had my first today and what a horrible feeling it is - 3 witnesses stopped and gave me their backing one of them an off duty police officer - the guy that hit me had no witnesses but was sure it was my fault so he phoned the police when they arrived - my new pal the off duty policeman had a word and all was well.
good news - no one was hurt - the bmw has a massive dent that he owner wont forget and my axor is off the road for a day with a broken step - hope i get a volvo off the rental company tomorrow .
bad news - need to fill in hundreds of forms for a company investigation , and my manger says iâll probs need a driving assessment why FFS ive got 3 witnesses.
but im willing to say right now that it is impossible to go threw life without having an accident because there are just too many stupid idiots on the road.
at least your ok mate and so is the other driver. You have the witnesses and it wasnt your fault⌠I had two in two days last year lol. 1st one i rear ended a tractor who had no lights and then on the recovery truck home he hit a low bridge and totally destroyed the van⌠will post pics if people r interested
Iâm glad no-one was hurt and you all think that I am being pedantic but I hate the word âaccidentâ - to me it implies that no-one was at fault which in over 95% of cases is untrue - most âincidentsâ or âcrashesâ are the fault of one or more drivers.
ROG:
Iâm glad no-one was hurt and you all think that I am being pedantic but I hate the word âaccidentâ - to me it implies that no-one was at fault which in over 95% of cases is untrue - most âincidentsâ or âcrashesâ are the fault of one or more drivers.
Rant over for today
here we go again with the world according to ROG,
If your walking down the high Street and some bumps in to you do you have to blame them or yourself.
Itâs the same when 2 vehicles come in contact. The only people who want someone to blame is the insurance companies.
I hate the words Institute of Advanced Motoring, it implies that every other driver apart from them is inadequate.
You are so â â â â â â â pompous you make my blood boil
look at the adverts on tv âhad an accident at work claim nowâ if it was an accident no one is to blame so who the hell can they claim againstâ â ?
ROG:
Iâm glad no-one was hurt and you all think that I am being pedantic but I hate the word âaccidentâ - to me it implies that no-one was at fault which in over 95% of cases is untrue - most âincidentsâ or âcrashesâ are the fault of one or more drivers.
Rant over for today
here we go again with the world according to ROG,
If your walking down the high Street and some bumps in to you do you have to blame them or yourself.
Itâs the same when 2 vehicles come in contact. The only people who want someone to blame is the insurance companies.
I hate the words Institute of Advanced Motoring, it implies that every other driver apart from them is inadequate.
You are so [zb] pompous you make my blood boil
Rog is one of the most articulate and erudite posters around hereâŚ
âŚthatâs why, to you, he appears to be pompous.
iâm with odd on this one. By definition every accident is caused by someones actions or inactions so the word accident shouldnât exist but it does. It explains in simple terms that heâs had a bad day but will hopefully get a better truck for a few days.
sympathies 0447,as we work for the same co(different depots)i understand the bs involved,it will be your fault,company policy deems all drivers are to blame for accidents?the new line is"you should have forseen the events unfolding prior to the incident,and took defensive actions to avoid the circumstances you put yourself in"?..in the world of the driverâŚsign the form,nod your head,forget all about it at least youll get a soft day when being reprogrammedâŚsorry retrained
regards 0452
1st accident is always the worst , just how many accidents do you have in mind
I must be going wrong somewhere, been driving since 1968 and still havenât had âmy 1st accidentâ
Rog, perhaps you could give me some advice so that I can really enjoy my 1st accident.
Any tips appreciated
Tiger.
Sounds like he will have a smashing time on the road from now on
Do you think that driver should publicise on this forum where he is going for the week ahead every week, what lorry he is driving reg etc so if we see him we can either swerve off the road or pull the ejecter seat if you havent got the armour plated âbattleâ truck that weekâŚ
Merc0447,he drives a BMW and you drive a truck.Obviously your fault!!
Have you not read a BMW handbook??
What were you doin in lane three,the BMW lane anyway??
had a word and all was well.
for a company investigation , and my manger says iâll probs need a driving assessment 
why FFS ive got 3 witnesses.
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sympathies 0447,as we work for the same co(different depots)i understand the bs involved,it will be your fault,company policy deems all drivers are to blame for accidents?the new line is"you should have forseen the events unfolding prior to the incident,and took defensive actions to avoid the circumstances you put yourself in"?..in the world of the driverâŚsign the form,nod your head,forget all about it 