>the gentleman that turned in front of her had a similar >accident in another car the year before (he admitted this to my wife and the >officer), and chastised her for not "stopping for him as he turned..." even >though she had the right of way. It amazes me how many people have so little >knowlege of the rules of the road and consistently exercise incredibly poor >judgement in their daily commutes. A similar thing happened to me, when a stupid woman failed to give way to me and turned across my path. I centerpunched her left door... if there had been a passenger there he'd have been dead. Her 4WD Mazda Familia (=323) was totalled, being spun across a traffic island. My diesel Nissan Skyline looked messy but it was entirely bolt-on parts bent, and I drove the 290km home. It pays to have a solid car, and like the Skyline, the VW T3 is strong.
Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Phone: 0064 (3) 473-8863 Fax: 0064 (3) 479-7527 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand Fossil preparator, shell collector, Macintosh and VW & Toyota van nut 1984 Volkswagen Type 25 Caravelle GL (to be fitted with Subaru EG33 engine etc) 1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla DX diesel 1.8 sedan 1989 CE96 Toyota Corolla DX diesel 1.8 van 1989 CT170 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel sedan 1992 CXR10G Toyota Estima Lucida 2.2 turbodiesel (=narrow-bodied Previa) |
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