After 33 years of driving, I have finally...
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dxg said:
... kerbed an alloy.
So annoyed with myself. Was in a rush trying to get through a ticket barrier. Was stressed out my box and clearly not paying enough attention. Lessons were learnt.
What's been your biggest diving-related failure to meet your own standards?
You've not been trying hard enough, So annoyed with myself. Was in a rush trying to get through a ticket barrier. Was stressed out my box and clearly not paying enough attention. Lessons were learnt.
What's been your biggest diving-related failure to meet your own standards?
Crashed inside my own garage...
Yeah, that was a low point and like you, I was in a rush.
As the garage was flat, I never used the handbrake as the car would be left for a couple of weeks at a time and it had a habit of sticking on over time. So, I rushed in, put it in first and went to quickly jump out lifting my foot off the clutch, forgetting that the engine was still running. I crashed into a variety of items including a ladder and almost crushed the washing machine lol, lesson learned there too....
Yeah, that was a low point and like you, I was in a rush.
As the garage was flat, I never used the handbrake as the car would be left for a couple of weeks at a time and it had a habit of sticking on over time. So, I rushed in, put it in first and went to quickly jump out lifting my foot off the clutch, forgetting that the engine was still running. I crashed into a variety of items including a ladder and almost crushed the washing machine lol, lesson learned there too....
The standout for me was having a walking pace collision with a motorbike at a roundabout in my works van one quiet Saturday morning. It was his right of way and I didn't give him it. I use that roundabout all the time, and I still can't understand to this day, 7 years later, how it could have happened if he actually came from the direction he said he did. Neither could my insurance company, who were convinced it was a scam, and they spent a long time contesting the claim, but they paid out in the end.
Having had bikes and knowing the potential consequences very well of being involved in an accident while riding them, I spent the weekend feeling physically sick with shame and didn't drive until I had to on the Monday.
I've kerbed a couple of alloys in my time, it pales into insignificance compared to having a bump. Plus, I can fix kerb damage myself without too much drama.
Having had bikes and knowing the potential consequences very well of being involved in an accident while riding them, I spent the weekend feeling physically sick with shame and didn't drive until I had to on the Monday.
I've kerbed a couple of alloys in my time, it pales into insignificance compared to having a bump. Plus, I can fix kerb damage myself without too much drama.
A few years ago, I left to drive to work and my car was iced up. Rather than leave it to de-ice, I decided to drive out of where it was parked relying on the parking sensors. To be clear, I was in a courtyard on private land at this point.
I ignored the sensors beeping as I knew I was near a hedge, and drove straight into my neighbour's car.
In retrospect I don't know why I thought it was a good idea.
I ignored the sensors beeping as I knew I was near a hedge, and drove straight into my neighbour's car.
In retrospect I don't know why I thought it was a good idea.
A few months ago managed to get quite a long way with the jockey wheel still down.
Years of towing trailers, always check the jockey. Teased loads of people for destroying them in the past.
Worse yet it was my Father in Law's trailer. I went and bought a replacement and fitted it before I returned it to avoid the inevitable teasing.
Years of towing trailers, always check the jockey. Teased loads of people for destroying them in the past.
Worse yet it was my Father in Law's trailer. I went and bought a replacement and fitted it before I returned it to avoid the inevitable teasing.
garypotter said:
falling asleep at the wheel on a motorway at 70 .......
Did that on the way back from a long day in london. Drifted off the A24 on to the near side very wide grass verge in my Disco. The jiggling woke me up and all was okay. The strange thing was , I lived only 1.5 miles up the road.SaulGoodman said:
Bought a 320D convertible. Picked it up from the dealer, grabbed a mate and headed into town for lunch as it was my first day at work. Immediately kerbed the alloy on a tight turn into a multi-storey...
Got home from work in Gibraltar. My brand spanking new SLK was waiting in the garage (it had been delivered). Reversed it out and herbed an alloy on the lawn edging. Literally six feet. When my wife parks her car, she uses the alloys rubbing along the curb to slow herself down. She admitted to me that the waits for the feel of the scraping of the alloy on the curb to know when to brake.
I once let her drive my Civic Type-S with white powder-coated wheels. Within 1 mile she had cut a corner into a car park and taken a chunk out of one.
I once let her drive my Civic Type-S with white powder-coated wheels. Within 1 mile she had cut a corner into a car park and taken a chunk out of one.
Matt_T said:
When my wife parks her car, she uses the alloys rubbing along the curb to slow herself down. She admitted to me that the waits for the feel of the scraping of the alloy on the curb to know when to brake.
I once let her drive my Civic Type-S with white powder-coated wheels. Within 1 mile she had cut a corner into a car park and taken a chunk out of one.
You mean ex-wife surely?I once let her drive my Civic Type-S with white powder-coated wheels. Within 1 mile she had cut a corner into a car park and taken a chunk out of one.
Many moons ago I was following a friend in his car and we get to a t junction.
We were turning left out of the junction which was quite wide and had good visibiliy on to the main road we were joining.
Saw his brake lights go on, then off and assumed he had gunned it out to get ahead of a car that was approaching.
I looked right, saw the car and thought he had gone, only to then look ahead and see he had actually stopped.
Cue the meeting of metal as I stuffed it straight into the back of him.
We were turning left out of the junction which was quite wide and had good visibiliy on to the main road we were joining.
Saw his brake lights go on, then off and assumed he had gunned it out to get ahead of a car that was approaching.
I looked right, saw the car and thought he had gone, only to then look ahead and see he had actually stopped.
Cue the meeting of metal as I stuffed it straight into the back of him.
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