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Old 21-01-08, 01:21 PM   #1
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Another near miss

Must be the week for close calls or something

Last night was driving back from town but decided to take a blast along the motorway, off at the Kincardine bridge and back along the Bellsdyke Road - it's a loop I do fairly regularly.

Anyway came off the motorway onto a roundabout, onto the dual carrageway before the Bellsdyke road starts. Half way along this road there is a cut out where traffic for a hotel can cut over - where a Jeep was sitting waiting

So there I am doing just over 60 in the fast lane (it's only about 2 miles long so wasn't thrashing it) and the total dipstick I was about to overtake flashes the guy out!

before I can even brake there's a Jeep broadside right infront of me. I pulled on every brake I could think of and slid to a stop just as the bloke got out of the way enough for me to pass by mere mm's.

The guy got out to check I was ok then went to talk to the stupid WOMAN who flashed him out. If I hadn't been a gibbering mess I would have knocked both their blocks off
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Old 21-01-08, 01:29 PM   #2
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I think we need a smiley that is wiping it's brow at this rate!

I can see why you were a gibbering mess... I would've been the same. It's why i rarely ever flash anyone out. Too dangerous...
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Old 21-01-08, 01:29 PM   #3
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i know the section well matey had a couple of close calls there in the past
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it's a bloody dangerous idea, especially in the dark
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Old 21-01-08, 04:06 PM   #5
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A near miss? How much damage is there?

Near miss... so you nearly missed... which means you hit something...
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Old 21-01-08, 04:23 PM   #6
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I hit the kerb... does that count?
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Old 21-01-08, 04:30 PM   #7
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Good point.......

we should have a near miss competition this year I think. I will have to get the 4Kam and get it all fitted up just in case.

See......now a near miss could be something silly like using speed humps as launch pads and getting some air that you would normally reserve for a quick blast on Gran Tourismo....

Glad you got away with it though......not nice getting your motor damaged by other loonie road users.

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Old 21-01-08, 04:31 PM   #8
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well this is the 2nd incident involving several people being silly around me. Not nice at all
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Old 21-01-08, 04:33 PM   #9
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nice one. was out in bournemouth on staurday and saw a skyline and a audi tt racing next thing i say was a cloud of smoke and a skyline doing a 360 and plowing the front in to somebodys front garden wall. leaving behind his front bumper behind. at the time this must have seemed a pretty good idea i bet hes now wishing he had picked it up as his number plate is bolted to it.(TW4T)
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Old 21-01-08, 04:33 PM   #10
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Not good mate hope you don't come across anymore numpties

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