…driving on the wrong side of the road. 
Came face to face with one for the first time today and it sure does wake you up.
For a split second I questioned my own sanity and thought maybe it was me that was on the wrong side of the road about to cause a 100mph/88 tonne impact, but alas, it wasn’t.
We were a good 80 miles from the nearest wet salty stuff too, so the lad done well. 
Where you on a reasonably quiet road ?You generally find it is when a road is quiet they make the mistake,as on a busy road they just follow hose in front ,mainly happens when turning on to a road …I now I used to always do it at least once after either going back to Germany after leave ,and even when back in the uk for my leave
Irish truck then to get up too 100mph?
It even happens to ‘Johnny Foreigner’ Brits when they are overseas as well, even Brits in their homeland are not immune to it looking at some examples I have seen!
Pete.
m_attt:
Irish truck then to get up too 100mph?
50mph + 50mph head on =100mph der 
m_attt:
Irish truck then to get up too 100mph?
Er no, for a head on collision add both speeds together to get impact speed.
Wrong side of the road.
Are you sure it wasn’t an agency driver Contra ?
tango boy:
m_attt:
Irish truck then to get up too 100mph?50mph + 50mph head on =100mph der
errr der
both would experience a 50 mph impact, every action has equal and opposite reaction 
m_attt:
tango boy:
m_attt:
Irish truck then to get up too 100mph?50mph + 50mph head on =100mph der
errr der
both would experience a 50 mph impact, every action has equal and opposite reaction
Ok Carol
Given the choice of driving into a stationary vehicle at 50 mph, or a vehicle heading towards me that was doing 50 mph, funnily enough-I would choose the former.
I think Vorderman’s got it wrong.
eagerbeaver:
Given the choice of driving into a stationary vehicle at 50 mph, or a vehicle heading towards me that was doing 50 mph, funnily enough-I would choose the former.
If the stationary vehicle had brakes etc on so didnt move the impact you would feel would be the same in either situation you said.
Contraflow:
I think Vorderman’s got it wrong.
google it, its been proven many times.
newtons laws!
I think the talking of ■■■■■■■■ has taken hold.
m_attt:
tango boy:
m_attt:
Irish truck then to get up too 100mph?50mph + 50mph head on =100mph der
errr der
both would experience a 50 mph impact, every action has equal and opposite reaction
Newton is reading this on his heaven iPad and crying.
scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2012/ … ollisions/
The video is prob on youtube somewhere so you can watch aswell as read!
eagerbeaver:
I think the talking of ■■■■■■■■ has taken hold.
And quite quickly too.
Usually its nearing the end of page one before the “im right,your wrong” “No,im right” tooing and froing begins.
But for what its worth,two vehicles colliding at 50mph is the same as hitting a wall at 100mph. Sorry m_att
Oh yeah, don’t tell me. The Earth isn’t flat! Mm. Seems like witchcraft or sorcery to me. You’re a witch! He’s a witch everybody!!!
I had the same in skelmersdale about three years ago, came around a roundabout to face Mr Romanian coming the opposite way, I pooped myself he just waved and changed lane…
Safer on the A49 Drift.