Just continuing this theme..
This just happened to me today...Picture the scene, Its "P"ing down, braking hard would be foolish as theres a lot of surface water,Therefore easing off a little would make sense yes?
Where I stay, there is a section of main street that has a two up, two down lane arrangement, 2 lanes north bound with a pelican crossing in the middle & 2 lanes southbound with a pelican crossing joining the North Bound Crossing, speed limit is restricted to a "thirty". Outside lane is for ahead and right, inside lane is for left and ahead only. I'm in the outside lane doing less than thirty, I have the Missus with me, thats how I know - she doesn't like traveling in heavy rain as she sees whats about to happen ALL the time...at the end of this sort of dual carriage way is a set of traffic lights, they go to red and traffic starts to tailback slowly.. when all of a sudden in my mirror on INSIDE of me a black MR2 roars up past me and cuts in... no problems there as I'm slowing down already taking into account the wet.... He's no alone though, a blonde female in a Ford Focus, tries the same manoevre, except she's left is to late, she checks over her shoulder, quick as a flash puts on her indicator ONCE and cuts in, except she connects with BIG WHITE VAN MAN i.e ME. The Traffic had been slowing down and starting to tail back as I said, she has clipped the bumper of my transporter and spun herself to the right onto the centre reservation, the car behind me has taken evasive action, braked hard and skidded into my towbar making a fine mess of his grill bonnet etc, No Pun Intended here but my "rear" is unmarked that I can see, but my front end needs a new wing, bumper grill etc... and "DIZZIES" first words were that
I was travellling to fast for the conditions and that I was travelling to close to her....
Luckily for me , whilst I'm taking flack hard here from "Dizzie " and her Chav mates, the missus has called the cops as there's more than one vehicle involved. Turns out that "Dizzie" although she may have severely damaged her Focus (As its done in on the driverside Rear wing and on the front as well maybe getting done for dangerous driving, so I was informed by a FEMALE Traffic Officer... Yes, Ma'am!!!!
Did I get witnesses?? You betcha - they came from far and wide on this one... and Chav Boys were not amused trying to intimidate them away from the scene...
I'm home now and calming down slowly...but my point is..
IT'S NOT JUST "WHITE VAN MAN THAT CUTS PEOPLE UP ITS THE NORMAL DRIVER TO THAT CUTS YOU UP!!
Thanks...