Member Since: 01 Oct 2007
Location: Sleepy Somerset
Posts: 576
And... unrepairable to boot. Lots of very clever curves and extrusions in the inner bodywork so that it weighs next to nothing.
Do not pass go, do not collect £200..Club missing my D3
6th Dec 2010 5:11 pm
Andy_RS2113
Member Since: 17 Apr 2009
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 192
jsui wrote:
Saxo (like any modern car) is designed to absorb part of the hit, so that steel bends, not persons (or at least persons then taking less of the hit).
What I have been wondering how safe or unsafe is a large car like D3 qith quite rigid frame, as if the steel does not bend, it is bigger forces impacting passengers.
tbh, didn't even really feel it when mine got hit... no joke.Peter, are you drunk? No, I'm just exhaused cos I've been up all night drinking...
6th Dec 2010 5:25 pm
J
Member Since: 11 May 2009
Location: Surrey
Posts: 243
Chris - the reason I was slowing down in the first place was the police had temporarily closed both lanes to turn a recovery truck around that was collected one of the vehicles from the earlier fatal that had closed the A34 earlier in the morning. A car had gone into the back of a wagon and burst into flames. The "private ambulance" with the blacked out windows came past us while we were waiting for the fire brigade to cut the top off the saxo. There but for the grace of god and all that...
6th Dec 2010 6:27 pm
ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: up that tree
Posts: 4866
jsui wrote:
Saxo (like any modern car) is designed to absorb part of the hit, so that steel bends, not persons (or at least persons then taking less of the hit).
What I have been wondering how safe or unsafe is a large car like D3 qith quite rigid frame, as if the steel does not bend, it is bigger forces impacting passengers.
cannot answer that as an expert,, but when i had the front of mine off fitting the winch you can see all the cut-aways in the steel etc where it is designed to crumple,, one wife.......livid
6th Dec 2010 7:11 pm
Chris B.
Member Since: 27 Jul 2009
Location: Gloucester
Posts: 86
J wrote:
Chris - the reason I was slowing down in the first place was the police had temporarily closed both lanes to turn a recovery truck around that was collected one of the vehicles from the earlier fatal that had closed the A34 earlier in the morning. A car had gone into the back of a wagon and burst into flames. The "private ambulance" with the blacked out windows came past us while we were waiting for the fire brigade to cut the top off the saxo. There but for the grace of god and all that...
J. People must of got the two accidents mixed up and presumed that this one was the fatality. I was only going 4 miles further up the a34 to a clay shoot, but a lot of people got delayed so it didnt affect me, in fact it allowed a little more time for the mist to clear. when I left and rejoined the A34 southbound someone had ploughed a nice looking BMW into a lampost on the exit sliproad, so the police had a busy day on that stretch of road.
6th Dec 2010 8:06 pm
character
Member Since: 01 Jan 2008
Location: wiltshire
Posts: 5781
tell yer what, talk about incidents, this afternoon went down to Maidstone today, came off at junct 7 M20 then 2 miles in, accident with a fiat and vauxhall zafira (non injury), loaded up at the local ford dealers (mondeo ST ex-police) then within the space of 3/4 hour, another one with a peugeot 206 and a learner driver in the driving schools new renault twingo (both written off), then as I cam out on the M20, heard sally traffic saying about another one on the sittingbourne/maidstone road, all this within the best part of 1.5 hours
6th Dec 2010 11:17 pm
J
Member Since: 11 May 2009
Location: Surrey
Posts: 243
Hi Chris - were you on your way to Weston Wood? Me too!!
7th Dec 2010 9:57 am
Chris B.
Member Since: 27 Jul 2009
Location: Gloucester
Posts: 86
J, Yes I was going to Weston Wood, did you carry on not, I dont think I could of gone on and shot after what you went through.
7th Dec 2010 11:08 am
J
Member Since: 11 May 2009
Location: Surrey
Posts: 243
Yeah, I still shot but regretted it afterwards - prob still full of adrenaline and still in shock and wasn't feeling too sore but it really kicked in later in the day. Don't suppose shooting made it any worse, but doubt it helped.
7th Dec 2010 11:22 am
MuddyMarky
Member Since: 06 Dec 2010
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 54
Hi J, glad you're ok after the bump. It was my watch that was called to cut the girl out (thankfully didn't attend the fatal further up the road though)....I wasn't on duty, but the lads said they had a busy night! From what we've heard, the girl is fine, by the way, just to let you know.
Blimey, from the horses mouth (so to speak). Nice to have you on board Mark. I'm sure J will be delighted to hear the other driver is doing ok. I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
7th Dec 2010 9:19 pm
MuddyMarky
Member Since: 06 Dec 2010
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 54
Hi NoDo$h, thanks for the welcome! Almost from the horse's mouth - I was on a course all last week, so had this weekends shift's off compensatory leave, so missed out on a few 'interesting' jobs.
It does always surprise me how lucky people seem to be in those little cars though - makes me glad I'm in a Discovery. TDV6 HSE Buckingham Blue
7th Dec 2010 9:27 pm
J
Member Since: 11 May 2009
Location: Surrey
Posts: 243
Welcome Mark - cheers for the update on the girl - good to know she's going to be OK
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