Narrowly escaped a serious accident this morning

[Mad_Jack_Rabbit]

I was walking home, after leaving the kids at school, along the left hand side of a very busy road (one of the main routes heading into London) when I get to a cross roads.

I look all ways to see which direction the traffic is coming and check the lights to see if they've just changed or are about to. The cars are going straight on, no one indicating that they're going to turn. It is safe to cross.

And then this idiot not only turns, but doesn't even slow down, even though I am clearly visible in the road, and heads straight towards me. She doesn't brake, hit her horn, swerve or anything.

Luckily I took two steps back, quickly, and she missed me by three inches!

As she went past, I noticed she had a baby strapped into a baby seat in the front of the car. With a baby in the car with her I'd have thought she would have taken a little extra care when driving rather than increasing the risk of an accident.

I've had close calls before due to complete idiots but this was the closest for a while and which could have been avoided if she'd just used her indicators.



(And I don't believe that her being a woman had anything to do with her driving.)

 

[kotori]

Good thing one of you was awake.

 

[]ooooo(chained)]

Somebody should have taken cars away from the English some time ago. Aside from China, they are the worst dirvers in the world. If you need further proof, go to fawking Hong Kong and see what happens when the two single worst sets of drivers in the world combine systems...

 

[Mad_Jack_Rabbit]

Somebody should have taken cars away from the English some time ago. Aside from China, they are the worst dirvers in the world. If you need further proof, go to fawking Hong Kong and see what happens when the two single worst sets of drivers in the world combine systems...

English the worst 'dirvers'?

Fawking hell Sin,

The Americans are hardly portrayed as good or even sensible drivers by their media. Look at how many films have a car accident suddenly turn into a fifty car pile up.

"Hey honey, there's an accident up. Shouldn't you stop or at least slow down so we can get a good gawp as we go past. We've plenty of time to decide before we hit it."

"No honey, but I think that if I hit the gas real hard I should be able to swerve into, maybe even role the car over too. Well would ya look at that! Someone's survived and is crawling from the wrecage."

"Cool honey, now you have something to aim at!"


Hollywood. Best ambassadors for the USA.

 

[Guest]

 

[Mad_Jack_Rabbit]

But the Itallians have the highest number of deaths per mile of road in Europe.

Britain has one of the lowest.

 

[Lost Cause]

Good survival instincts MJR!

Without a doubt, the worst drivers in the world are mothers with kids on board their SUVs or Minivans!!!! I've had them yelling at the kids in the back seat, drifting over the centerline, straight at me. They go at least 10mph over the posted speed limit while rushing their kids to daycare, this includes reckless driving and speeding in residential areas!

I think I'll join that activist group, D.A.M.M. (Drivers Against Mad Mothers)

 

[markb325]

Sorry the worst drivers in the world live in Dallas, TX.

I'm starting to think the City Council needs to put warning signs at the city limits.

DRIVING IN DALLAS COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH. DRIVE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

 

[Soblue]

Re: Good survival instincts MJR!

Without a doubt, the worst drivers in the world are mothers with kids on board their SUVs or Minivans!!!! I've had them yelling at the kids in the back seat, drifting over the centerline, straight at me. They go at least 10mph over the posted speed limit while rushing their kids to daycare, this includes reckless driving and speeding in residential areas!

I think I'll join that activist group, D.A.M.M. (Drivers Against Mad Mothers)

Hey! Hey!!

I used to speed and drive a lot more recklessly before I had my kids. I have the suspensions and tickets to prove it. Now I am the opposite, I am very careful with my kids in the car.

Glad you're ok Mad Jack.