the car again! This continued several times while the driver of the BMW jumped out and was shouting/crying for the old chap to turn the bloody thing off, and he still didn't really realise what had happened!
Cheered the spirits after a typical Cov defeat, look at where they are now eh?
An ex work colleague of mine put his car into a garage to get a new exhaust. He decided to start the car on the garage forecourt by reaching in through the open window and turning the key. The idea being so he could hear if the exhaust had been fixed. Unfortunately it was in gear, and shot off across the yard into the side of another customers car with him standing open mouthed at the carnage he had just caused. His reasonably cheap repair turned a bit more expensive when he had to fork out for a new door skin for the car he hit!
A long time ago in Brixton. A dude with a car full with stereo blasting out decided to park outside the take-away, trouble is they forgot about the railings.
Cue a loud bang followed by very embarrassed chap reversing up and then creeping round the corner with a massive "V" in the front of his car.
Cue a loud bang followed by very embarrassed chap reversing up and then creeping round the corner with a massive "V" in the front of his car.
I had my first and only bump (touch wood) fairly recently. Hate driving in London and had had a really bad morning with problems with the business so wasn't in the greatest frame of mind. In South West London which has an awful standard of driving.
Was queuing for a light on a very congested road with cars parked everywhere and kept missing the lights due to congestion around parked cars - hard to explain but not too relevant. Anyway, van with three really chavtastic blokes in high vis vests came shooting up to a side road and looked very much like he'd try to cross the lane and cut in front of me which would have caused problems and meant I probably would have missed the lights yet again. So I did a very w
kerish thing and closed the gap to the car in front while looking the other way (not proud of this - not like me).
Anyway, was gentle on the clutch and somehow managed to roll in to a pothole next to a speed 'mound' and rear end the car in front at about 0.5mph but just enough to notice. However the drive ahead didn't do anything... but the van did. Three said chavs happened to have a bloody megaphone and decided to announce to the world that I'd just 'done her up the arse'. To be fair - I guess I deserved it.
Yep. Embarrassing. But if everyone has to have one crash - I'm glad that was mine!
Was queuing for a light on a very congested road with cars parked everywhere and kept missing the lights due to congestion around parked cars - hard to explain but not too relevant. Anyway, van with three really chavtastic blokes in high vis vests came shooting up to a side road and looked very much like he'd try to cross the lane and cut in front of me which would have caused problems and meant I probably would have missed the lights yet again. So I did a very w
kerish thing and closed the gap to the car in front while looking the other way (not proud of this - not like me).Anyway, was gentle on the clutch and somehow managed to roll in to a pothole next to a speed 'mound' and rear end the car in front at about 0.5mph but just enough to notice. However the drive ahead didn't do anything... but the van did. Three said chavs happened to have a bloody megaphone and decided to announce to the world that I'd just 'done her up the arse'. To be fair - I guess I deserved it.
Yep. Embarrassing. But if everyone has to have one crash - I'm glad that was mine!
My wifes uncle fell asleep at the wheel in his Mini van in the 70`s and crashed into the front wheel of the tractor unit of an armed police nuclear container convoy at a junction.
He was not woken by the low-ish speed impact but a copper shaking him.
Without being fully awake or aware that he had just crashed into them exclaimed "bloody hell! you got here quick".
The copper then explained to him that he had in fact hit them and that`s why they were there so quickly,gave him a bking and left him where he was.
He being petrified of that sort of thing and them being armed(rare back then)scared him into never driving since.
And my cousin had a Hillman Hunter when we were teens,complete with big rear slot mags,shackle extenders and the likes.
Him,my brother and my self were in convoy heading down a dual carriageway with a large roundabout coming up,we all tried to be first.
He lost and ended up wedged solid between the handrails of an underpass access slope about 20 foot in,it was finished
The same cousin who on the way to our nan`s house after her funeral thought it would be funny to drive very fast up behind me in a mini while I was on a bike,
I braked sharp,he saw my brake lights and being a drum braked mini it just proceeded to turn right violently and end up in someones garden,I rode off.
He was not woken by the low-ish speed impact but a copper shaking him.
Without being fully awake or aware that he had just crashed into them exclaimed "bloody hell! you got here quick".
The copper then explained to him that he had in fact hit them and that`s why they were there so quickly,gave him a b
king and left him where he was.He being petrified of that sort of thing and them being armed(rare back then)scared him into never driving since.
And my cousin had a Hillman Hunter when we were teens,complete with big rear slot mags,shackle extenders and the likes.
Him,my brother and my self were in convoy heading down a dual carriageway with a large roundabout coming up,we all tried to be first.
He lost and ended up wedged solid between the handrails of an underpass access slope about 20 foot in,it was finished
The same cousin who on the way to our nan`s house after her funeral thought it would be funny to drive very fast up behind me in a mini while I was on a bike,
I braked sharp,he saw my brake lights and being a drum braked mini it just proceeded to turn right violently and end up in someones garden,I rode off.
I guess me reversing into a bollard in a petrol station because I got sick of waiting for the nice individual who seemed like they'd abandoned the car at the pump I was waiting at must have looked pretty amusing to everyone else. I wasn't best pleased though, and even though technically not their fault, I could have happily strangled the tt when they (eventually) arrived back at their car 15 minute later 
t when they (eventually) arrived back at their car 15 minute later 
What a cock!A minor prang but it could have been so much worse. And with a twist.
Leaving Heathrow one summer evening for the M25. Lots of fairly fast dual carriageway and some roundabouts. This one had traffic lights which were on red. Orderly slowing of the handful of cars around me, followed by the screeching ofbrakes tyres, as some boy racer not paying attention joined us at much too high a speed. He managed to slow just enough to only tap the car ahead of him at the lights.
Only then did I notice the driver was some little old lady in her 70s or thereabouts.
Leaving Heathrow one summer evening for the M25. Lots of fairly fast dual carriageway and some roundabouts. This one had traffic lights which were on red. Orderly slowing of the handful of cars around me, followed by the screeching of
Only then did I notice the driver was some little old lady in her 70s or thereabouts.
Edited by driverrob on Thursday 10th October 21:14
priceless !:-D
shoehorn said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaOjqL5BiT8
This guy had the start of what could of been a nice drift...but...
This guy had the start of what could of been a nice drift...but...
Sat up in a layby watching passing traffic on a slooow early turn when a pedal cyclist head down arse in the air pedalling for all he was worth failed to see the skip on the road ahead of him & rode straight into it.
Bicycle stopped dead, he went over the bars & into the skip.
Luckily only bumps, bruises & minor cuts, plus a huge dent in his pride - not exactly helped by the two policemen who were entirely unable to keep straight faces whilst we took his details.
Bicycle stopped dead, he went over the bars & into the skip.
Luckily only bumps, bruises & minor cuts, plus a huge dent in his pride - not exactly helped by the two policemen who were entirely unable to keep straight faces whilst we took his details.
paintman said:
Sat up in a layby watching passing traffic on a slooow early turn when a pedal cyclist head down arse in the air pedalling for all he was worth failed to see the skip on the road ahead of him & rode straight into it.
Bicycle stopped dead, he went over the bars & into the skip.
Luckily only bumps, bruises & minor cuts, plus a huge dent in his pride - not exactly helped by the two policemen who were entirely unable to keep straight faces whilst we took his details.
Why would you need the details of a cyclist that had hit a skip? Presumably the skip wasn't damaged? Bicycle stopped dead, he went over the bars & into the skip.
Luckily only bumps, bruises & minor cuts, plus a huge dent in his pride - not exactly helped by the two policemen who were entirely unable to keep straight faces whilst we took his details.
Ari said:
paintman said:
Sat up in a layby watching passing traffic on a slooow early turn when a pedal cyclist head down arse in the air pedalling for all he was worth failed to see the skip on the road ahead of him & rode straight into it.
Bicycle stopped dead, he went over the bars & into the skip.
Luckily only bumps, bruises & minor cuts, plus a huge dent in his pride - not exactly helped by the two policemen who were entirely unable to keep straight faces whilst we took his details.
Why would you need the details of a cyclist that had hit a skip? Presumably the skip wasn't damaged? Bicycle stopped dead, he went over the bars & into the skip.
Luckily only bumps, bruises & minor cuts, plus a huge dent in his pride - not exactly helped by the two policemen who were entirely unable to keep straight faces whilst we took his details.
well, they are subject to the same laws as us motorists, aren't they?
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