Close Call on the Way home from work Yesterday....

Twin-go

Location: N18 Limerick - Ennis after the final roundabout at Coonagh and next to the Haulting Site.
Time: Rush hour approx 5.20pm

So I was travelling home yesterday on the N18 thowards Shannon. After I went around the roundabout I pulled into the right lane to overtake so slower traffic (quite busy at this time) about 7 - 9 cars and vans. As I was passing the haulting site I noticed up ahead a White horse with black speckles was about to run onto the road. It was stange but I seemed to sence that, at the speed I was doing and the way the horse was moving, if I hit the breaks I would have smashed into it. In a split second I managed to drop into third gear and floor it. I managed to get passed before the horse crossed the right lane just. I'd say I missed it by no more than a couple of feet. I had the shakes the rest of the way home. That has entered my top 3 scariest driving experiences since I got my lience 6 years ago.

All I can say is those of us driving yesterday were lucky this happened in August not October when it would have been poorer visability. Why are the Traveler aloud to keep animals in such close proximity to a major duel carrage way. It a serious accident waiting to happen. Different weather conditions yesterday and it could have been a different story.

joanofarc

god that must have been scary!!! ****in travelers.....do what they like when they like how they like...no accountability to anyone.....totally unfair. my brotherinlaw came off his motorbike years ago because of a stray horse and spent months in hospital...still has terrible back pain all these years later. im glad you weren't hurt......sixth sense maybe....take care.;)

Big Nasty

Lucky! Damn horsey would have made mince meat of your Twingo!

Run_to_da_hills

I dialed 999 from a bus a few years ago when I noticed a horse on the same spot on this carriageway.

Redderneck

Fair dues for doing so, most wouldn't have bothered. Myself included, probably - and shamefully...

Twin-go

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Lucky! Damn horsey would have made mince meat of your Twingo!

HAHA!! Thanks "1975" but Luckly I was not in a twingo!! (My User name does not relate to the car) Would not have had any power when I put the foot down if I was. Lucky to have some German power under my right foot.

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

I dialed 999 from a bus a few years ago when I noticed a horse on the same spot on this carriageway.

Good Man. Another horse today is the Travellers taking the p1ss. Nothing will be done till somebody is injured or even killed.

Shires

Twin-go wrote: »

Why are the Traveler aloud to keep animals in such close proximity to a major duel carrage way.

Similar thing happened to me this week-end on the N32 in Dublin although it wasn't so close. Mammy horse and horsie Jr going for a stroll. Thankfully only doing 60 so had time to stop and alert other road users.

BnA

My car got pelted by stones at the same spot one night around 2am. I called the Guards too.

Hotwheels

originally posted on Rally Forums.com, horse wanders out on the road in front of WRC car...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYs21Y2gzic

Twin-go

Hotwheels wrote: »

originally posted on Rally Forums.com, horse wanders out on the road in front of WRC car...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYs21Y2gzic

:eek:Watching that made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. The view from inside the car is giving me flash backs:eek:. That was some mess. Roll cage did its job.

Davidth88

Thats seriously scary.

OP you were lucky you didn't hit that horse , not withstanding the accident I can only imagine the ' owners ' reaction to you hitting their horse.

I always wonder about this we have a lot of horse activity around Park West here ( there is a halting site near the prison ).

Kamili

I work in Parkwest and wonder alot about that too, nearly hit one of the "wild" dogs earlier on my way home!