Show us your crash pics!!

[The Wookie]

You knew you were stopping quick in our old driver training Elise when all the gravel trapped in the sills slid to the front

[gforceg]

The Wookie said:

I wouldn’t have said so because some people are so far off they wouldn’t lock up a cortina on crossplies in the wet.

I think it’s just that people build up experience of not braking that hard, and then a subsection of people simply don’t extrapolate upwards when they really need to stop.

It’s similar to giving someone hot laps, your average person will be going for the invisible brake pedal when I’m still changing up!

Virtually all of them will say ‘oh my god I never realised a car could stop that quickly’ when you demonstrate it. I had one lady actually burst into tears from the shock of it!!

Edited by The Wookie on Wednesday 23 January 23:49

Thanks W that is interesting. I must say I almost never trigger the ABS in either of my cars and possibly never in my GF's mx5. It feels wrong to me to rely on it in daily use but good to know it's there for real panics.

[c1derman]

Not Invented Here said:

... ABS should always produce less than the theoretical ideal in any case in order to provide a degree of reserve grip to allow for steering. Steering being what ABS is designed for - not shorter straight line braking.

Modern ABS systems will use the steering input as another sensor. So if you're not steering it will maximise straight line braking.

[NorthernSky]

MK1 MX5 in Mariner, really enioyed driving this last year until my housemate, errm... 'borrowed it without permission' whilst wasted and crashed it into a load of cars on his way to town at 3am! O:

Still on good terms with the chap... Forgiveness is a powerful thing. Alas, the insurance wrote the car off, and right after I'd shelled out a LOT on new tyres & BBS wheel refurb.

Before:



After: (cat and driver both unhurt!)

Edited by NorthernSky on Thursday 24th January 13:06

[uk66fastback]

Alucidnation said:

Sa Calobra said:

Thesprucegoose said:

Always the dead straight roads...

Probably someone overtaking but I get your point, too much power for the driver's ability and he blips it overcorrects slightly then panics.

Try reading a bit more after the picture.

Might give you a clue.

Still driver error though.

[Blue Oval84]

NorthernSky said:

MK1 MX5 in Mariner, really enioyed driving this last year until my housemate, errm... 'borrowed it without permission' whilst wasted and crashed it into a load of cars on his way to town at 3am! O:

Still on good terms with the chap... Forgiveness is a powerful thing. Alas, the insurance wrote the car off, and right after I'd shelled out a LOT on new tyres & BBS wheel refurb.

You're more forgiving than I am then. I'm unsure if I could forgive someone for being so incredibly stupid to steal my car (which is appalling) whilst drunk (which makes it horrendous), and then to crash it into the bargain (I'd be apoplectic - I don't think I can adequately express how furious I'd be)

[NDA]

Blue Oval84 said:

You're more forgiving than I am then. I'm unsure if I could forgive someone for being so incredibly stupid to steal my car (which is appalling) whilst drunk (which makes it horrendous), and then to crash it into the bargain (I'd be apoplectic - I don't think I can adequately express how furious I'd be)

I'm with you on that one. Not sure I could forgive that one.

[james_tigerwoods]

NDA said:

Blue Oval84 said:

You're more forgiving than I am then. I'm unsure if I could forgive someone for being so incredibly stupid to steal my car (which is appalling) whilst drunk (which makes it horrendous), and then to crash it into the bargain (I'd be apoplectic - I don't think I can adequately express how furious I'd be)

I'm with you on that one. Not sure I could forgive that one.

Never mind forgiveness - surely there's a court case along with that one?

[Greg the Fish]

Not mine but heartbreaking. (Found on Facebook)



Registered 1st Jan 1965

[kambites]

I dare say that'll get fixed. It's worth too much to be written off by anything short of a direct hit by a bomb.

[Dave Hedgehog]

kambites said:

I dare say that'll get fixed. It's worth too much to be written off by anything short of a direct hit by a bomb.

yep, you could pretty much hand craft one and only use the front light for what the are worth

[anonymous-user]

kambites said:

I dare say that'll get fixed. It's worth too much to be written off by anything short of a direct hit by a bomb.

What about if it got shot up by a gang of mercenaries and then a helicopter smashed into it and exploded?

[cbmotorsport]

Joey Deacon said:

kambites said:

I dare say that'll get fixed. It's worth too much to be written off by anything short of a direct hit by a bomb.

What about if it got shot up by a gang of mercenaries and then a helicopter smashed into it and exploded?

That's just ridiculous, like something out of a James Bo...er...oh.

[phil1979]

Greg the Fish said:

Not mine but heartbreaking. (Found on Facebook)



Registered 1st Jan 1965

Surprised the airbags didn't go off, mind.

[Greg the Fish]

cbmotorsport said:

That's just ridiculous, like something out of a James Bo...er...oh.

Wendy Skyfall Andy Crumble

[FourWheelDrift]

kambites said:

I dare say that'll get fixed. It's worth too much to be written off by anything short of a direct hit by a bomb.

Happened in 2015 so probably back on the road now.

[moneymakestheworldgoaround]

Greg the Fish said:

Not mine but heartbreaking. (Found on Facebook)



Registered 1st Jan 1965

Well at least it was repaired since the crash happened (2015) and is now back on the road and creeping up with its mileages.

[Cold]

Fairly sure that Aston crash was two or three years ago now.

[Greg the Fish]

Cold said:

Fairly sure that Aston crash was two or three years ago now.

Yes, but I didn't see it then.

[eldar]

phil1979 said:

Surprised the airbags didn't go off, mind.

Ejector seat...