It's that time of year again - lets be careful out there

[Byker28i]

Time for that annual reminder that the roads are slippery, low sun affecting vision, lets not have any damaged TVR's this year...

Reminded as we came across 3 crashed cars last week in Scotland due to weather/wet roads. A golf in a ditch, a porsche on its roof near Inveraray, then a kia sorento sideways at us coming around a bend as he lost it and spun it into the grass bank.

Then 4 different crashed cars due to the poor weather on the top of the M6 on Sunday...

Lets be careful out there

[sixor8]

SLK350 nearly went sides on me yesterday, without THAT much right foot, and that has traction control!

Good reminder how greasy roundabouts and corners can get. I have a feeling the Griff would have 'bought it.' Waiting for drier weather the end of the week for that to be used again!

[so called]

That reminded me of of a bad day with my first Tuscan sat next to a badly beaten SLK.

[TR4man]

Byker28i said:

Time for that annual reminder that the roads are slippery, low sun affecting vision, lets not have any damaged TVR's this year...

I’m afraid it has already happened.

My local TVRCC group arranged a breakfast meeting last Sunday in the Peak District. One of our members on his way to meet us saw a silver Chimaera that appeared to have crashed a few minutes earlier just east of Congleton. It was on a bend and other drivers had stopped although it was not easy for our fellow member to also stop and offer any assistance.

We don’t know whose Chimaera it was or if the occupants were OK (hopefully that are).

[GreenV8S]

sixor8 said:

I have a feeling the Griff would have 'bought it

The Griff has the advantage of being predictable, whereas I suppose you might not be expecting a car with TC to step out.

On the V8S, the throttle pedal dials in opposite lock automatically.

[Gazzab]

I might put winter tyres on mine this year (if it’s rebuild is complete soon over winter).

[TravelsVeryRapid]

Mine will be off the road as soon as the salt goes down.