Had a bit of an "off" outside Athy this morning?

smokingman

Well if that's you, you plank, I hope your car is in the sh|thouse now :mad:

Just coming out the Dublin road there this morning ~7:30am and slowed to a stop, waiting on a car in front to pull into their drive on the right when I saw this grey ibiza or corolla (couldn't make it out at the time) tearing it up behind me.
Next second I saw him tearing it up in the hedge to my left.
He eventually stopped a car lenght or two in front of me with half the car in the hedge and half on the grass verge.

Hope it costs a lot to fix your car you bleedin moron!

memeyouyou

Did you not stop to help the poor guy? Bad form tbh. He could have been hurt.

Anan1

memeyouyou wrote: »

Did you not stop to help the poor guy? Bad form tbh. He could have been hurt.

+1

niceirishfella

Smokingman,

you are a compassionate type arn't you!

smokingman

He wasn't hurt at all but I sure as hell wasn't stopping for someone that was going that fast in a 60kph zone and who nearly killed me with their irresponsible driving.

hobochris

smokingman wrote: »

He wasn't hurt at all but I sure as hell wasn't stopping for someone that was going that fast in a 60kph zone and who nearly killed me with their irresponsible driving.

You should have stopped. your meant to stop at the scene of an accident if your the first there... check the ROTR

dubmick

sounds like the bloke was driving dangerously, would you feel sorry for him if he had of killed someone?

Too many idiots on our roads. Hopefully he learnt his lesson.

niceirishfella

smokingman wrote: »

He wasn't hurt at all but I sure as hell wasn't stopping for someone that was going that fast in a 60kph zone and who nearly killed me with their irresponsible driving.

If you did'nt stop, how do you know he was'nt hurt?
He could be in a coma now for all you know:rolleyes:

enviro

memeyouyou wrote: »

Did you not stop to help the poor guy? Bad form tbh. He could have been hurt.

Well said.

Anan1

dubmick wrote: »

sounds like the bloke was driving dangerously, would you feel sorry for him if he had of killed someone?

Too many idiots on our roads. Hopefully he learnt his lesson.

Who knows what really happened, apart from the driver of the other car?

smokingman

niceirishfella wrote: »

If you did'nt stop, how do you know he was'nt hurt?
He could be in a coma now for all you know:rolleyes:

He was lighting up a cigarette when I passed him...slowly....I doubt he was in a coma somehow...

igglou

dubmick wrote: »

sounds like the bloke was driving dangerously, would you feel sorry for him if he had of killed someone?

Too many idiots on our roads. Hopefully he learnt his lesson.

+1

I love driving but I see so many muppets doing stupid things on the roads that I nearly dread going anywhere, especially with my baby in tow!

Anan1

Out of interest, why did you stop on the road to let a car pull into their drive?

smokingman

Anan1 wrote: »

Out of interest, why did you stop on the road to let a car pull into their drive?

They were in front of me, straight stretch of road with oncoming traffic, he was turning in to his house on the right waiting for oncoming cars to go by.

Anan1

smokingman wrote: »

They were in front of me, straight stretch of road with oncoming traffic, he was turning in to his house on the right waiting for oncoming cars to go by.

Ah, ok - makes sense now.

kwalshe

Anan1 wrote: »

Who knows what really happened, apart from the driver of the other car?

If he was travelling to fast in a 60 kph zone that he had to take such evasive action , I think we can make a good guess what happened. Another idiot Irish driver.

EPM

hobochris wrote: »

You should have stopped. your meant to stop at the scene of an accident if your the first there... check the ROTR

+1

Fair enough he was an idiot but by not doing this you are breaking convention in the same way he is

cjt156

This could only be boards.
Post how another road user caught himself a well-deserved dose of karma and half the responses are jumping down your throat.
I'm with you OP; F*ck him; he's an @sshole.

Anan1

kwalshe wrote: »

If he was travelling to fast in a 60 kph zone that he had to take such evasive action , I think we can make a good guess what happened. Another idiot Irish driver.

'Guess' being the operative. Do you know how fast the other car was going? Or the condition of the road? Or any of the myriad other factors that may have played a part? Or are you guessing them too?

bladespin

Really shoulb've remained at the scene and told the guards what happened, you know his story's going to be 'this eegit jammed on for no reason leaving me nowhere to go.....'
He may just have gotten off very lightly, totally agree about the recklessness in a 60kmh zone though.

norrie rugger

The OP was already stopped at the scene, he just happened to start off again.

busman

Anan1 wrote: »

'Guess' being the operative. Do you know how fast the other car was going? Or the condition of the road? Or any of the myriad other factors that may have played a part? Or are you guessing them too?

The fact that he had to ditch 'er was evidence that he was going to fast no?

niceirishfella

OP, was the ditch ok....did he damage many shrubs or trees?
Do you have any compassion for them?

smokingman

niceirishfella wrote: »

OP, was the ditch ok....did he damage many shrubs or trees?
Do you have any compassion for them?

Well the ditch was indeed a bit damaged...it was more of a hedge though.

If you're really concerned though I can pick up a shoot for you this evening and post it to you so you can bring a once mighty hedge back to it's prime.

niceirishfella

Pm sent.

stealthyspeeder

hobochris wrote: »

You should have stopped. your meant to stop at the scene of an accident if your the first there... check the ROTR

+1










Not for the high horse ROTR nonsense, but how else can you let him know how you felt about his driving! (and possibly administer him with a slap!)

Berty

So...............................


What speed was he doing?



How do you know what speed he was doing?



What would it have taken for you to get out and check if he was ok? On Fire? On its roof, on fire? Blood all over windscreen?

Stevie Dakota

I would be far too angry to go over and see how the idiot in the ditch was, due to lack of attention he could have killed the OP. A friend was rear ended at speed on the N11 just like this, he still suffers from severe pain 2 years later and his wife was severely traumatised. People need to wake up, stop fiddling with the radio/phone/satnav and pay attention!!

The last thing my mate remembers was looking in his rear view mirror and seeing the driver in the car bearing down on him at speed, looking down at the dashboard...his BMW was half the size after the crash.

peasant

Stevie Dakota wrote: »

. People need to wake up, stop fiddling with the radio/phone/satnav and pay attention!!

I really, really hate to be saying this ...but ...slowing down might also help

niceirishfella

Agreed, Speeding is the root cause of such RTA's.
I learnt the hard way like many in my youth about speed. Nearly Killed myself.

dubmick

you gotta laugh at these 'thanks' buttons we have on boards now. 'NiceIrishFella' got a thanks from EPM for sending a PM to some one else.

Bizarre.

busman

Berty wrote: »

So...............................


What speed was he doing?



How do you know what speed he was doing?
?

Gesus! Does the fact the he had to resort to going up on the hedge not prove that he was going too fast!

For me the most basic rule of driving in Ireland is not to be go faster that allows you to stop in the distance you can see! Maybe it's because I drive a lot on back roads ;-)

As to the point of going to check on him, as the OP stated that he was lighting up a smoke would indicate to me that he was fine :-)

tossy

smokingman wrote: »

He was lighting up a cigarette when I passed him...slowly....

Are you familiar with shock or its effects? people do the strangest things when in shock!

You witnessed and were first on the scene of a RTA,now no matter how minor it "appears" to you or not matter what the "circumstances" were that caused it you are morally and legally obliged to stop.

Yakult

Fair enough op you have a right to be mad, but you cannot judge what speed he was going. example: It nearly happened to me once (different situation obv.) a car was pulling out of blind spot and I was braking, considering my car doesnt have abs the wheels would have locked so I braked to the point where the wheels wont lock and just turned the steering wheel away from the car stopping before the ditch. Was I speeding? no I wasnt.

So before you call him a moron for he actions you should think about been in he's position and considering the circumstances he's reactions were right. Its a common mistake that alot of drivers do make once, twice etc. and not all get out of it.

Damien360

It was an accident and they do happen. You should at least be thankful that the driver had the common sense not to put his car into oncoming traffic or rear end someone and cause a much bigger accident. No need for ambulanses then !

Big Nasty

OP - I'm with you on this one!

If one looks like a muppet and acts like a muppet, then one more than likely is a muppet and should be treated accordingly.

There's to many PC boyos away up on their high horses 'round these parts pilgrim!

awkward

-1
The OP shows that he has little sympathy for a fellow human. Whatever happened to the Good Samaritan and forgiveness in this world. Too many people looking after #1 :rolleyes:

Hotwheels

Where would yer sympathies’ lie if there had been some children waiting to cross the road or perhaps waiting for a bus, and along came Banzai Bozo and killed them...?
They driver was a Clown…hopefully that bit of mustard will teach him something.

tossy

Hotwheels wrote: »

Where would yer sympathies’ lie if there had been some children waiting to cross the road or perhaps waiting for a bus, and along came Banzai Bozo and killed them...?
They driver was a Clown…hopefully that bit of mustard will teach him something.

Oh god help the children! you should work for the Sun with writing skills like yours,i can see the headline now "Banzai bozo bulldozes bingo bound grannies"

Its not about sympathy for the guy who ditched his car or lack of sympathy,no one knows what went on in that car,he could have been speeding and had the good sense to ditch it,he could have seen the OP in time and had a failure of brakes or lack of ABS brakes and had the good sense to ditch it,he could be the worst driver in the world and was shaving while pouring coffee and deserve everything coming to him,however the point here is the OP's reaction was to drive off and leave him there that is wrong,not only morally high horse style wrong but also legally wrong.

niceirishfella

dubmick wrote: »

you gotta laugh at these 'thanks' buttons we have on boards now. 'NiceIrishFella' got a thanks from EPM for sending a PM to some one else.

Bizarre.

Mick,

Thanks!:D

Traumadoc

At least he tried to avoid hitting you and put is car into the hedge instead.

We all make mistakes especially when we were younger.

Ferris

tossy wrote: »

no one knows what went on in that car,he could have been speeding and had the good sense to ditch it,he could have seen the OP in time and had a failure of brakes or lack of ABS brakes and had the good sense to ditch it

This happened to me when the vaccum hose split and left me with no servo, que me flying up the central res on the m50.

I remember being screamed at by a lady from her car (brave!), maybe she was seeing if I was alright .

Mycroft H

Traumadoc wrote: »

At least he tried to avoid hitting you and put is car into the hedge instead.

We all make mistakes especially when we were younger.

Sorry mate that is a utterly lousy excuse. Driving fast on greasy roads is a big no.

There is no excuse for driving excessivly fast for a road, which he clearly was.


I have no sympathy for him at all and i hope he gains a bit of cop on from his accident this mornin.


You did the right thing op, he drove like a muppet and should be treated accordingly.

tossy

Ferris wrote: »

This happened to me when the vaccum hose split and left me with no servo, que me flying up the central res on the m50.

I remember being screamed at by a lady from her car (brave!), maybe she was seeing if I was alright .

I wonder did she come straight onto boards and start a thread cursing you out of it? do a search,you might be famous!

landyman wrote: »

Sorry mate that is a utterly lousy excuse. Driving fast on greasy roads is a big no.

There is no excuse for driving excessivly fast for a road, which he clearly was.


I have no sympathy for him at all and i hope he gains a bit of cop on from his accident this mornin.


You did the right thing op, he drove like a muppet and should be treated accordingly.

Wow,you are albe to determine the speed of the car and the weather and road conditions from simply reading this thread! how do you do it?

douglastubbs

landyman wrote: »

Sorry mate that is a utterly lousy excuse. Driving fast on greasy roads is a big no.

There is no excuse for driving excessivly fast for a road, which he clearly was.


I have no sympathy for him at all and i hope he gains a bit of cop on from his accident this mornin.


You did the right thing op, he drove like a muppet and should be treated accordingly.

I did not excuse it. I hope he learnt his lesson too.