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XL391 · Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:52 am Post subject: Very sad...

Such a waste of a life! I think this goes to show that you must get out of your car if you do break down, whatever the weather...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2311122/A2-crash-picture-MG-owner-killed-car-broke-dual-carriageway-hit-lorry-waited-help.html
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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22911 Location: UK

Couldn't agree more, there's a mention of that article here:

http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/forum/phpbb/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=13811

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Fluffle-Valve · Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 4:51 am Post subject:

I drive a truck for a living and I see near misses everyday with cars parked up on the hard shoulder...
Think about it? There is only a white line between you and the parked car. One little wobble and you're on your way to hitting it.... Confused

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Mog · Joined: 30 Dec 2007 Posts: 663 Location: Sydney

In this day and age it is not worth your life to be close to your car. Jump over the fence or barrier and see what happens. If you have a classic car , drive it on the B roads, not the motor ways . It might take a little bit longer but you have a better chance of getting home alive.

colwyn500 · Joined: 21 Oct 2012 Posts: 1745 Location: Nairn, Scotland

Absolutely agree and this also helps with public relations when you drive a reall wheezer of an oldie like I do. Holding up the traffic tends to tempt other drivers into taking foolish risks themselves.

Greg · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 445 Location: Dreamland Margate

ukdave2002 · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4326 Location: South Cheshire

I was with my brother in law last night, and mentioned this topic as he drives HGV's for a living. He was telling me the annual insurance premium his firm pays is £27,000 per truck Shocked

I have no idea if that is typical, but if it is, it gives you some scale of the cost of the damage insurance companies expect to be forking out for damage caused by HGV's !

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Billf · Joined: 01 Jul 2011 Posts: 202 Location: North Cyprus.

Yes. Must say when driving my A40 to events, I had a lot of modern cars cut me up and shaking a fist at me.

I was driving in Derby when about to turn left with the trafficator out (Daytime though) the young guy behind me in a van was screaming and shouting "Why don't you indicate. Very Happy

Phil - Nottingham · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 1252 Location: Nottingham

I work in Derby but I would never now rely solely on trafficators anywhere though I have still got them on our P2 I have fitted flashers and a highlevel brake light - both very discrete and only noticed when lit up.

Its really impatience and inconsiderate driving generally and envy perhaps with classics that is the real problem
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gresham flyer · Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 1435

I know hindsight is a good thing but if my car had started to play up on that dual carriageway I would have driven onto the grass verge,and suffered getting off later on..

It looks like the car was on the road and got hit up the rear.

There seems to also be a slip road where the lorry is parked a bit further on.

I have slipped the car into neutral before now and coasted along into a layby or slip road if there was no grass verge,its surprising how far the car will roll with momentum