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Just beginning to get some confidence back when....

Ashton by pass (A370) into Bristol, drifting down the outside lane and closing on 2 cars on the inside lane. The front one of these suddenly tries a u-turn, can't get into the outbound carriageway and ends up broadside and stationary across one and a half lanes. Frightened me sick. Was scared to brake too hard.
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what happened then? don't leave us hanging..............
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My amazing eyesight combined with massive experience, razor-sharp reflexes and SAS strength & fitness managed to avoid both vehicles.

:ymblushing: :ymblushing: :ymblushing: :ymblushing:

Set the brain back a couple of weeks though. Didn't need that.
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plus combined with your extensive falling off practice runs.
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MellowYellow wrote: Oct 5th, '18, 14:27 My amazing eyesight combined with massive experience, razor-sharp reflexes and SAS strength & fitness managed to avoid both vehicles.

:ymblushing: :ymblushing: :ymblushing: :ymblushing:

Set the brain back a couple of weeks though. Didn't need that.
Well done proper result. Just goes to show if you can see stuff coming you have got a fighting chance to save it. Top job :-bd
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Well you did alright there then. Hopefully dumbo won't try that again.
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Did get an S.Q.I.R.M. on but the rear car had cleared the ass of tother one and I got inside. A bit of cadence this time.

Would not have liked it in the wet.


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The main thing is you are ok mate , it will nor do your brain any good when things like that happen , i had a sudden recall of a bad accident i was involved in over 10 years ago now in the truck the other day a similar situation happened luck9ily this time the accident did not happen the other person saw what they where doing and backed off,
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You're looking at it the wrong way. Look at the positives.

You were looking ahead, using your hazard perception skills, spotted an impending disaster, and avoided it.

Usually you would probably have had your mind wandering off who knows where because of the mundanity of the journey, but thanks to recent events you were alert, paying attention and able to save yourself.

^:)^ :-bd
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TLS-Moose wrote: Oct 6th, '18, 21:46 You're looking at it the wrong way. Look at the positives.

You were looking ahead, using your hazard perception skills, spotted an impending disaster, and avoided it.

Usually you would probably have had your mind wandering off who knows where because of the mundanity of the journey, but thanks to recent events you were alert, paying attention and able to save yourself.

^:)^ :-bd
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