Crashed blue one. Tuscan I think blocking Southwick tunnel
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Sounds like the driver was possibly racing and being tailgated by a Blue Focus from eye witness reports. The male driver had to be cut free, hope he's not seriously hurt. Timely reminder to all of us to watch road conditions at this time of year, it was very cold last night and started icing up quite early.
Edited by mike_e on Thursday 1st December 12:52
Milky400 said:
Echo above, I hope all are ok.
But If eye witness reports are correct, crazy fool racing with the roads so dangerous.
Some more here:But If eye witness reports are correct, crazy fool racing with the roads so dangerous.
http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2016/11/30/a27-...
Having owned a Cerbera for 13 years, I became very disillusioned by the number of other motorists baiting me to race them, it's the sole reason I sold one of the best examples of a 4.5 Cerbera and with much regret. It's easy to lose your better judgment, particularly if provoked, I only hope the Cameras on the tunnel picked up the incident and can shed some light on a what is a very sad and unfortunate incident.
mike_e said:
Some more here:
http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2016/11/30/a27-...
Having owned a Cerbera for 13 years, I became very disillusioned by the number of other motorists baiting me to race them, it's the sole reason I sold one of the best examples of a 4.5 Cerbera and with much regret. It's easy to lose your better judgment, particularly if provoked, I only hope the Cameras on the tunnel picked up the incident and can shed some light on a what is a very sad and unfortunate incident.
A couple of years ago in Brighton I had 2 young lads in a mk1 silver focus try to bait me, they followed within 4-5 feet of my rear bumper for 1/2 a mile or more at 30mph. It was tempting to try to outrun them but I tried to just maintain a set speed until I could pull over out of the way. It's possible the tuscan decided to try to outrun them, if this happened in this instance. http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2016/11/30/a27-...
Having owned a Cerbera for 13 years, I became very disillusioned by the number of other motorists baiting me to race them, it's the sole reason I sold one of the best examples of a 4.5 Cerbera and with much regret. It's easy to lose your better judgment, particularly if provoked, I only hope the Cameras on the tunnel picked up the incident and can shed some light on a what is a very sad and unfortunate incident.
Talk of another focus makes me wonder,....
I didn't report It as I didn't have a reg for the focus as they were so close the plate was not even visible.
Daily A27 trucker November 30, 2016 at 9:04 pm Reply
Happened about 30 seconds in front of me….a Blue TVR came past my truck at Holmbush like I was standing still…less than a minute later it was ruined.
Too much pace used by too many people on this road….go steady out there folks, it ain’t worth it!
Kieron December 1, 2016 at 7:56 am Reply
Was there a blue Ford focus involved because they come racing down past me I was sat at the side of the road in a rhino van The focus and the car in front which I didn’t say because they were bumper-to-bumper so I hope that’s not the reason that they crashed
Sh*t
Police are appealing for witnesses to the crash.
Anyone who saw what happened or noticed the TVR being driven prior to the crash is asked to email collision.appeal@sussex.pnn.police.uk or phone 101, quoting serial 928 of 30/11.
Read more at: http://www.littlehamptongazette.co.uk/news/witness...
Anyone who saw what happened or noticed the TVR being driven prior to the crash is asked to email collision.appeal@sussex.pnn.police.uk or phone 101, quoting serial 928 of 30/11.
Read more at: http://www.littlehamptongazette.co.uk/news/witness...
Soov535 said:
Daily A27 trucker November 30, 2016 at 9:04 pm Reply
Happened about 30 seconds in front of me….a Blue TVR came past my truck at Holmbush like I was standing still…less than a minute later it was ruined.
Too much pace used by too many people on this road….go steady out there folks, it ain’t worth it!
Kieron December 1, 2016 at 7:56 am Reply
Was there a blue Ford focus involved because they come racing down past me I was sat at the side of the road in a rhino van The focus and the car in front which I didn’t say because they were bumper-to-bumper so I hope that’s not the reason that they crashed
Sh*t
From the above there were clear witnesses so I guess perhaps a book may be thrown at the Tuscan driver. I hope they are physically OK but from the descriptions of events just before the actual crash they were clearly travelling too fast for the conditions. Happened about 30 seconds in front of me….a Blue TVR came past my truck at Holmbush like I was standing still…less than a minute later it was ruined.
Too much pace used by too many people on this road….go steady out there folks, it ain’t worth it!
Kieron December 1, 2016 at 7:56 am Reply
Was there a blue Ford focus involved because they come racing down past me I was sat at the side of the road in a rhino van The focus and the car in front which I didn’t say because they were bumper-to-bumper so I hope that’s not the reason that they crashed
Sh*t
shep1001 said:
m4tti said:
Simply don't drive in the wet or winter. Simple. It's a high powered light weight car with no driver aids.
Agreed, would love to go for a blast with my new wheels on but not until I get the R888's off the rims & some sensible tyres on. I'm only 30, but regularly drive other peoples cars and this time of year, grip etc is something that concerns me every time I take a vehicle out.
I think the best thing that make me think about the road is not my car driving experience, but my motorcycle. Its taught me more about how to respect a road, watch for hazards and generally stay safe. Silly things that car drivers don't consider like drains, white lines cats eyes, are just mundane for the most part, but even under relatively moderate acceleration in a high power car with cold tire on damp roads, these are recipe for disaster.
I read a statistic some years ago that say most accidents happen when your close to home as you become complacent over years of the same route. It is true as (wow, over 10 years ago now) years ago I did indeed have a mishap in my Toyota Supra, not going terribly fast about 60 I would say but it was poor judgement on my part for not looking at the road conditions. Whilst inside your cabin its nice and toasty, you have to think about the arduous job attempting to find grip your tires are having at such low temperatures. It taught me a lesson, a very good one and the only thing that was hurt was my pride. Thankfully, I managed to sell the car in parts for more than I paid for it anyway. But it was only 2 miles from home and has made me more aware of my local route. It also taught me that you are pulled in to a false sense of security in to feeling comfortable, and since then I have paid just as much attention regardless of vehicle I am in control of.
I don't profess to be an expert driver but I believe to be a considerate and careful one. The more I drive the more I consider doing some form of advanced driving course on a track to learn to control spin, rear wheel loss etc where you can have a play around and feel safer. As my workshop is down a small access road, even just turning out of the junction can slip the tires doing less than 10mph.
Stay safe, "read" the road.
I think the best thing that make me think about the road is not my car driving experience, but my motorcycle. Its taught me more about how to respect a road, watch for hazards and generally stay safe. Silly things that car drivers don't consider like drains, white lines cats eyes, are just mundane for the most part, but even under relatively moderate acceleration in a high power car with cold tire on damp roads, these are recipe for disaster.
I read a statistic some years ago that say most accidents happen when your close to home as you become complacent over years of the same route. It is true as (wow, over 10 years ago now) years ago I did indeed have a mishap in my Toyota Supra, not going terribly fast about 60 I would say but it was poor judgement on my part for not looking at the road conditions. Whilst inside your cabin its nice and toasty, you have to think about the arduous job attempting to find grip your tires are having at such low temperatures. It taught me a lesson, a very good one and the only thing that was hurt was my pride. Thankfully, I managed to sell the car in parts for more than I paid for it anyway. But it was only 2 miles from home and has made me more aware of my local route. It also taught me that you are pulled in to a false sense of security in to feeling comfortable, and since then I have paid just as much attention regardless of vehicle I am in control of.
I don't profess to be an expert driver but I believe to be a considerate and careful one. The more I drive the more I consider doing some form of advanced driving course on a track to learn to control spin, rear wheel loss etc where you can have a play around and feel safer. As my workshop is down a small access road, even just turning out of the junction can slip the tires doing less than 10mph.
Stay safe, "read" the road.
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