Can no one drive in the rain??
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I've just driven from Essex to Southampton and back this morning, set out early, 7am and back by midday.
The way there saw two cars crashed, one clearly aquaplaned and ended up backwards in the nearside barrier, the other seemed to just run out of talent then road.
The way back was 3 cars, all similar with a M3 just before the A127 really smashed up!
What surprised me the most was the tailgating, the speed when the rain and spray meant that you couldn't see more than 50 yards, and not respecting loads of standing water.
I'm not a driving god, powerfully built, but for a Sunday morning, on relatively quiet roads, it seems like an extraordinary number of crashes over only 260 ish miles.
The way there saw two cars crashed, one clearly aquaplaned and ended up backwards in the nearside barrier, the other seemed to just run out of talent then road.
The way back was 3 cars, all similar with a M3 just before the A127 really smashed up!
What surprised me the most was the tailgating, the speed when the rain and spray meant that you couldn't see more than 50 yards, and not respecting loads of standing water.
I'm not a driving god, powerfully built, but for a Sunday morning, on relatively quiet roads, it seems like an extraordinary number of crashes over only 260 ish miles.
I drove to Basingstoke from Yorkshire last Wednesday 240miles one way the weather was awful from Oxford onwards but most seemed to carry on regardless tailgating/speeding, most leaving themselves zero chance to stop in time, same on the way back on Thursday night, I just keep to the inside lane and take it easy.
With the cars on the outside lane of the A34 doing around 80mph a 10th of a second off the bumper of the car in front, pitch black, lashing with rain, it's amazing really that they get home.
Funny in Europe they drop the speed limit in rain, over here people speed up and drive aggressive and loose all sense of security.
Saw this today, was driving back from Cornwall over the A30/Bodmin (very bad conditions), a young lad nearly lost the back of his Aygo when he came racing past me, heart in mouth moment - but he was was going far too fast for the conditions, he was lucky!!
Saw this today, was driving back from Cornwall over the A30/Bodmin (very bad conditions), a young lad nearly lost the back of his Aygo when he came racing past me, heart in mouth moment - but he was was going far too fast for the conditions, he was lucky!!
I did Banbury to Brighton and back this morning. Foggy until Bicester so lots of silver cars with no lights on, hogging lane 2.
Torrential rain from M3 junction until about 5 miles from Brighton, with 50 limit on the M25 / M23. More silver cars with no lights on. No London to Brighton cars spotted either…
Standard of driving from some is hopeless. Zero appreciation of conditions, lane discipline and visibility. Par for the course I guess nowadays.
Torrential rain from M3 junction until about 5 miles from Brighton, with 50 limit on the M25 / M23. More silver cars with no lights on. No London to Brighton cars spotted either…
Standard of driving from some is hopeless. Zero appreciation of conditions, lane discipline and visibility. Par for the course I guess nowadays.
Pleased it's not just me, I'll make progress when suitable, but know when it's time to take it slow... Only drive as fast as the conditions or how far you can see and all that.
I think my views were coloured by the sheer number of accidents in one morning, seemed crazy... And the way back went northbound round the M25, as the nav said southbound was slower which implies some sort of accident!
I think my views were coloured by the sheer number of accidents in one morning, seemed crazy... And the way back went northbound round the M25, as the nav said southbound was slower which implies some sort of accident!
Weds night was horrific rain and several areas of inches of standing water on the northern sections of the M25. I think i’m a reasonable driver, and i have an almost new set of wet weather tyres - I was down to 40 or 50mph in sections and giving lots of space. …the amount of people barrelling past at 70mph+ and up behind each other was genuinely shocking.
I was driving down the A1(M) this morning. The rain was terrible and most people were adhering to the 50mph limit. Apart from one plum who drove past everyone doing something close to 100mph in his huge Mercedes 4x4. Unfortunately I didn’t see his car spinning on its roof a few minutes later, which would have made my morning.
In answer to your question. Yes, everyone can drive in the rain. Unfortunately, some people chose not to do it sensibly.
In answer to your question. Yes, everyone can drive in the rain. Unfortunately, some people chose not to do it sensibly.
but i put these lights on to show that it’ll only be for a bit” lights.Chubbyross said:
In answer to your question. Yes, everyone can drive in the rain. Unfortunately, some people chose not to do it sensibly.
I guess that's true, most make it to their destination... I wonder how much is luck and stability control systems? ShredderXLE said:
RemarkLima said:
IThe way back was 3 cars, all similar with a M3 just before the A127 really smashed up!
I was wondering if that would get a mention here - the pale blue colored one. It was a few hundred yards in front of me at about 10.15 this morning, had to drive around the bits.RemarkLima said:
I've just driven from Essex to Southampton and back this morning, set out early, 7am and back by midday.
The way there saw two cars crashed, one clearly aquaplaned and ended up backwards in the nearside barrier, the other seemed to just run out of talent then road.
The way back was 3 cars, all similar with a M3 just before the A127 really smashed up!
What surprised me the most was the tailgating, the speed when the rain and spray meant that you couldn't see more than 50 yards, and not respecting loads of standing water.
I'm not a driving god, powerfully built, but for a Sunday morning, on relatively quiet roads, it seems like an extraordinary number of crashes over only 260 ish miles.
Been driving for almost 20 years, and I almost rear end a car on Monday on M4 under the heavy rainThe way there saw two cars crashed, one clearly aquaplaned and ended up backwards in the nearside barrier, the other seemed to just run out of talent then road.
The way back was 3 cars, all similar with a M3 just before the A127 really smashed up!
What surprised me the most was the tailgating, the speed when the rain and spray meant that you couldn't see more than 50 yards, and not respecting loads of standing water.
I'm not a driving god, powerfully built, but for a Sunday morning, on relatively quiet roads, it seems like an extraordinary number of crashes over only 260 ish miles.
Coming back from Bristol at night around 2200, quiet road doing 67 indicate thought I have slow down enough.
At the last minute saw some mist got kick up, have just enough time to move to mid lane and over take it. Turn out to be a 3 wheels (i think it is reliance robin) towing a trailer. (In my defence the trailer light a dim and small as a hand torch)
Had some of this the other day when I was down towards Exeter; Had to come to a full stop at some points on a B Road as wipers were completely overwhelmed.
On the M5 people were trying their best, but were being immeditately humbled back to a sensible speed once they ploughed into the relatively invisible standing water.
On the M5 people were trying their best, but were being immeditately humbled back to a sensible speed once they ploughed into the relatively invisible standing water.
I think it's a combination of poor skills, modern cars doing too good a job of insulating you from the road and the proliferation of cheap Chinese no-grip tyres - 'Michelin's budget brand, mate'.
Particularly the last point. Budget tyres are fine until you need to lean on them in extreme conditions.
Particularly the last point. Budget tyres are fine until you need to lean on them in extreme conditions.
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