Traffic lights and blooming women !!
26 June 2006, 01:59 PM
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Traffic lights and blooming women !!
Come out the pub after celebrating our mediocre win (not drinking dont worry, had the kids),down hill following a women in a vauxhall. She is belting it down the steep hill, anyway round corner to junction. Normal junction, nothing special, no filter lanes.
Traffic lights facing us are on green (the lights do have a left filter lane light on them but not lit green)
We are both signalling to turn left, other cars are turning right when suddenly she slams the brakes on and comes to a dead stop.!!!
I fully admit I assumed she was going to turn left and carry on and so should have been more observant, but why stop???
End result, me sliding to a stop...whoops hit bumpers
No major damage, just a few scrapes and scratches to both our cars.
I ask her why she suddenly stopped, she said
" cos the left filter light wasnt on !!! "
" I know that, but the lights were green, so you can go "
"no, i am local and i know that you cant go unless the filter light is on"
" what????? are you a mad loony bint????? "
(last bit was made up but thats what i felt like saying)
So I know I am in the wrong given the fact that i hit her, but FFS women, green is green in whatever country you are and however fecking local you are
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Insurance details swapped ...
no doubt this will add some money to my premiums and i have to sort my bumper out..grrrrrrrr )
feel better after that rant...thx
Traffic lights facing us are on green (the lights do have a left filter lane light on them but not lit green)
We are both signalling to turn left, other cars are turning right when suddenly she slams the brakes on and comes to a dead stop.!!!
I fully admit I assumed she was going to turn left and carry on and so should have been more observant, but why stop???
End result, me sliding to a stop...whoops hit bumpers
No major damage, just a few scrapes and scratches to both our cars.
I ask her why she suddenly stopped, she said
" cos the left filter light wasnt on !!! "
" I know that, but the lights were green, so you can go "
"no, i am local and i know that you cant go unless the filter light is on"
" what????? are you a mad loony bint????? "
(last bit was made up but thats what i felt like saying)
So I know I am in the wrong given the fact that i hit her, but FFS women, green is green in whatever country you are and however fecking local you are
.Insurance details swapped ...
no doubt this will add some money to my premiums and i have to sort my bumper out..grrrrrrrr )
feel better after that rant...thx
26 June 2006, 02:10 PM
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Done similar, following a woman going down a hill, she signals to turn right in a couple of hundred yards, I notice the road is completely clear, so I slow down, took my eye off the road and before I know it she stops and I end up bumping into the back off her I calculated she could have gone, OK my fault I should have carried on paying attention but why did she just stop when the road was completely clear. I have now learnt my lesson and always watch out of women drivers 
I calculated she could have gone, OK my fault I should have carried on paying attention but why did she just stop when the road was completely clear. I have now learnt my lesson and always watch out of women drivers
26 June 2006, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by SwissTony
Come out the pub after celebrating our mediocre win (not drinking dont worry, had the kids),down hill following a women in a vauxhall. She is belting it down the steep hill, anyway round corner to junction. Normal junction, nothing special, no filter lanes.
Traffic lights facing us are on green (the lights do have a left filter lane light on them but not lit green)
We are both signalling to turn left, other cars are turning right when suddenly she slams the brakes on and comes to a dead stop.!!!
I fully admit I assumed she was going to turn left and carry on and so should have been more observant, but why stop???
End result, me sliding to a stop...whoops hit bumpers
No major damage, just a few scrapes and scratches to both our cars.
I ask her why she suddenly stopped, she said
" cos the left filter light wasnt on !!! "
" I know that, but the lights were green, so you can go "
"no, i am local and i know that you cant go unless the filter light is on"
" what????? are you a mad loony bint????? "
(last bit was made up but thats what i felt like saying)
So I know I am in the wrong given the fact that i hit her, but FFS women, green is green in whatever country you are and however fecking local you are .
Insurance details swapped ...
no doubt this will add some money to my premiums and i have to sort my bumper out..grrrrrrrr )
feel better after that rant...thx
Traffic lights facing us are on green (the lights do have a left filter lane light on them but not lit green)
We are both signalling to turn left, other cars are turning right when suddenly she slams the brakes on and comes to a dead stop.!!!
I fully admit I assumed she was going to turn left and carry on and so should have been more observant, but why stop???
End result, me sliding to a stop...whoops hit bumpers
No major damage, just a few scrapes and scratches to both our cars.
I ask her why she suddenly stopped, she said
" cos the left filter light wasnt on !!! "
" I know that, but the lights were green, so you can go "
"no, i am local and i know that you cant go unless the filter light is on"
" what????? are you a mad loony bint????? "
(last bit was made up but thats what i felt like saying)
So I know I am in the wrong given the fact that i hit her, but FFS women, green is green in whatever country you are and however fecking local you are
.Insurance details swapped ...
no doubt this will add some money to my premiums and i have to sort my bumper out..grrrrrrrr )
feel better after that rant...thx
Do you know where you stand legally for her not turning and just stopping? Doesn't that make it a 50/50 claim?
26 June 2006, 02:33 PM
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No no no Swiss, not whatever country you're in, if the light's on green in the fatherland and you hang a right without looking you're likely to kill some pedestrians 
26 June 2006, 02:34 PM
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Sorry to hear about that, your insurance company must love you Do you know where you stand legally for her not turning and just stopping? Doesn't that make it a 50/50 claim?
Do you know where you stand legally for her not turning and just stopping? Doesn't that make it a 50/50 claim?it might be a 50/50 knock for knock case, but usually it is always the one behind that is at fault...
and brendan..had a look at pink.net, but for some reason the silly cow hasnt posted there yet...
will have a look at http://www.whatgreentrafficlightsmean.co.uk and see if she joined the forum
26 June 2006, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Karl 227
No no no Swiss, not whatever country you're in, if the light's on green in the fatherland and you hang a right without looking you're likely to kill some pedestrians
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26 June 2006, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Karl 227
No no no Swiss, not whatever country you're in, if the light's on green in the fatherland and you hang a right without looking you're likely to kill some pedestrians
here it tends to mean go....unless you have suddenly spotted a great pair of shoes on sale in a shop window and want to have a closer look..
26 June 2006, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by SwissTony
dunno yet?? havent contacted them yet...so pissed off and loads of work to do today so havent had the chance..
it might be a 50/50 knock for knock case, but usually it is always the one behind that is at fault...
and brendan..had a look at pink.net, but for some reason the silly cow hasnt posted there yet...
will have a look at http://www.whatgreentrafficlightsmean.co.uk and see if she joined the forum
it might be a 50/50 knock for knock case, but usually it is always the one behind that is at fault...
and brendan..had a look at pink.net, but for some reason the silly cow hasnt posted there yet...
will have a look at http://www.whatgreentrafficlightsmean.co.uk and see if she joined the forum
If it's just a scraped bumper that needs a respray I'm sure I could do you a good deal 
26 June 2006, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by paulpalmer
Don't forget to take it to Car clinic in Wooburn Green for the repairs If it's just a scraped bumper that needs a respray I'm sure I could do you a good deal
If it's just a scraped bumper that needs a respray I'm sure I could do you a good deal that is not even funny..
26 June 2006, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by paulpalmer
Don't forget to take it to Car clinic in Wooburn Green for the repairs If it's just a scraped bumper that needs a respray I'm sure I could do you a good deal
If it's just a scraped bumper that needs a respray I'm sure I could do you a good deal
26 June 2006, 06:07 PM
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Hmmm - rants from men who are trying to blame women for accidents that occured when they (the men) weren't paying proper attention to the road and it's conditions and were clearly driving too close to the car in front to stop safely..... 
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26 June 2006, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Drunken Bungle *****
Hmmm - rants from men who are trying to blame women for accidents that occured when they (the men) weren't paying proper attention to the road and it's conditions and were clearly driving too close to the car in front to stop safely.....
I love SN!
Male or female I always drive as if the person in front of me is a complete imbecile - and I'm rarely disaapointed!
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Male or female I always drive as if the person in front of me is a complete imbecile - and I'm rarely disaapointed!
26 June 2006, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Drunken Bungle *****
Male or female I always drive as if the person in front of me is a complete imbecile - and I'm rarely disaapointed!
Then what the hell were you doing stopping at those lights then???
YOU IMBECILE
26 June 2006, 06:12 PM
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Maybe she stopped because the colour clashed with her car/ handbag/ shoes?
Seriously though - speak to your insurance people. If she definitely stopped at a green light then there may, possibly, be some leeway. I have friends in the know so I'll check it out tomorrow and report back!
Though I've no idea why I'd bother - not much point in you taking advice from an imbecile now is there....?
Seriously though - speak to your insurance people. If she definitely stopped at a green light then there may, possibly, be some leeway. I have friends in the know so I'll check it out tomorrow and report back!
Though I've no idea why I'd bother - not much point in you taking advice from an imbecile now is there....?
26 June 2006, 06:23 PM
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Maybe she stopped because the colour clashed with her car/ handbag/ shoes?
Seriously though - speak to your insurance people. If she definitely stopped at a green light then there may, possibly, be some leeway. I have friends in the know so I'll check it out tomorrow and report back!
Though I've no idea why I'd bother - not much point in you taking advice from an imbecile now is there....?
Seriously though - speak to your insurance people. If she definitely stopped at a green light then there may, possibly, be some leeway. I have friends in the know so I'll check it out tomorrow and report back!
Though I've no idea why I'd bother - not much point in you taking advice from an imbecile now is there....?
thx, I am not holding my breath.......
always take your advice
26 June 2006, 08:04 PM
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Seriously though - speak to your insurance people. If she definitely stopped at a green light then there may, possibly, be some leeway. I have friends in the know so I'll check it out tomorrow and report back!
26 June 2006, 10:34 PM
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I'm sure there is something somewhere which proves that men are involved, and are the cause of more accidents than females... but we won't go there
The 3 accidents I have been involved in have all been the fault of men (this isn't just my opinion, they were found to be at fault by the insurance companies)- driving too fast like wannabe F1 drivers, too busy wanting to get home to lie on the sofa, scratch their ***** and sleep the day away...
The 3 accidents I have been involved in have all been the fault of men (this isn't just my opinion, they were found to be at fault by the insurance companies)- driving too fast like wannabe F1 drivers, too busy wanting to get home to lie on the sofa, scratch their ***** and sleep the day away...
26 June 2006, 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by little-ginge
I'm sure there is something somewhere which proves that men are involved, and are the cause of more accidents than females... but we won't go there
The 3 accidents I have been involved in have all been the fault of men (this isn't just my opinion, they were found to be at fault by the insurance companies)- driving too fast like wannabe F1 drivers, too busy wanting to get home to lie on the sofa, scratch their ***** and sleep the day away...
The 3 accidents I have been involved in have all been the fault of men (this isn't just my opinion, they were found to be at fault by the insurance companies)- driving too fast like wannabe F1 drivers, too busy wanting to get home to lie on the sofa, scratch their ***** and sleep the day away...
and the 3 accidents you have had, have nothing to do with the fact that you are a short **** and cant see over the steering wheel
26 June 2006, 10:57 PM
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I always have a bloke right on the bum end of my car, it's a wonder I have not had an accident yet. Sorry lads, but a true fact.
ooops, am I tempting fate
ooops, am I tempting fate
26 June 2006, 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by little-ginge
The 3 accidents I have been involved in have all been the fault of men (this isn't just my opinion, they were found to be at fault by the insurance companies)- driving too fast like wannabe F1 drivers, too busy wanting to get home to lie on the sofa, scratch their ***** and sleep the day away...
Proof if it were ever needed that removing women from the roads would improve safety
26 June 2006, 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by SwissTony
right that's it, i shaving my legs and going to "sheila's wheels "
and the 3 accidents you have had, have nothing to do with the fact that you are a short **** and cant see over the steering wheel
and the 3 accidents you have had, have nothing to do with the fact that you are a short **** and cant see over the steering wheel
2 were numpty blokes who reversed into me, and one was recently when a flid ran a red light and damaged the scoob - and me
ps. I'm not little'un, you know..
I'll pay you to shave your legs.. but we need photographic evidence
26 June 2006, 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 84of300
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Disgusting behaviour
26 June 2006, 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by little-ginge
It's alright, Lesley... you having a man on your bum is nothing.. Swiss Tony rear ended a woman in public.. Disgusting behaviour
Disgusting behaviour