xtremewheels
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Registered: 3rd Sep 06
Location: Nottingham
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Thats what im calling tonight!
Went to a nice hotel for a swim etc came out at around 10pm to see blue lights near the car park.
At 1st thought it was just a police car as we got near the roundabout we saw more than just one set of lights, 2 police cars, 2 ambulances...One car upside down and crushed landed roof onto the curb. Thought shit thats not good, everyone got moved along and as we talked about that and accidents in wet conditions we saw more blue lights and thought not again! this time police van closing one lane, ambulance just past the police car. One car in the ditch in some trees anoher with a crushed front end  didn't look nice at all! 
Saw 3 crashes tonight in the space of a mile. Goes to show alot of people can't drive in bad conditions! roads where so bad tho, alot of road flooding near Nottingham tonight.
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Extreme aquaplaning potential where we lived today. I was sitting at 60mph, which was plenty fast enough, some people come flying by, everyone being a diesel.
Just because they have a fast, oil burner car, they think it'll just stick to the road.
And the amount of people that didn't have lights on astonished me.
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Rob E
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Registered: 1st Jan 06
Location: Madeley, Stafford....I want to live back in Wales!
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I know what you mean deano, came all the way home from scotland at about 50 because it was so easy to start aquaplaining
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drbeansri
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Registered: 10th Dec 06
Location: Hertfordshire / Plymouth
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the A5 (dunstable & redbourne etc) was a bit dodgy tonite.. *deano u know that roadd. ?
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All Torque
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Registered: 17th Nov 05
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Ford Focus TDCi
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I know that road DrBean
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Scotland
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Folk still drive too fast for the conditions, see it all the time...
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SAL
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Registered: 19th Dec 05
Location: Radlett, Hertfordshire
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quote:
Originally posted by All Torque
I know that road DrBean
me to dodgie as fook !
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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People need to respect the road conditions more when it's wet. I saw people doing at least 90mph on the M40 on Friday when the visability was very poos due to rain and spray. They were also trying to park in peoples boots, not indicating e.t.c... You need to respect the roads
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xtremewheels
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Registered: 3rd Sep 06
Location: Nottingham
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I hardly drive fast in weather like today just not worth the risk, you can spin at 30mph or less in this weather and that can be bad let alone doing it at 90mph 
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RioVerde
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Registered: 23rd Apr 06
Location: Spondon, Derby
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Nailed mine earlier in the wet and went broadsliding round a roundabout there was so much water on the roads was fun though!! 
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Haimsey
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Registered: 8th May 05
Location: Nottingham Drives: Corsa B
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quote:
Originally posted by RioVerde
Nailed mine earlier in the wet and went broadsliding round a roundabout there was so much water on the roads was fun though!!
i saw you over the weekend was near asda yesterday, i said to my brother that the corsa behind me looked nice with the smoked headlights and debadged grille  we just went off down raynesway after leaving asda, dont know if you remember seeing a silver punto?
Marcy Marc 
White Sport Progress Thread
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RioVerde
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Registered: 23rd Apr 06
Location: Spondon, Derby
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cheers haimsey! saw you too now i think of it...was on the way to a karate assessment!
I saw someone sat in the back turn round and look but could'nt really see who it was..
Came off the roundabout and down raynesway was'nt even gunning it and the car started to broadslide out
The roads were very wet
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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Originally posted by p3boy
I know what you mean deano, came all the way home from scotland at about 50 because it was so easy to start aquaplaining
That was fucking scary
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
Location: Downham Market, Norfolk
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Theres a couple of corners in Northwich that we call nine houses. Everytime it has been dry for a while, and then rains, you can guarantee a crash on them.
There has been 3 in the bad weather recently.
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Pretty bad rain today, definite aquaplaining potential. A Toyota Aygo comes flying by me, at at least 80mph. No lights on either. Fucking idiot.
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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When me and Rob (p3boy) were coming back last night, there were loads of nutters hammering it... but I saw an ambulance on the other side sirens on, and foot to the floor! Wouldn't of liked to of been in that ambulance!
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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i was going up a hill near my local industrial estate, in 3rd gear and it started wheelspinning....lots of grease from the lorries etc, then the rain making it very slippery.
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All Torque
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Registered: 17th Nov 05
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Ford Focus TDCi
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Remember when I last snowed? Like back in Jan.
I was undertaken on the A5 in thick snow by a chap in an Evo 8
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cooperjazzy55
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Registered: 4th Dec 03
Location: Peterborough Drives: Corsa sport
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yup, i slid out on a roundabout yesterday, managed to control it and not spin, roads were very greasy
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All Torque
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Registered: 17th Nov 05
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Ford Focus TDCi
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quote:
Originally posted by mikegsic16xe
i was going up a hill near my local industrial estate, in 3rd gear and it started wheelspinning....lots of grease from the lorries etc, then the rain making it very slippery.
Yeah, PLEASE watchout for industrial roads when it rains. Theres gonna be grease and oil and muck on the roads
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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i saw an overtuned veccy yesterday, and a SLK compressor nose end in a ditch, got sideways off a roundabout and didnt correct it.
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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I always say, if someone overtakes me idiotically, or speeds when it is pissing it down/heavy snow etc and I see them in a ditch, I wouldn't stop. Not sure whether I would or not when it come to it, but I just mean the principle.
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paul.mitchell1984
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Registered: 31st Aug 06
Location: Wakefield
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there was one on the m1 just after the m62 j towards wakefiedl focus bent around a motor way sign post which was at the other side of the crash barrier, didnt look pretty
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