Car driving over a solid white flicked up stone denting and smashing windscreen

kempiejon

Kirath said:

I was not too close to the vehicle it was 60 single carridge area. I said 4 because that's the standard in driving lessons 60 road is about 4 car lengths behind the vehicle in front as it's based on thinking distance not stopping.

I was further back than that at times but between roundabouts etc traffic builds up.

Nice advice though. Come on a forum to not answer the question that was asked. Way to go keyboard warriors! 

Kirath, hello so you're new here? When the rock jumped up were you 4 car lengths behind? What does it look like on your DC? Anyhow what's important is how you drive for the conditions and part of the conditions is the other traffic. I know if I see a driver swerving over the road, driving on and off the verge it's a massive warning sign. At 60mph I do not want to be anywhere near a driver like that. 4 car lengths, 8 car lengths - more like 4 miles. They might do something dramatic and dangerous, part of the dynamic risk assessment of driving is staying away from hazards like that.
As to is there anything you can do, for sure claim windscreen repair if your policy has it. Buff up the bonnet and mark it down to experience. Next time you'll be much further away.

Elze

Lots of insurers don't ask any questions when you report windscreen damage. Check with your car insurance, they may well cover it

maxmycardagain

suck it up **** happens

Typhoon2000

Remember it’s not how fast the car in front was going, it is how fast you were going when you hit the relatively stationary stone ( or bug that goes splat on your windscreen) while it was free falling in mid air. Pedestrians after all are not hurt by stones from passing cars. It is often stones thrown up by cars going the other way that you hit as you are much closer to them.