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So this happened this morning...
https://youtu.be/J0XVSYzrxqA
and the two young guys in the car just laughed it off.
Is there anything else I could have done to avoid this? Apart from either not using this road (which isn't an option) or buying an old barge or 4x4 that would have enjoyed meeting their front bumper.
(BEWARE - SWEARING IN THE VIDEO)
https://youtu.be/J0XVSYzrxqA
and the two young guys in the car just laughed it off.
Is there anything else I could have done to avoid this? Apart from either not using this road (which isn't an option) or buying an old barge or 4x4 that would have enjoyed meeting their front bumper.
(BEWARE - SWEARING IN THE VIDEO)
Edited by thewoodgnome on Thursday 22 September 10:31
Not sure if the headlights were on as they are auto but the DRL's would have been on.
It felt like an age just sitting there waiting for the bang.
I know some people on here are against dashcams but if he had actually hit me it would have been put through insurance as 50/50 without this video to prove otherwise.
It felt like an age just sitting there waiting for the bang.
I know some people on here are against dashcams but if he had actually hit me it would have been put through insurance as 50/50 without this video to prove otherwise.
DaveH23 said:
2 people driving round a blind narrow bend too fast.
All opinions welcome but I don't feel I was going too fast. I do that road most days and almost all other cars do the same speed into the blind bend and there is no problem. There is usually plenty of time to slow down and pull over to pass.
I didn't mean for this to start an argument.
Surely the use of the horn is down to personal judgement of many conditions and whether it's use would have any affect - one of the conditions would be local knowledge.
There is a single lane near to me that is a sharp gradient and has no visibility and no passing places for about 100-150 yards. It is local knowledge that users of this lane will sound their horn when entering the lane and because of this 'most' other users will also be listening for the sound of a horn. In this situation it makes perfect sense. However, as for the situation I found myself in, it is not the done thing on that particular stretch of road mainly due to the available passing places and when driven at a sensible speed there is no issue. I do not think it would have made any difference to the outcome as I doubt the other driver was even aware that a horn could be used in this way let alone listening out for one.
Surely the use of the horn is down to personal judgement of many conditions and whether it's use would have any affect - one of the conditions would be local knowledge.
There is a single lane near to me that is a sharp gradient and has no visibility and no passing places for about 100-150 yards. It is local knowledge that users of this lane will sound their horn when entering the lane and because of this 'most' other users will also be listening for the sound of a horn. In this situation it makes perfect sense. However, as for the situation I found myself in, it is not the done thing on that particular stretch of road mainly due to the available passing places and when driven at a sensible speed there is no issue. I do not think it would have made any difference to the outcome as I doubt the other driver was even aware that a horn could be used in this way let alone listening out for one.
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