6 People Hit by 458 Scud This Morning in Battersea
6 People Hit by 458 Scud This Morning in Battersea
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Lordbenny

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249 months

Durzel

12,999 posts

198 months

Monday 12th December 2016
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Scud?!?

cpjitservices

373 posts

124 months

Monday 12th December 2016
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For a moment I thought skud missile, then I Saw the Ferrari.


WinstonWolf

72,863 posts

269 months

Monday 12th December 2016
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Durzel said:
Scud?!?
Hand in your PH badge and head on over to Mumsnet...

jhoneyball

1,801 posts

306 months

Monday 12th December 2016
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James may?

Dave Hedgehog

16,353 posts

234 months

Monday 12th December 2016
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Lordbenny said:
looking at the damage to the car and the amount of blood, its a bit more than an opps moment

"sending two people flying over the bridge railings and on to the road beneath"

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2380695/battersea-ca...


anonymous-user

84 months

Monday 12th December 2016
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My first thought was 'James May!' Then I remembered his is orange iirc and he'll be away filming in some exotic location... oh and he's captain slow.

jonm01

819 posts

267 months

Monday 12th December 2016
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People really don't understand how much grip you lose when the road temps drop

AndrewEH1

4,922 posts

183 months

Monday 12th December 2016
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Dave Hedgehog said:
"sending two people flying over the bridge railings and on to the road beneath"

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2380695/battersea-ca...
I'm calling bullst about the railing bit. I guess the Sun reading a random person's FB post is as good a reliable source these days...

jayemm89

4,470 posts

160 months

Monday 12th December 2016
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jonm01 said:
People really don't understand how much grip you lose when the road temps drop
I've garaged my Elise temporarily for this reason. It's got slightly old tyres on. Plenty of tread, when I picked it up two months ago it was fine. This last couple of weeks it is just scary- you never knew if you were going to turn a wheel and suddenly have nothing there.

Also, nice of The Sun's coverage of the article to include more graphic details. Very tasteful.

untakenname

5,364 posts

222 months

Monday 12th December 2016
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AndrewEH1 said:
I'm calling bullst about the railing bit. I guess the Sun reading a random person's FB post is as good a reliable source these days...
Looks like it's true judging from the pics of the other car here http://newsyarn.com/six-people-injured-after-ferra...

jayemm89

4,470 posts

160 months

Monday 12th December 2016
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Why do newspapers like "The Sun" have a weird obsession with the price of things? Like the RRP of the car made a difference to the events occuring. Mention it once if you feel the need, but Jesus they have some fascination with expensive things and price tags.

p1stonhead

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197 months

Monday 12th December 2016
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WinstonWolf said:
Durzel said:
Scud?!?
Hand in your PH badge and head on over to Mumsnet...
I assume he means it's a Speciale and not a Scuderia which was based on the 430.

Hand your card in! hehe

RichB

56,379 posts

314 months

Monday 12th December 2016
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untakenname said:
AndrewEH1 said:
I'm calling bullst about the railing bit. I guess the Sun reading a random person's FB post is as good a reliable source these days...
Looks like it's true judging from the pics of the other car here http://newsyarn.com/six-people-injured-after-ferra...
Here's the railings showing the drop to the road below. Not as dramatic as the soundbite makes it out but nevertheless very nasty. Fortunately landing on the car probably broke his fall to some extent.


CharlesdeGaulle

26,882 posts

210 months

Monday 12th December 2016
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WinstonWolf said:
Durzel said:
Scud?!?
Hand in your PH badge and head on over to Mumsnet...
He's got a point though. There is an irritating tendency to shorten words into a type of jargon, often including model number designations, which can be confusing to anyone at less-than-ninja levels of arcane motoring awareness.

WinstonWolf

72,863 posts

269 months

Monday 12th December 2016
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p1stonhead said:
WinstonWolf said:
Durzel said:
Scud?!?
Hand in your PH badge and head on over to Mumsnet...
I assume he means it's a Speciale and not a Scuderia which was based on the 430.

Hand your card in! hehe
fk, I might be about to get petarded biggrin

TimmyMallett

3,198 posts

142 months

Monday 12th December 2016
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Either way it's soap on a rope time.



Possibly. Hopefully the victims get to walk away with nothing long lasting

Hungrymc

7,426 posts

167 months

Monday 12th December 2016
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On the topic of grip levels being so much lower in cold (and damp) weather. Do scuderias (speciales?) come on track day / circuit biased tyres?

Hate seeing incidents like this. I know accidents happen and I enjoy a spirited drive, but terrible to see others getting tangled up in a drivers accident (I appreciate we don't know the details, but you'd have to suspect the car has mounted the pavement due to a driver error). Hope none are too badly hurt.

Jasandjules

72,622 posts

259 months

Monday 12th December 2016
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jayemm89 said:
Why do newspapers like "The Sun" have a weird obsession with the price of things? Like the RRP of the car made a difference to the events occuring. Mention it once if you feel the need, but Jesus they have some fascination with expensive things and price tags.
Because this is going to be all about some "rich w****r" driving his "pe**s replacement" at "high speed".... The jealous factor is high.

I just hope people are ok. I wonder if the driver just did a "watch this" moment and lost the rear in the cold/damp.

AndrewEH1

4,922 posts

183 months

Monday 12th December 2016
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RichB said:
ere's the railings showing the drop to the road below. Not as dramatic as the soundbite makes it out but nevertheless very nasty. Fortunately landing on the car probably broke his fall to some extent.

Hadn't seen the photo of the car with the smashed rear window!

Still the press do love to over sensualise everything...

Hopefully all injured recover quickly.