Anything I could have done to avoid this potential accident?

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Z064life said:

Hi All,
I've been driving for 11 years now, on a mixture of all roads (A, B, Motorway, narrow country lanes).

For the first time I can ever remember, I was genuinely bricking it as I was seconds from a significant crash. I drive an R35 GT-R (so obviously protective!).

Was on M40 and i can see cars stopping for traffic ahead, so I mentally register the need to stop. I have a healthy gap to the car in front, a few car lengths. Idiot on the left lane turns into my lane and then realises he must slow down without much gap in front of him. Cue I am hard on the brakes for what feels like an ice age to get the car down to 0, with literally a few feet between me and him.

So my question is, although I didn't make any mistake, was there anything better I could have done to handle this?


Thanks

Yes, get a dash cam .... If you had hit him, although not to blame, guess who would probably have been found 'incorrectly' responsible ...