Fun in a Van
Last year I was coming back from Warwick one Saturday morning in a works Van. Driving up the A1 near RAF Leeming (what a bloody horrible piece of road that is) I overtook a car and as I came back into Lane 1 the steering went all light and then snapped over to the left.

Last thing I remember was the left wheels hitting the kerb and then coming round sitting in a van with a smashed windscreen. I then looked at the rest of the van -

* The cab roof was bent down to within about an inch of the top of my head
* The stereo had come out of the dash completely and flown out of the passenger side window
* Both doors were jammed into the supports by the force of the crash

I ended up having to knock out the drivers window and climb out through that, miraculously not cutting myself in the process. Walked back to the road to see a police car screech to a stop and ask me if I knew whether there was anyone in the van. Replying I just climbed out, he didn't believe me so I turned back around to look at the wreckage.
From the gouges and lumps taken out of the field the policeman reckoned i had rolled over six times before coming to a stop. Paramedics then shot up behind us as I was giving a statement and gave me a once over. The only thing they could find wrong with me was I had cut the back of my hand knocking the window out. I didn't even have an elevated pulse.

I think i was probably the luckiest bugger alive to walk away from that unscathed.
(Shamrock, Sat 24 Apr 2010, 14:11, 6 replies)

You lucky fucker!

(pissflaps. FSPW, Sat 24 Apr 2010, 14:47, closed)

:S
Yeah, I feel cheated by Hollywood too. I was driving again the next day, no shakes or nightmares or anything.

S
(Shamrock, Sat 24 Apr 2010, 15:46, closed)

No shakes? No elevated pulse?
Did Plod never find the joint you were smoking?
( Snappyuk gets BIGGER with free sample., Sat 24 Apr 2010, 18:09, closed)

Plod
Didn't breathalyse me, didn't take any vitals at all. Checked I was ok, made sure I had all my belongings and took me to the local services to get picked up.

People may complain about traffic police, but this guy was a top notch fella.

S
(Shamrock, Sat 24 Apr 2010, 18:35, closed)

To be fair
When I put my car in a ditch and couldn't get it out they just happened to be coming along the road and closed it off so a friendly farmer could tow me out.

They checked I had a licence, asked why I had half the contents of a house in the car and told me not to go so fast around corners next time then sent me on my way.
( thistle, Sat 24 Apr 2010, 21:13, closed)

Fuuuck

( weaver., Sat 24 Apr 2010, 15:13, closed)