Morgan / Peugeot whoopsie

Morgan / Peugeot whoopsie

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V88Dicky

Original Poster:

7,302 posts

182 months

Monday 17th April 2017
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Had a look on the Moggy forum, can't see any mention of this little accident. yikes



https://youtu.be/lLBuedP9rQA

Jim the Sunderer

3,238 posts

181 months

Monday 17th April 2017
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I see where the Morgan driver went wrong:

Performance 0 – 62: 8.0 seconds

TehRin

146 posts

113 months

Monday 17th April 2017
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Saw that the other day. 100% fault of the Morgan driver, shame about the car though - I wonder what its fate is now.

carl_w

9,154 posts

257 months

Monday 17th April 2017
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Why didn't the Pug driver just go round the Moggie on the hatched area?

KrazyIvan

4,341 posts

174 months

Monday 17th April 2017
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Jim the Sunderer said:
I see where the Morgan driver went wrong:

Performance 0 – 62: 8.0 seconds
Didn't even look as quick as that.

I suspect the low ride and open top made it feel quicker than it actual is.

Nickyboy

6,700 posts

233 months

Monday 17th April 2017
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20 page discussion on the bad driving thread

Nickyboy

6,700 posts

233 months

Monday 17th April 2017
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carl_w said:
Why didn't the Pug driver just go round the Moggie on the hatched area?
There's a ruddy great traffic island in the way

hondansx

4,562 posts

224 months

Monday 17th April 2017
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Eek.

Certainly the Morgan's fault, but a more experienced driver in the 206 would have spent less time searching for the horn and more time avoiding the incident.

ambuletz

10,690 posts

180 months

Monday 17th April 2017
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It's been well discussed in its own thread here and in the st driving thread here

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 17th April 2017
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hondansx said:
Eek.

Certainly the Morgan's fault, but a more experienced driver in the 206 would have spent less time searching for the horn and more time avoiding the incident.
How? Dive across the grass at speed?

angels95

3,157 posts

129 months

Monday 17th April 2017
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hondansx said:
Eek.

Certainly the Morgan's fault, but a more experienced driver in the 206 would have spent less time searching for the horn and more time avoiding the incident.
Believe it or not, you can sound the horn and apply the brakes simultaneously, as the driver of the Peugeot did.

You are supposed to sound the horn to alert other road users of your presence. I would argue that this was the correct thing to do in this situation, as if the Morgan driver had been paying attention, he would have heard it and made an effort to avoid the collision.

Instead, he tried to accelerate up to the national speed limit in a very short distance and ruined somebody else's day as a result. All because he wanted to impress a small group of strangers who like to spend their spare time stood in a lay-by.

Mr GrimNasty

8,172 posts

169 months

Monday 17th April 2017
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Nickyboy said:
There's a ruddy great traffic island in the way
No there isn't, not at the crucial point - easily avoidable if paying attention, using any sort of anticipation, and a competent driver.

He was either fiddling with the radio/phone or froze through being doddery or inexperienced.

This has been done to death on the bad driving video thread.

I've swerved around people pulling out at much greater speed and with far less space available.

Still the Morgan's fault, but it was avoidable.

brianashley

500 posts

84 months

Monday 17th April 2017
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"Lay- by lickers"

DJFish

5,917 posts

262 months

Monday 17th April 2017
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First time I've seen a Yeti police car, that's one fine looking vehicle...

MDMA .

8,849 posts

100 months

Monday 17th April 2017
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brianashley said:
"Lay- by lickers"
From the dogging thread?

PoleDriver

28,616 posts

193 months

Monday 17th April 2017
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carl_w said:
Why didn't the Pug driver just go round the Moggie on the hatched area?
Because of this sign stuck on the road at the start of the hatched area maybe?


Nickyboy

6,700 posts

233 months

Monday 17th April 2017
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Mr GrimNasty said:
No there isn't, not at the crucial point - easily avoidable if paying attention, using any sort of anticipation, and a competent driver.

He was either fiddling with the radio/phone or froze through being doddery or inexperienced.

This has been done to death on the bad driving video thread. I've swerved around people pulling out at much greater speed and with far less space available.

Still the Morgan's fault, but it was avoidable.
Not sure if serious? You're obviously some kind of driving god

The 206 hit the Morgan 1 second after it passed the traffic island at the point the 206 was already in the verge trying to avoid the Morgan coming from the right

ChemicalChaos

10,360 posts

159 months

Monday 17th April 2017
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I've seen a suggestion that the Peugeot was speeding..... could it be that the gap looked safe for a car doing the speed limit?

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 17th April 2017
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Mr GrimNasty said:
No there isn't, not at the crucial point - easily avoidable if paying attention, using any sort of anticipation, and a competent driver.

He was either fiddling with the radio/phone or froze through being doddery or inexperienced.

This has been done to death on the bad driving video thread.

I've swerved around people pulling out at much greater speed and with far less space available.

Still the Morgan's fault, but it was avoidable.


What are you smoking?

That photo is almost exactly 1 second before impact. Perhaps you're looking at the streetview images, which are historical and don't have the new island and single lane?

Mercury00

4,098 posts

155 months

Monday 17th April 2017
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This is why pensioners shouldn't be allowed on the roads.