Accident caused by traffic cone?

Nodding_Donkey

So you shunt the car in front up the !!!! because you were driving too close and we're the morons?

Actually the title of the thread says it all.

Scrounger

ben1191 wrote: »

...foot to the floor with the break pedal, i've gone into the back of him.

Your brakes are defective if the brake pedal is going all the way down to the floor (air in the system or a fluid leak).

Could that be a contributory factor?

Scrounger

harveybobbles

ben1191 wrote: »

I was driving along today,within the speed limit etc.There was a van infront and my distance was fine,he braked sharply to stop for the 2nd cone as there was a large lorry coming along the other side and he wouldnt of made it through the gap, at the point of him applying his brakes i had not even seen the sign/cones to warn me.

Upon him braking sharply,ive reacted within,say,half a second the next thing i know a cones appeared infront of me and gone under my wheel so my brakes are now skidding along the cone,foot to the floor with the break pedal,ive gone into the back of him.

Is this still my fault ?there was a perfectly good pavement that ive never seen anybody walk up in my entire life they could have placed the cones and signs thus preventing the traffic all slamming brakes on.

i was happy to settle it out of insurance to prevent premium increase,but he said he has to tell his supervisor (company van) who then tells head office and they decide what to do.I did say to him to explain to the supervisor that i was happy to pay without getting the insurance involved as my cars a fiesta and ive already found parts and can fix it all for about 70 quid.He had a small dent in the bottom passenger side rear door that could easily be pulled out and sprayed over to match.

where do i stand on the matter of the road cone?

Gutting thing was,a maintenance van came along 5 mins later and picked it all up....

I've quoted your full original post incase you delete or edit it. I've also put some things in bold for the people who cant be arsed reading the full script.

To sum up then:

• You were following a van who braked sharply to a halt.
• You also braked sharply but ran into the back of him.
• There was a traffic cone under your wheel which you are laying blame with.
• You are now being arsey because you dont like what you are hearing.

As for his van not needing much to repair it, this could be true, but it will have to be off the road for a day or so while it is repaired. This means loss of earning of the company/driver. They will be seeking to recoup any losses from your insurance.

The fact you showed the pic of his van damage to someone is irrelevant.

AdrianC

ben1191 wrote: »

I was driving along today,within the speed limit etc

Upon him braking sharply,ive reacted within,say,half a second

ben1191 wrote: »

I know its my fault... i was following about 30ft behind?when somebody slams on their breaks and my car isnt braking effectively,that safe distance becomes a bit pointless,the distance i was driving was what i beleived to be safe,

30mph limit? Let's assume so.

Remember this?


30mph - 9m thinking distance. Let's assume your "1/2 sec" is accurate. 30mph is just under 14m/sec - so you travelled 7m in that half second. Congratulations, a little bit better than you're being expected to react.

Except you'd only left 10m gap in the first place, and you've just used 3/4 of it to hit the brake pedal. Oops. You now have3m stopping distance from 30mph - or 2/3 of a car length? I don't think that's going to happen, do you...? HC (yes, it's a bit on the conservative side) says 14m. 50% further than your total gap. Nearly five times the gap you'd actually got.

Even if it was a 20 limit, you were a bit close.

Now, about that cone...?

arcon5

ben1191 wrote: »

only posted on advice about the traffic cone,not for you all to tell me what i already know.sarcastic bunch of retards the lot of you.

god forbid i be human and make a mistake.atleast ill learn from it unlike you morons who post 15,000 times on a forum.Nice life.

The problem isn't about you making a mistake, but your subsequent lack of acknowledgement that you was to blame - instead choosing to find somebody else to blame.

custardy

ben1191 wrote: »

and to sum it all up.WHY do they put cones in the !!!!ing road,when theres a pavement there,god forbid pedestrians walk around the cone,lets make everybody slam their breaks on because we like putting cones in the road after a long sweeping bend.

Would you prefer a nice squishy pedestrian in the road for you not to see?

bigjl

ben1191 wrote: »

only posted on advice about the traffic cone,not for you all to tell me what i already know.sarcastic bunch of retards the lot of you.

god forbid i be human and make a mistake.atleast ill learn from it unlike you morons who post 15,000 times on a forum.Nice life.

Nice attitude.

But just like when driving i had anticipated what was going to happen so it wasn't a shock when it did.

Your first lesson is knowing your limits.

Like your opinion of yourself, you are driving far in excess of the reality.

bigjl

AdrianC wrote: »

30mph limit? Let's assume so.

Remember this?


30mph - 9m thinking distance. Let's assume your "1/2 sec" is accurate. 30mph is just under 14m/sec - so you travelled 7m in that half second. Congratulations, a little bit better than you're being expected to react.

Except you'd only left 10m gap in the first place, and you've just used 3/4 of it to hit the brake pedal. Oops. You now have3m stopping distance from 30mph - or 2/3 of a car length? I don't think that's going to happen, do you...? HC (yes, it's a bit on the conservative side) says 14m. 50% further than your total gap. Nearly five times the gap you'd actually got.

Even if it was a 20 limit, you were a bit close.

Now, about that cone...?

Does this include the time needed to send the important text that was being written when this traffic cone jumped out in front of the OP?:rotfl:

mattyprice4004

ben1191 wrote: »

only posted on advice about the traffic cone,not for you all to tell me what i already know.sarcastic bunch of retards the lot of you.

god forbid i be human and make a mistake.atleast ill learn from it unlike you morons who post 15,000 times on a forum.Nice life.

It was lovely meeting you too, and as a sarcastic retard I've reported your post. Enjoy your ban. :rotfl:

'I'd like to report this post because the mean man on the Internet called me a retard'

specialboy

I have been on driving courses any years ago and when driving in traffic I'm not only watching the car in front, I watch the car in front of them, this gives me more time to anticipate what might happen.