Crashed my car on an untreated road
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On my way to the dentist this morning and the main roads are closed / blocked. I turn into Leicester road near hill lane in Southampton only to find a zero grip sheet ice with oil on it surface and a high curb which removed my front wheel. I want to rip the useless fking council a new ahole for failing to do anything grit wise on a road which has apparently seen 6 accidents in 2 days. I was literaly crawling around at 5 mph with a Car with awd and I couldn't do a fking thing to stop it. Good job there were no parked cars or people around and the slow speed means the damage isn't too bad. WTF DO WE PAY OUR fkING COUNCIL TAX FOR.
MSTRBKR said:
Err isn't it a given that quieter roads will be ungritted and icier from less use?
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Syndrome said:
Get yourself down to an outdoor Kart track during the winter. A few laps in a slick shod kart on a frosty / wet track will teach you about winter driving control like nothing else
Edited by MSTRBKR on Wednesday 23 December 13:41
I've some sympathy, in that none of the roads in my part of Oxfordshire have been gritted. I don't know what they're playing at, in Yorkshire the lorries work to clear the snow and grit 24/7 if necessary.
But, um, driving within the limits of the conditions is 100% the responsibility of the driver.
Tomorrow I'll let everyone know about how I had to pull my car out the hedge on the way home from work tonight No one is immune
But, um, driving within the limits of the conditions is 100% the responsibility of the driver.
Syndrome said:
I've been driving around past the abandoned / crashed cars with no major issues, ahhh the joys of 300 BHP and AWD. I've been using all the little back / country lanes to get around all the snarl ups
Pride coming before a fall, perhaps?Tomorrow I'll let everyone know about how I had to pull my car out the hedge on the way home from work tonight No one is immune
Edited by iamed on Wednesday 23 December 13:52
bonsai said:
MSTRBKR said:
Err isn't it a given that quieter roads will be ungritted and icier from less use?
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Oh god this is golden...
Quality.http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Oh god this is golden...
Syndrome said:
Get yourself down to an outdoor Kart track during the winter. A few laps in a slick shod kart on a frosty / wet track will teach you about winter driving control like nothing else
Edited by MSTRBKR on Wednesday 23 December 13:41
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