Pit manoeuvre!

[darrude]

Not the best morning for my car. An Artic lorry must have thought he was an LA police man, and did the pit manoeuvre me at 50mph in the road works on the M62 this morning sending me spinning from the inside lane, into the central reservation. Luckily no one else was involved and other than a stiff neck and bruise on my ankle from the foot brake no injuries. 

Car did its job well.

The truck driver was genuinely distraught by what he did, said the truck has a new blind spot monitor TV thingy and it said it was clear!  If only trucks had Windows and mirrors eh!

Think my dry dry January isn't going to last past 8pm tonight!

Can't believe how little damage on the car considering.  managed to finish my journey to work but insurance want to pick car up as it no longer wants to drive in a straight line and there is a horrible drone and vibration.  

Stay safe people.

If I can strip the audio I might upload the dash cam, not seem it myself yet, and not sure if I want to again though! 

[Farqui]

Gawd, glad to hear that nobody was injured.

Tsk, the truck driver shouldn't be relying on tech aids. Nobody should!

I hope your insurance claim goes through quickly and with minimal hassle.

[The-Acre]

Another thumbs up for dash cams! Another thumbs up for driving a safe car!

[Thackeray]

25 minutes ago, The-Acre said:

Another thumbs up for driving a safe car!

That certainly seems right. Earlier today I came across the NCAP report on the Lexus ES, which has been given Best in Class for 2018. The IS also got Best in Class for 2013 when it was launched.

It's interesting to see the videos of the crash testing to see how they perform. It's on this page - click on Videos about half way down.

You can find the IS report and videos by clicking on Best in Class on the left and then 2013.

[darrude]

Well it's been a long day but finally home.

Brand new is300h advanced hire car. Which does feel more refined and better but than mine, not sure on the adaptive cruise!

Does make you think about safety, my wife had a Suzuki alto, can't imagine how it would have ended in that car. 

Beer time!

[Texas]

You get to love the ACC after a while ( I use it when ever I can now) but just make sure it IS in ACC and not manual cruise when you come up behind a slower vehicle!!!!!!!!!

best of luck with the claim.

paul m.

[darrude]

Dont want to share the footage from the dashcam until the claim goes through, but this was my view after bouncing off the central res (forward facing dash cam).  I bet that driver also needs new underwear.

[The-Acre]

1 hour ago, darrude said:

Well it's been a long day but finally home.

Brand new is300h advanced hire car. Which does feel more refined and better but than mine, not sure on the adaptive cruise!

Does make you think about safety, my wife had a Suzuki alto, can't imagine how it would have ended in that car. 

Beer time!

Yes, two weeks ago I talked my stepdaughter out of buying a 30 year old Bedford Rascal van. Imagine a serious accident in that!  Hope the beer went down well 🍺

[Pink]

2 hours ago, darrude said:

Well it's been a long day but finally home.

Brand new is300h advanced hire car. Which does feel more refined and better but than mine, not sure on the adaptive cruise!

Does make you think about safety, my wife had a Suzuki alto, can't imagine how it would have ended in that car. 

Beer time!

Enjoy your beer D, think you deserve it! Hope the claim goes thru easily. Had a dash cam for about 3 years, and now would never drive without one.