Nesting MX5, Cane End, Oxfordshire

[Zarco]

Ok who parked their MX5 3m up in the hedgerow on the A4074 at Cane End?

No pictures I'm afraid but it's plain to see if you are passing. A tree appears to have brought it to a sudden halt. Quite amusing how far up in the air it is! Love to know how they managed it.

[Zarco]

Been there since Saturday afternoon according to my good lady.

She also thought the culprits must have lifted it off the road into that position

[Zarco]

ElectricSoup said:

Ah, "The 13 Bends of Death" strike again.

I'd guess this particular wannabe organ doner wasn't keeping to the 40 or 50 limit (depending which exact bit it's on). I hope they have survived to learn the lesson though.

Should be reverted to a B road.

Crash site is just past what used to be the Fox pub back in the day, more recently Nakong Thai, now demolished for new home site. Car is pointing towards Reading. Just outside the 40 limit for the junctions I think. It's basically a straight road so quite impressive to run out of talent there, assuming no other foul play.

Don't get the B road comment.

[Zarco]

Swerving for a deer is a good shout.

I drive past it regularly and have been turning over the possibilitys. Best I came up with was they somehow cut the inside of the corner, that then threw them wide. No tyre marks though.

[Zarco]

It's an awkward place to stop and take a photo or even approach on foot.

[Zarco]

I swear it started off a fair bit higher than that you know.

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Tycho said:

I went past that a few times taking the boy to paintball and it's quite impressive how far up the verge it is with no skid marks.

I think you can see the dent in the verge where it ramped up it and took off. Its sunk down a bit in the hedge since it was first parked there.

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Accelebrate said:

A white van driver has decided to go one better, a very impressive effort! Hopefully, all are ok.

Drove through there at 18:00ish tonight. Didn't see anything.

Two cars had collided further down though. Small hatchback and SUV next to the junction for Mapledurham Golf Club. Police in attendance but didn't look too bad.

[Zarco]

Must have had my blinkers on!

There is a right bend that is slightly off camber just as the road goes down the hill along from the MX5 nesting site. I've had the back end step out slightly years ago on it, and early this year a guy in Nissan Juke ended up completely broadside blocking road having lost the back end.

[Zarco]

I spotted the van tonight! Every other day I've been blinded by oncoming traffic.

That is the exact place Juke Man ended up broadside across the road. He surfed the hedgerow but got spat out. The van obviously didn't. Its the off camber right hander. Bit of lift off oversteer and it's over.

There was an E-Class in a hedge near my workplace in Maidenhead yesterday evening too. Seems a bit crazy at the moment and it's not even icey yet.