Been reading a shed load of info on the public view of car enthusiasts recently and most of them seem to say we are menaces on the roads.

But how many of you have actually been in a crash in the last 5 years?

Ive been in one, but have only been driving for just over 6 years.

How many have you been in and do you think that we are more likely to have an accident?

 

I had one minor accident when I first started driving (13 odd years ago), which was down to inexperience and had nothing to do with performance, I was in a 1.6L Sierra.

Nothing since.

There are other categories of people, for those that want to stereo-type, that are far more of a menace on the road than someone that absolutely loves his/her car.

 

ive had one in 5 years driving and it was down to me being a cock (altho the other car was doing about 30mph more than the speed limit on the bit of road) but it was defo my fault

 

At least you're honest!!

I fooking hate seeing people who pull out without looking. People who are hesitant is my biggest hate though, I just wish people would get on with it.

Women seem to be the worst for cutting across lanes on a roundabout too.

 

Had one when I was 18, wet leafs on the road and just flew off the road. no one else involved, tipped car back on wheels and got it home thank god

 

to right mate, i dont trust any fooker on the road, some people havent got a clue

 

i had one in my second yr of drivin in a corsa sri went round a blind bend with wet mud alll over the road and hit a telegraph pole

 

theres no point in denying it was my fault....it was my first day owning my first rear wheel drive car (2ltr sierra) and my work at the time was in the middle of knowhere....big gravel area as you join the single track road up to it so i got cocky and went out into the road sideways (thinking that as usual no1 would be going about and a m8 of mine was coming down said road about 80-90 mph (his estimate) and went clean into my passenger door.....firing me down the road and up the embankment....i was sure i was going thru the fence and into the yard and theres some funny things go thru your head at that point but luckily a tree stopped my progress



needless to say i learned my lesson about rear wheel drive cars.....and went and bought a 535i bmw

it did change my attitude about driving a bit tho

 

I do a lot of miles for work and have had a couple of scares in the last five years.

Going down to work in the snow one day, roads got really icy, traffic stopped still in front of me. I braked and skidded, and it was either hit the car in front or off the road and into the hedge, so I chose the hedge. Just smashed one headlight but nothing else. That was in my Escort Diesel Estate.

And about 8 months ago had a blowout on the front at 60mph in my 325 BMW TDS. Ripped the tyre off the rim but I held onto it and stopped safely and surprisingly little damage. Lots of smoke and bits of melted rubber all over the car and had to get the AA out to get me to a tyre bay, but that's about it.

Had loads of little bumps and one writeoff when I first started driving, many moons ago.

 

In the last five years...

1 accident envolving me rolling my astra as a result of someone elses driving.
1 accident as the result of somone leaving a truck wheel in the road when I went to the street races in brum- no other cars envolved.
1 accident envolving a bus as a result of my impatience.

The previous 2 years is the problem..
when I was 17 and 18 I totalled...
3 mini's
1 Fiesta
1 AXGT- but it took 2 attempts


Jake

 

Last bump was in 96, having abit of a race and a guy pulled out and wide into my side.

Since then, averaging 70+k miles a year nothing

 

Never had an accident in my life Im good at dodging

 

Not had one at all, but i did have a friend ram me from behind once! (oh er)

 

 

I was going to work one morning last year (4am ) and a fella in a fiat ullasyes (spl) cut me up something nasty on the A406 so in a bit of road rage i got level with him and just turned full lock into the side of him fucked both the cars but as mine was a shitty escort td i wasn't that fussed and to be fair in the 12 years i've been driving thats the first and last time i've ever had road rage wish i never done it now though obviously

 

had one in my old RST, silly cow turned down a road in front of me as i went past she reversed straight back out leaving me a gap of wing mirror to wing mirror. Just got through but had to swerve on a wet road, back went out opposite locked then slid into a parked car...

owners were a set of africans fresh from a 'gathering' and about 20 of them got a bit excited about it. Worst thing is they told the driver who reversed in front of me to DRIVE AWAY . They were asking me for cash on the spot so their car i hit was obviously highly illegal, i had the bar out from my 3 tonne jack so they never got any ideas...

I had a mate local to where i crashed who found the car as i'd remmebered plate number, she admitted fault and i claimed off her. took some persuasion

 

none, cos im a woman


(awaits abuse)

 

But how many have you seen in your rear view mirror?

 

Last 5yrs

Wrote an XR2 off into a lampost (driving too fast)

And bent my 3dr (driving normaly past a petrol station)

 

Zero car accidents

 

I like your style

Out of interest, did you get prosecuted for anything?

 

Worst i had was on 11/1/06, some stupid bint in a Corsa came through a red light into the side of my Boxster, writing it off, and very narrowly avoided seriously injuring my pregnant missus.

Worked out OK tho. Insurance paid out Ł500 less than i'd paid for it 14 months earlier.....hence the Focus RS I now own.

Injury claims ongoing....

 

NONE
touch wood

 

Never in five years.

Was in one some 8 years ago and I was just a passenger in car that was hit from behind when we stood still at the traffic lights.

 

Well I spilt a pint last year if that counts?

 

ive been driving for 6 n half years had one accident, i was driving down a 30 and a car coming the opp way cut in front of me to tun down a side street(he must have been doing over 50 easy) but he done a complete u turn tho and no matter wat i would have hit him straight up the arse and i thought if i do then its gana be my fault no matter what so i swerved to miss him and hit a road island. n the fooking twat just drove of and didnt even stop, then 5 mins later he flew past me going the way he was first off all b4 he dne that mad u turn. fooking wanker i found out who he was, and he worked with a mate of mine in ikea at lakeside so i went to pay him a visit but i got chucked out by 3 security guards, but my mate who worked there had a word with him, soon after he left and we not herd from him since. that was abut 5 year ago i guess. other than that nothing, i only drive to wat im capable of i never take it too far, and since ive been with my girlfriend i drive like an old fart now as i dont wana lose her if i do crash etc.

 

None in the last 5 years

Steve.

 

Never had one accident

 

i've had 1 where a women pulled out and scraped all the side of my car, And the car was just 2 weeks old. Felt like someone had stabbed me lol

I've had a few near misses when people are up my arse..And the imaginery dog ran into the road so i had to slam on

 

None in the last five years.... two when I was 17/18 though, one of which was my fault.

 

Here is my one and only accident.................10 years ago

1.4sr..........I was the fooking dogs gonads in that car as all my other mates had 1.1 fiestas and stuff

Infact i dont see it as an accident, i see it more as a good deed

 

Errr.. ok...


Binned my mums 02 plate fiesta the day after i passed my test

Small country road, i thought i was a bit colin mcrae-esq.. and never made it round a corner, it was either a gatepost, or the hedge, so i went for the hedge

Only major accident though

 

Officially none in the last 5 years
Managed to do this when I was 17 thou


In answer to your question I think that to a degree we are a menace to the road esp when younger.. but we are no way near as bad as old people!

 

one when i wa 18.. i chucked my 1.4s fester into a peat bank.... broke the side window with my head an fooked me neck!!!!

 

is that something you wanna admit on here

oh and ive no accidents in yrs, last one was with a german coach decided to rip my passenger side mirror off in central london (was a company car though not my own luckily) .. oh and yes it was his fault.. he didnt see me as he was on the wrong side of the coach (bloody left hookers)

 

none

 

I spun my old RS Turbo and clipped a parked car [two business men having a meeting in a lay-by ].

Could have been ALOT worse but I managed to catch it before it went all the way round.

 

None in the last 5years (touch wood )

Did crash my dads car when i had only been driving for 1 year tho

 

I've been driving 3 years and only had one accident where someone rammed into my Mondeo from behind.

It all got sorted off the books tho as i needed a new rear bumper anyway so he paid for it (as well as a new tailgate, new front bumper and a meal for two with what was left )

 

good deed