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Old 17-11-2006, 07:57 PM   #1
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I came across this at lunch time today











The young driver walked away with no scratches and theres mixed reports from the workshop round the corner that he was getting a roadworthy to buy or sell the car for his brother.

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Old 17-11-2006, 08:00 PM   #2
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although its not funny, its hard not to chuckle when you can see the skid marks left on the road all the way to the tree
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Old 17-11-2006, 08:00 PM   #3
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That'll buff right out
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Old 17-11-2006, 09:06 PM   #4
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LOL thats funny... Lucky he hit the tree and didnt end up on the doorstep of the house.
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Old 17-11-2006, 08:01 PM   #5
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looks like someone has let it rip coming around the corner and lost it.
looking at the marks on the road it looks like he might be up for some dangerous driving charges.
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Yeah well that look’s to be the problem LOL

Just one question how the hell did he do that?
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Old 17-11-2006, 08:03 PM   #7
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ouch!!! i bet his brother will sort him out!!!
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Old 17-11-2006, 08:03 PM   #8
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damn, hes lucky to walk away from that. Just shows how safe these cars are.
The wrecker that buys that will make a fortune. All the good bits are untouched!
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Old 17-11-2006, 08:03 PM   #9
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Nice, that's in the kill zone...
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Old 17-11-2006, 08:15 PM   #10
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Nice, that's in the kill zone...
tell me about it...... watched a guy put a camry into a power pole in exactly the same spot, except the camry was doing 160, driver didnt make it out of the car alive, passenger died 3-4 days later
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Old 17-11-2006, 08:25 PM   #11
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Never nice to see pic's like that..Especially when its a Blue Oval injured.

You could have been travelling in the opposite direction.... That's scary.

I am sure the driver will think twice before giving it the boot on a corner in the burb's. He may have got out unscathed, I am sure the owner gave him a few bruises. ing_sm
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Old 17-11-2006, 08:25 PM   #12
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Ouch. Way to wreck a nice car.
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Old 17-11-2006, 08:33 PM   #13
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Anyone interested in a cheap 5 litre and box??
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Old 17-11-2006, 08:34 PM   #14
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where did it happen?
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Old 17-11-2006, 08:34 PM   #15
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He would have been looking at the tree when he was sideways and where you look is where you go. Sounds simple but 90% of the time that’s why cars hit poles/trees, and thats why they seem to hit drivers doors all the time. They drill that into your head on advanced driving courses, and it works. Look for a gap and chances are you'll get there.
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Looks to me like the insurance payout was worth more than the sale...
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Far out, way to ruin a nice car.

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He would have been looking at the tree when he was sideways and where you look is where you go. Sounds simple but 90% of the time that’s why cars hit poles/trees, and thats why they seem to hit drivers doors all the time. They drill that into your head on advanced driving courses, and it works. Look for a gap and chances are you'll get there.
Thats exactly what I was told when I went to a defensive driving course. Also the case when you hear about someone crashing into a single individual tree in the middle of nowhere.
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Thats exactly what I was told when I went to a defensive driving course. Also the case when you hear about someone crashing into a single individual tree in the middle of nowhere.
It's called "Target Fixation." Basically, you hit what you're looking at.

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It's called "Target Fixation." Basically, you hit what you're looking at.

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Old 17-11-2006, 08:41 PM   #20
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if you look just up the street in the pick of where it come from... there are some nice skids where is looks like he come round that corner too hot and lost it

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hmm....more then 25mtrs of skid marks in a residential area... tells me two things....1 he was an idiot and 2 he was going to fast.imagine if there were kids on the front lawn...
and on top of that he took a corner so fast that he was on the WRONG side of the road....
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Old 17-11-2006, 09:02 PM   #22
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No Traction control or DSC + recklessness = :
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hmm....more then 25mtrs of skid marks in a residential area... tells me two things....1 he was an idiot and 2 he was going to fast.imagine if there were kids on the front lawn...
and on top of that he took a corner so fast that he was on the WRONG side of the road....
Totally agree, he is an idiot i hope they take his licence away, he is so lucky he didnt kill any one. How old was he.?
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Old 17-11-2006, 09:07 PM   #24
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mmmm repairable write-off
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I'm glad no one was hurt. But dang crashes like that add to everyone's insurance bill.

Hmmmmm. I wonder if the wheels are going cheap? _2:

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Only thing missing is the P plates......
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Old 17-11-2006, 09:44 PM   #27
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It happened up the road from Nambour radiator works (donaldson road i think). He was nailing it past a mates business which is around the corner and must have got sideways booting it out of the corner. I know the skids say one thing but the gutter has been chewed a fair few meters before the tree so im not sure how it actually happened.The guy looked so young and i felt alot of sympathy for him, but if he wants to fang down a road thats so narrow (the street before the corner) he pretty much shouldnt be behind the wheel. He should be happy he walked away unscratched.
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Old 17-11-2006, 09:52 PM   #28
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crunch hey whoooops i think the lsd kicked in big time
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Old 20-11-2006, 03:56 AM   #29
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Only thing missing is the P plates......

In any other state then QLD they would be visable.....

in nambour, so close to home, adn with the other crap that happened over the weekend here (statesmen that split itself in two around a tree killing 3 or 4) one would think brains would kick in...alas, more reason p platers should be limited....
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In any other state then QLD they would be visable.....
Most of the idiot Platers in NSW try hiding them behind their number plate with only the smallest amount of red or green showing.

It used to be an offence to do that which for a plater meant loss of license : maybe the cops just can't be bothered anymore. Personally the less platers on the road, the safer I feel - its always loony land during school holidays when all the kids come out to play :
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