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| Mjibex Member Since: 21 Mar 2013 Location: Reading Posts: 284   
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Mark |
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2nd Jul 2014 6:54pm |
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| Dave-H Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1507  
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What were you in? Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant.
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2nd Jul 2014 7:34pm |
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| Mjibex Member Since: 21 Mar 2013 Location: Reading Posts: 284
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110 XS sw, Goodyear MTRs,
Lorry veered over for no reason, I had to pull into the stones and grass by the central reservation. The video doesn't show the severity of the twitch as I pulled back onto the road! Very close to a tank slapper, glad it was a 110 & not a 90! Mark. |
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2nd Jul 2014 7:41pm |
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| Tommo Member Since: 19 Dec 2013 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 830 
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why would you have been worried if you were in the 90? |
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2nd Jul 2014 7:49pm |
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| taazzukcb Member Since: 30 Aug 2013 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 663 
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Because of the shorter wheelbase, there's a higher likely hood that once you start to tank slap, there's a higher chance it'll tumble weed into a full on slap and end up going over, especially at dual carriageway speeds!
The longer wheelbase makes it harder to tank slap in the first place (inherently more stable), but has a higher threshold of 'error correction' for the driver to sort it out before you go past the point on any control! Either way, that was a close one! |
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2nd Jul 2014 7:55pm |
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| Paulv8 Member Since: 09 Jun 2013 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 618 
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I'd have been pulling him over for a word or six. V8 90...WIP
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2nd Jul 2014 10:26pm |
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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3150 
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Hmm,he was probably trying to avoid one of the billions of bits of blown out tyres which litter the A34. Still, he should have indicated really. Some section of the '34 are also notorious for cross-winds, although that wouldn't apply in that particular section. 2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton 1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker 1969 IIA 1-Ton 1966 IIA 88" |
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5th Jul 2014 10:03am |
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| borderterrier Member Since: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1677 
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He was probably watching TV
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5th Jul 2014 3:28pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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I think he heard you playing Duran Duran and was doing us all a favour
Seriously, a close call - I'd be contacting the company and sharing the video with them. |
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7th Jul 2014 11:41am |
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| Mjibex Member Since: 21 Mar 2013 Location: Reading Posts: 284
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Haha!
Emailed their German info email with video clip; have heard nothing!! |
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7th Jul 2014 7:47pm |
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| SiWhite Member Since: 19 Jan 2010 Location: North Hampshire Posts: 455 
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Good quality footage - which dash cam do you have? My blog - www.anacreinhampshire.blogspot.co.uk
110 TD5 BuildHERE - sold! 110 Tdci Build HERE - sold! Passat Alltrack - 4x4, auto, 45mpg, gloriously comfortable - but not a Defender! |
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7th Jul 2014 8:46pm |
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| pjb Member Since: 08 Apr 2009 Location: Sunny Oxford Posts: 1244 |
ditto please
A34 is notorious for accidents, well round here anyway. Well avoided Dash cam at least proved who was at fault !! 2020 P300 HSE |
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8th Jul 2014 8:05am |
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| Mjibex Member Since: 21 Mar 2013 Location: Reading Posts: 284
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Blackvue DR400G-HD.
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8th Jul 2014 1:52pm |
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| nicks Member Since: 21 Aug 2008 Location: south coast Posts: 469 
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what an absolute bellend, i would have slowed in front of him, just to make him go through the gears again. Its unusual to see them in the left, they are usually trying to over take each other (for 6 miles)
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8th Jul 2014 4:59pm |
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