Crash or Not crashed Poll?

[uuf361]

Current Age: 37
Crash Age: 33
Current Car: 911 Turbo Cab/Golf GT TDi
Your First Car: Fiesta Mk2 Pop+
Crashed Car: Golf TDi SE
Reason: I was reversing in a very tight area in a car park, misjudged and hit someone else at the rather high speed of less than walking pace (c.2 mph). No damage to my car, their (MX5) needed a new panel.
Who was at fault (be honest!): It was my fault entirely (although they were parked on double yellow lines)
Length with licence: 20 years
Length with Licence when Crashed: 16 years

[smarties89]

Or if you havnt crashed, just leave:

Age: 22
Current Car: seat Ibiza fr
Your first car: as above
Length of licence: 5 years

Hoping to keep it that way too

[Wills2]

I've crashed twice, both whilst young 19-20 years old both my fault haven't crashed again for 20 odd years.

[adsvx220]

Current Age:24
Crash Age:18
Current Car: Mini Cooper Clubman S and Vauxhall VX220
Your First Car: 1987 Mini Mayfair 998
Crashed Car: 1987 Mini Mayfair 998
Reason: Mercedes estate pulled out in front of me at a set of cross roads.
Who was at fault (be honest!): Other Driver
Length with licence: 7 years
Length with Licence when Crashed: 18 months

Edited by adsvx220 on Sunday 19th February 09:42

[matchmaker]

Lordglenmorangie said:

Age 65
997 Turbo
First car " Austin Summerset " bought for seven quid
No crashes
Licence held for 48 years

You beat me by 11 years!

[David87]

Current Age: 24.
Crash Age: 18.
Current Car: A house . New car on the way soon.
Your First Car: W-reg Ford Fiesta 1.25 Zetec
Crashed Car: W-reg Ford Fiesta 1.25 Zetec
Reason: Rear-ended whilst waiting at a level crossing. Could see the Clio behind approaching and not slowing, but I had nowhere to go - stopped bus to my right and woman with pram on the pavement to my left. It was a bright, sunny day and my brake lights were illuminated. Had to sit and wait for the bang!
Who was at fault (be honest!): The other bloke: he had fallen asleep after working a night shift. He was on his way home.
Length with licence:8 years.
Length with Licence when Crashed: 1 year.

[BE57 TOY]

The trend is young male drivers are at a high risk of crashing. Tends not to be their fault, but their lack of experience reading other drivers leaves them susceptible to being driven into by other drivers paying less attention for people driving enthusiastically.

[Strawman]

TRUENOSAM said:

I can see why young drivers premiums are that high as most pepole I know have had some form of accident by the time they are 21.

This, the statistic I heard a few years ago but probably still hold true is a newly qualified driver has a 50% chance of being involved in a crash per year for the first two years of driving.

[wackojacko]

Age: 18
Current Car(s): Audi S3, Track MR2 and Astra Coupe
Your first car: Astra Bertone Coupe
Length of licence: What license ?

[Mrs OwenK]

Current Age: 20.
Crash Age: 20.
Current Car: Audi A6 and a crumpled MR2.
Your First Car: MR2
Crashed Car: MR2
Reason: Lost back end, recovered it, then front end went, flipped twice and ended upside down in a ditch. Roads were apparently very slippery, mud around too.
Who was at fault (be honest!): I guess me but I wasn't speeding and unless I could have seen anything on the road would have approached the corner in the same way.
Length with licence: 18 months
Length with Licence when Crashed: 18 months

[Si_steve]

Current Age: 24
Crash Age: 20
Current Car: Saab 9000 turbo
Your First Car: MK3 fiesta SI
Crashed Car: MK5 fiesta Zetec
Reason:Driving like a dick, Wanted to see what all the fuss about 'lift off' oversteer was about. Ended up in a field facing the wrong way.
Length with licence: 4 years
Length with Licence when Crashed: 4 months

[Noesph]

Age: 24
Current Car: Peugeot 106 independence (communist spec, no power steering, no abs, no ncap rating)
First Car: see above (same car for 5 and half years - not much on it to break I guess).
Length of Licence: 5 and half years.
NO CRASHES

trouble is I must of paid the value of the car, counting what it was worth each year, at least 5 times over in insurance money.

Edited by Noesph on Sunday 19th February 11:51

[snuffle]

Age high
Started crashing in fields at about 12
Still crashing now.

[m44kts]

Current Age: 27
Crash Age:18
Current Car: Mercedes CLS & Classic Mini
Your First Car:The same Mini as above
Crashed Car: Peugeot 306 Cabriolet
Reason:Person in front hesitated at a roundabout, I went into the back of them at 5mph when moving away
Who was at fault (be honest!): Me
Length with licence:10 years
Length with Licence when Crashed:15 months

[Hammer67]

Age 44
300ZX, Vitesse.
First car: Mini 1000
No crashes
Licence held for 26 years

[mollymoo]

Age: 36
Current Car: Volvo V50 DRIVe
First Car: Renault 5 Campus
Length of Licence: 18 years

No crashes, unless you count scraping the door on a gate post - no claim made.

[crocodile tears]

Age 22
Current car: lightened 306 gti6
First car: 8v 1.4 corsa b
No crashes
Licence held for 5 years

And let's hope I keep it that way

[HustleRussell]

Current Age: 22
Crash Age: 18,19,22
Current Car: Ford Mondeo TDCI, Caterham 7
Your First Car: Renault Clio
Crashed Car 1: Renault Clio
Crashed Car 2: Honda CG125
Crashed Car 3: Ford Mondeo
Reason 1: Third Party hit me (stationary)
Reason 2: Third Party blindsided me at a junction
Reason 3: Third Party hit my parked car
Who was at fault: Someone else, someone else, someone else!
Length with licence: 5 years 4 months
Length with Licence when Crashed: one year, two years, five years.

[StottyZr]

Two crashes. Both non fault. Both hit by a "low risk" driver

[kambites]

Here's mine. Only one crash worth speaking of...

Current Age: 31
Crash Age: 29
Current Car: Lotus Elise
Your First Car: MGB
Crashed Car: Lotus Elise
Reason: Slid into another car at walking pace on compacted snow.
Who was at fault (be honest!): 100% Me
Length with licence: 13 years
Length with Licence when Crashed: 11 years


I did have another a few years ago where someone went into the back of me at a roundabout at about 1mph and cracked my rear numberplate.

Edited by kambites on Monday 20th February 13:07