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Roger Whittle

Roger Whittle

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An item in The Times today reported on a fatal accident involving a Renault Clio and 'a Land Rover' in which the 19 year old driver, his parents and his unborn baby were killed. The accident was near Ebbw Vale, on the A467 between Crumlin and Abertillery and was provisionally blamed on the Clio driver swerving to avoid sheep, into the path of the Land Rover.

I know of several instances of relatively new drivers swerving when faced with a hazard, resulting in a far worse accident than a low speed head on would cause. Surely drivers are taught to hit the brakes and stay in a straight line, in an emergency? A swerve is rarely the best option and all to often proves to be the worst.

The second item I heard, was a report on the radio that involved a mud slide/flood in Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, in which homes were damaged and vehicles destroyed by a flash flood. I know there are a lot of members in that part of the world, I hope none of 'ours' have been affected.

Roger.
 
interesting the accident was blamed on teh clio and not the land rover for a change!

Feel sorry for the families of the victems :(
 
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2559480,00.html

All fatalities from the Renault Clio.

I know of several instances of relatively new drivers swerving when faced with a hazard, resulting in a far worse accident than a low speed head on would cause. Surely drivers are taught to hit the brakes and stay in a straight line, in an emergency? A swerve is rarely the best option and all to often proves to be the worst.
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Drivers are taught to apply the brakes firmly, bringing the vehicle safely to a halt in a straight line. At least I was. If you've got time to check the other side of the road is clear you've got time to stop properly. Drivers are not taught to swerve, so I wouldn't know how much steering was too much before I would lose control.

Roads are dangerous. Last year a 12 year old girl was killed walking on the road not one mile from here, on the same road and same day another man was killed. And that is the same road a boy from the year above me was killed walking out behind a bus when I was in primary school. And there have been many more on just that one road (A class single carriage trunk road). And my cousin and her friend have been knocked down by a car - her friend is permanently hospitalised.

And sadly, despite what I've just written, our roads are amongst the safest in the world. What a sad waste.

Jonathan Paton
 
It's a sad case but what would you do in similar situation where the sheep were a young child and there was oncoming traffic?
Just hypothetical but what would you do?
 
conkers said:
It's a sad case but what would you do in similar situation where the sheep were a young child and there was oncoming traffic?
Just hypothetical but what would you do?
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been there,kid ran out in front off me while i was driving a talbot samba brakes too floor and handbrake yanked on,all i could do was close my eyes and pray for a miracle.........got the miracle stopped cpl inches from kid
old guy standing in his garden came over and said "well done best emergancy braking i`ve seen in a long time",he was a retired police inspector didnt have the heart to tell him it was pure luck,kid got a fright and it happens that same kid had been knockdown before :eek: they never learn.
 
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