How tense did you get?

[anonymous-user]

Couldn't find a thread on this but holy st.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcMSTmoNd_0

[hornetrider]

Its on the Youtube thread old bean.

[anonymous-user]

I didn't even know there was a youtube thread.

[spaceship]

Jeez, that was close!

What was he playing at though? Why did he immediately go to pass the van? Idiot!!

[hornetrider]

Well you've only been here a year - why would you? Anyway, you do now

[soad]

Posted only yesterday iirc.
http://pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&f... Truck on icey road

Edited by soad on Monday 19th December 15:19

[mike9009]

spaceship said:

Jeez, that was close!

What was he playing at though? Why did he immediately go to pass the van? Idiot!!

I suspect the van pulled right to avoid the truck. Car driver thought van driver was pulling in and being courteous?

Bloody close though!

Mike

[ArosaMike]

mike9009 said:

I suspect the van pulled right to avoid the truck. Car driver thought van driver was pulling in and being courteous?

Bloody close though!

Mike

From the sound of the ABS pump going mental, he's got no choice but to pull left of the van to avoid ploughing into the back of it.

[Dangerous Dan]

Russians... No fear!

[Attym3]

[vit4]

Jesus TF Christ

[GaryST220]

ArosaMike said:

From the sound of the ABS pump going mental, he's got no choice but to pull left of the van to avoid ploughing into the back of it.

This

[66comanche]

GaryST220 said:

ArosaMike said:

From the sound of the ABS pump going mental, he's got no choice but to pull left of the van to avoid ploughing into the back of it.

This

Rather plough into the back of a 7.5t at low speed than veer out into the middle of the road to be confronted with that!

[ArosaMike]

66comanche said:

Rather plough into the back of a 7.5t at low speed than veer out into the middle of the road to be confronted with that!

There's no way he could really have seen what was coming...the road appeared clear as he pulled to the left and by the time he could see the truck, he was already along side.

Personally I pretty much always react to avoid rather than just stamp on the brakes and focus on the back of the car in front. At least generally if you swerve and brake you have a chance of taking further avoiding action!