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**Infellgedq** · 11-01-2011, 11:53 PM

I was driving back from Heathrow along the M4 at about 5am in the morning. The motorway was pretty dead and it felt like I was the only car on the road. The first rays of dawn were just starting to light up the road a little... when I saw some lights flashing in the distance.

What's going on there, is it an accident?
There's a coach on the hard shoulder with hazzard lights on... it could be a big one.
Errr... why is there a mini in my lane with no lights on?!
Oh CRAP, it's not moving.
It's too late to brake now... do I swerve and hit the central reservation or brake as hard as I can before I hit the mini...
SWERVE!!!
Right, need to countersteer this skid... prepare to lose it and hit the barrier.
CRAP, there's another car infront of me. I've just swerved into the path of another parked car. I'm done for.
What the hell, I actually managed to dodge both of them and control it!
Wow, this car is better than I thought..
I wonder how many cars behind me are going to hit that mini
Hmm, what's that burning smell... ah, must be the tires.

I was doing about 60 when I went past the first parked mini in the middle of the road... I had to drive around both cars in an S shape whilst trying to keep the car on the road. I dread to think what would have happened if I had hit one of them or lost control... [help]

11-01-2011, 11:53 PM	#58
Infellgedq Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 478 Senior Member	I was driving back from Heathrow along the M4 at about 5am in the morning. The motorway was pretty dead and it felt like I was the only car on the road. The first rays of dawn were just starting to light up the road a little... when I saw some lights flashing in the distance. What's going on there, is it an accident? There's a coach on the hard shoulder with hazzard lights on... it could be a big one. Errr... why is there a mini in my lane with no lights on?! Oh CRAP, it's not moving. It's too late to brake now... do I swerve and hit the central reservation or brake as hard as I can before I hit the mini... SWERVE!!! Right, need to countersteer this skid... prepare to lose it and hit the barrier. CRAP, there's another car infront of me. I've just swerved into the path of another parked car. I'm done for. What the hell, I actually managed to dodge both of them and control it! Wow, this car is better than I thought.. I wonder how many cars behind me are going to hit that mini Hmm, what's that burning smell... ah, must be the tires. I was doing about 60 when I went past the first parked mini in the middle of the road... I had to drive around both cars in an S shape whilst trying to keep the car on the road. I dread to think what would have happened if I had hit one of them or lost control... [help]
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