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Crashed into a car that had alreay crashed....

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  • GothicStirling
    GothicStirling Posts: 1,157 Forumite
    The lesson here is: when approaching a bend in the road, slow down!
  • AndyMc.....
    AndyMc..... Posts: 3,248 Forumite
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    AdrianC wrote: »
    Or both...

    I see your point but too fast for the bend could mean he wouldn’t have got round.
  • MobileSaver
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    GothicStirling wrote: »
    The lesson here is: when approaching a bend in the road, slow down!

    Where's the fun in that though? ;)
    Every generation blames the one before...
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  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    AndyMc..... wrote: »
    I see your point but too fast for the bend could mean he wouldn’t have got round.
    That might be how it works on the track, but it's not how it works on the road...
  • Jackmydad
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    AdrianC wrote: »
    That might be how it works on the track, but it's not how it works on the road...
    Exactly, and as I've said before, driving on the road isn't a competitive sport.
  • AndyMc.....
    AndyMc..... Posts: 3,248 Forumite
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    AdrianC wrote: »
    That might be how it works on the track, but it's not how it works on the road...

    Isn’t it? You get round a corner without incident on the road what’s the problem?
  • AdrianC
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    Just because you got round without incident that time...

    Luck and complacency aren't the same thing as preparation, y'know.
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