Can someone show me on google maps where the Otmoor bend is?
Can someone show me on google maps where the Otmoor bend is?
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Somewhatfoolish

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4,914 posts

203 months

Friday 21st October 2011
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I don't want to sound like a dribbling idiot, but I understand the sharpest bend on the motorway network is the so-called Otmoor bend on the M40.

I haven't noticed this bend when driving on the M40 where I *think* it is, but it's not as if it's very easy to work out where it is without local knowledge. Could some very kind soul who knows where this bend is please link me to a google map location of it? If you click in the top right hand side on google maps it will give you a URL/...

Vixpy1

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281 months

Somewhatfoolish

Original Poster:

4,914 posts

203 months

Friday 21st October 2011
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That's the one I came across after trying to work out where Otmoor was and looking for the sharpest nearby bend, the only thing is I don't remember this bend at all from driving it a few times, you would think something with such a reptuation (e.g. here where they are claiming they can't make it at 70mph) would be a bit more memorable than that. Like I said, I don't even remember that curve but I've definitely driven over it a few times and quite probably at much more than seventy without difficulty...

iva cosworth

44,044 posts

180 months

Friday 21st October 2011
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Vixpy1 said:
That ^^^ doesnt look very sharp.

I dont recall any sharp bends on M40.

There are a couple of bends at top end of M5 near J1 or 2 ???smile

Gizmo!

18,150 posts

226 months

Friday 21st October 2011
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iva cosworth said:
Vixpy1 said:
That ^^^ doesnt look very sharp.

I dont recall any sharp bends on M40.

There are a couple of bends at top end of M5 near J1 or 2 ???smile
Agreed, there's a sharp one near J2.

Mafioso

2,385 posts

231 months

Friday 21st October 2011
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iva cosworth said:
There are a couple of bends at top end of M5 near J1 or 2 ???smile
Beat me to it. I love having the cruise on at .8 leptons happily overtaking in lane 3 with a range rover right up my chuff and seeing it drop right off as I don't slow for those bends!

Grey Ghost

4,608 posts

237 months

Friday 21st October 2011
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If you are looking for sharp bends at 70mph try a few of the turn offs on the A2/M2 in Kent

They tighten like mad and have little or no run off, just high kerbs and heavy duty armco yikes