Almost certainly prevented a car accident...

**Minky** · 19-12-2008, 09:33pm

On Thursday

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I was walking T1/T2 and T1's little friend home. We were waiting at the entrance to the village and a car on our right stopped and waved us over.

We waved our thanks and started to walk. Nothing else was coming at this point (it's a one way street).

Two boys, maybe 10, not sure, walked too, a bit faster than us, about 2m ahead.

Then from ahead of us, a crazy woman in a Range Rover (turning right so therefore having to give way to the guy who waved us on) went flying around the corner

, heading straight for the boys.

I SCREAMED at them to stop and put my hand up

to try to stop her (what the feck was I thinking?).

Anyway, they stopped, she stopped, the poor man in the landrover who'd waved us on was nearly having a heart attack, and my heart was in my mouth. She stopped about 2 feet from the boys

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She blathered on about the guy flashing his lights to her, and it wasn't until after I'd left I realised he was trying to tell her to STOP.

I told her she was going far too fast, she looked so embarrassed and kept saying sorry but he was flashing her on.

BLOODY HELL LADY, DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH SOMEONE IS FRICKING FLASHING AT YOU, DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN RUN FIVE PEOPLE OVER.

Sorry, it freaked me out a bit

I caught up with the boys a bit further on and told them they had to be more careful, that they'd given me a fright (they didn't see her), and they were so sheepish

and said sorry. I'm like "tell your mum you're lucky to be alive"

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GAH!

Thanks for letting me unload

**Velvet Chain** · 19-12-2008, 09:38pm

Ah that would have freaked me out too Minky. I am continuously amazed by the speed some people drive! I do admit to being a bit of a speed demon but never, ever in a built up area - only on Motorways and then I do stay to the speed limit .... ok only by just.

I hate people using "he flashed his lights at me" as an excuse......one thing my driving instructor taught me many moons ago that I have never forgotten is that this car is your responsibility and it is the most dangerous weapon that you will ever drive (ok she didn't know that I went on to drive an army tank but that is beyond the point)...never ever judge your driving by someone flashing his lights as you don't know what they are infering whether it is clear or to stop --- in this case her words were very wise indeed.

VC

**Rosebud** · 19-12-2008, 09:40pm

Blimey Minky, that made me go all

just reading about it.

I dread to think what could of happened if you hadn't reacted so quickly

**flipflop** · 19-12-2008, 09:42pm

OMG! My heart was in my mouth just reading that, how terrifying, thank God everyone was ok.
I get REALLY cross about people speeding in built up areas.

Wise words from VC re other drivers flashing their lights

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