This is me and my pony, Prince. He's been in our family most of his life. Mum took him for a walk the other day and they got hit by a car. The driver 'didn't see them'. Drivers that cannot see a horse and rider in high-vis in the middle of the day on a straight road should not be driving.
SLOW DOWN. Save lives. He is lucky to be alive but has been in and out of the vets since.
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This week I am going to invest in a dash cam. But why get a camera that just records the road ahead when both crashes happened at the back of my car? I thought about getting two cameras, then I saw THIS: Two cameras in one, the rear-facing camera zooms in past your back seats to record all the happenings behind you! With crystal clear picture quality and G sensor data protection, all action on the road around me will be captured, and automatically saved upon impact. Certain car insurers will even give a discount if your car has this piece of kit fitted. Perfect. After a couple of years, the initial £200 will be worth it, or it will pay for its self instantly in an accident that isn't your fault. Boom. If you drive into the back of another vehicle, it is your fault. (unless you can prove otherwise, rare.) Avoid being at fault and keep your distance.
My car has particularly sharp brakes. If I need to slam them on for whatever reason, my car will stop dead almost instantly. Older cars can take double the distance to stop. Know your brakes. Know your car. If in doubt, leave as much space in front of you as can. Like many people, I drive to and from work every day; a necessary evil. Nearly every journey, I either see, or have, a near miss. An almost-accident. Just because someone is in a rush, or just completely oblivious to what it is they are actually doing. And it’s stressful.
I’ve driven home in tears more than once. One time, I drove all the way back to work after getting half way home, because I thought I’d seen an accident in the dark (my eyes/glasses were playing tricks on me that time, thankfully.) I get so nervous driving now, that it's most likely having a negative effect on my once-wonderful driving skills. Now I’m going to do something about it, because, for the sake of a few extra seconds, you could prevent a death. Save a life; time and money. Avoid prison. Let’s be honest and face the facts. We all have bad days. We are human, after all. And we are all guilty of making mistakes. Sometimes we suck. We trick ourselves into thinking ‘that’ll never be me’. ‘It’s only a few mph over the limit’ or, ‘I can just about make it before another car’. The logical, factual truth is, it could be you. Taking unnecessary risks creates a count-down until one day, it will be you. So read this page. Share the images to come. Think every time you’re on the road. |
I love my Audi.Seriously. Sad, right? I saved for years and bought it brand new, and within six months it has been crashed into. Twice. I want to raise road safety awareness and save people from their own stupidity. Let’s face it, we all have our bad days. Archives
February 2016
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