Oil at 95mph on highway

[Jmanr]

This is what happened to a friend when there's oil on the highway ,doing 95 mph
A video to remember,may happen to any of us...

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1250795/oil_on_the_h...


He is a good Driver,but he was lucky...

[brisel]

Well recovered!

Pity the microphone can't pick up the squelching noise of his undies as he gets back into the car...

[nats1rt]

Looks like fun, an adrenaline rush no doubt. Fortunate not to have hit a crash barrier or, for that matter, anyone else.

[waremark]

Do you think the warning signs at 38 secs were relevant? And do you think he should have been able to react once the oil on the road came into sight?

I think his recovery was excellent - skill played a large part in keeping him out of the crash barriers. I don't think he could have done that with pull-push.

I did not think much of his overtake at 33 secs, or of stopping in lane 1 after the event.

[GravelBen]

Its been discussed on another thread, apparently the signs were just a a warning of roadworks coming up.

He did well (or was lucky) to recover from the slide and initial overcorrection.


ETA: discussed here (and just noticed the OP has also posted on the other one. http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Edited by GravelBen on Friday 18th April 03:08

[FrankenFarter]

[dreamer75]

Fair play on catching it !!!

But I wouldn't have stopped where he did; firstly it's a "live" lane, and secondly if anybody else hits the same oil (weird how they didn't) chances are they'll land on him!