brucemillar
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My daily commute to take my daughter to school sees us having to drive over several miles of single track country lanes. A route I have frequented for several years, without incident. This changed this morning when a lovely showroom new shiny Jaguar F-Pace appears behind me (in my ancient but trusty Pajero).
The observant amongst us will have noticed a fair dusting of frost, ice and some fine snow on our country lanes. I will assume the driver of the F-Pace was not one of the observant. Intent on driving so close behind me I could not see his bonnet, he was continually shaking his head and indicating. My efforts to allow him to pass we’re doomed to fail due to the narrow winding lanes with no passing places for at least three miles.
Anyway the inevitable happened. As we approach a 90 degree right hand bend, he goes for it making a dive down my right before spotting the car approaching in the opposite direction.
To keep it brief. Jag guy locks up and passes me with all four wheels locked up. He then continues his slide into the left hand hedge. Luckily the hedge had a pre-prepared Telegraph Pole just where he was aiming. Man that made a loud bang. From my vantage point it looked like his entire front end tried to eat the Telegraph Pole, after it spat out its headlights, front bumper and a half ton of plastic.
We had a brief discussion where I asked if he was rushing to an emergency? He wasn’t. He did say he thought I was going “too slowly” and 25 is far too slow on these lanes.
Short conversation offered him the use of my mobile. He had his own. So we parted company.
I’m guessing he was sold a car and told it would make him invincible?
No gloating here. It’s actually scary to see this kind of thing. All that technology and he still can’t keep in straight.
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The observant amongst us will have noticed a fair dusting of frost, ice and some fine snow on our country lanes. I will assume the driver of the F-Pace was not one of the observant. Intent on driving so close behind me I could not see his bonnet, he was continually shaking his head and indicating. My efforts to allow him to pass we’re doomed to fail due to the narrow winding lanes with no passing places for at least three miles.
Anyway the inevitable happened. As we approach a 90 degree right hand bend, he goes for it making a dive down my right before spotting the car approaching in the opposite direction.
To keep it brief. Jag guy locks up and passes me with all four wheels locked up. He then continues his slide into the left hand hedge. Luckily the hedge had a pre-prepared Telegraph Pole just where he was aiming. Man that made a loud bang. From my vantage point it looked like his entire front end tried to eat the Telegraph Pole, after it spat out its headlights, front bumper and a half ton of plastic.
We had a brief discussion where I asked if he was rushing to an emergency? He wasn’t. He did say he thought I was going “too slowly” and 25 is far too slow on these lanes.
Short conversation offered him the use of my mobile. He had his own. So we parted company.
I’m guessing he was sold a car and told it would make him invincible?
No gloating here. It’s actually scary to see this kind of thing. All that technology and he still can’t keep in straight.
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