Some t**ser in a golf come blastin down my inside on the A1M, couldnt stop in time so he cut in between me and an HGV and slammed his breaks on. I had me cruise cont on, but when i braked it stayed on, yarked the handbrake, spun into the crash barrier and totalled the front end. Sick as f***
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Some t**ser in a golf come blastin down my inside on the A1M, couldnt stop in time so he cut in between me and an HGV and slammed his breaks on. I had me cruise cont on, but when i braked it stayed on, yarked the handbrake, spun into the crash barrier and totalled the front end. Sick as f***
Astra VXR 17/05/07
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
should have got a Mk1.
no cruise.
seriously though mate, sorry to hear that.
hope your ok.
--chris
ex Clio 172 owner :(
Bad to hear that mate.
There was a news report on 5live radio this week saying how a lot of Laguna drivers have had problems with their cruise control not disengaging and the drivers not being able to stop.
Did the police get involved? I would tell them about how the Golf driver undertook and you didnt see him until it was too late. Pr**k.
Have a read of this:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/18/renault_laguna_terror_ordeal/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/18/renault_laguna_terror_ordeal/
Seriously worrying !!
Embarrassed to say
Golf t**ser caused the accident, his dangerous driving led to your unsuccessful evasive maneuove...there is a casual link. Report him to the police. I think it is careless inconsiderate driving or something under the road traffic act when a guy drives without due car and attention or without reasonable consideration for other people then hes guilty of an offence. Its also dangerous driving by him.
Wow, thats a feckin shame dude. Hope you get it sorted out pronto, sounds like the golf driver needs his balls kicked. Definetly report him to the police. What you say about the cruise control will be getting investigated tonight on the way home.
Again, good luck with your claim.
Craig
RB182cup&golf gti
shows you how dangerous cruise control can be, sorry to hear about the accident.
blow to the rear section!
Not had any trouble with my cruise control.
Very strange story.
Also a couple of other questions.
1, why pull the handbrake if the servo assisted all four wheel brakes couldnt slow the car?
2, why not just press the steering wheel button to turn off the cruise rather than take your hand off the wheel to pull the handbrake on?
3, why not just hit the clutch? instant subconscious reaction in an emergency is to hit both pedals?
That news story in the link above is utter b****cks - he pressed the clutch and nothing happened!! Yeah alright mate!
Audi TT Stronic
I read about people pulling the handbrake all the time.. never did understand why though ?? surly 4 wheel servo assited breaks is better than 2 (rear) wheel cable breaking?? and the reason you spun out and crashed was because you yanked the handbrake !
Still, it doesnt sound like the accident was caused by any negligence on your part, at the end of the day its just a car.. you will get a new one.
I dont get this not being able to stop business because of cruise control, there are so many things to be done, maybe it is a little different with the laguna because of the start button but in a clio you could turn the ignition off, knock the gear lever out of gear, cant believe pressing brake or clutch wouldnt slow down car, that seems hard to believe?
Used to have a Clio
did the golf driver stop after your accident?
you cant ask the guy why he didnt switch it off from the steering wheel? when youre in that situation, its not easy to think right and do the right thing - youll just go for the obvious - in this case, the hand brakes!
sorry to hear about the accident tho...if the accident was really bad, perhaps you get a nice new one for free???
Under normal operation, the cruise control will disengage following any action on the clutch or brake. As far as I know the Clio isnt brake-by-wire. Regardless of what the cruise control is trying to do, you stomp the brakes and youll slow down. Trying to apportion any blame to the Cruise control is poppycock. Its just an accident that obviously couldnt be avoided.
just from a quick read
all of you saying why did you pull the handbreak, instead of pressing the cruise control....
are you mental???? the guy was in a panic because he was about to smash into back of another car.??
whats he meant to do??? pressed the break? it didnt slow down?? so the instant thing is to pull the handbreak....its easy to pretend you would be different and calm and do the "right" thing, but i find it hard to beleave
as for taking keys out, yeah good idea, then ya brakes wont work at all, and ya stearing lock comes on.
Dip the clutch and hit the anchors = slow down. Theres no argument surely? An accident is an accident, and none of us are perfect, but I personally dont buy the CC excuse - I think its bollox.
For the record, my previous posts in this thread were written when I was half cut, so apologies for the glib tone, but I still dont buy the CC thing.
Nothing to do with the CC thing but I have pulled the handbrake before through panicking. Lights went red, I was going to fast and someone coming accross me had obviously jumped the gun as he was going as ours hit amber. I sh*t myself, anchored up, ABS kicked in and I was still not slowing down enough and ended up giving the handbrake a tug, ended up nice and sideways in the middle of a junction.
Thats what you call a lesson.
