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M9 Standing Water Claims Another Victim
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:15 am
by ngaff1
Back of 3pm this afternoon, on M9 just after turn off for Uphall/FRB there's a slight incline. Often some water running across the road but it must have been a bit deeper today.
Started to spin, tried to correct but soon realised that all hope was lost and had to let it go it's own way. Spun a couple of times before bouncing off the near side barrier (thankfully it held rather I dropped to the road below) spun another couple of times and hit and came to a stop on the centre reservation barrier.
Was very lucky as there were no other cars for about half a mile behind me.
Front clam has had it, as have the two wheels (one snapped), not sure about the door and rear clam.
Steve Walker here I come!
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:19 am
by Jinty
Bad luck !
Glad your ok and hope you get the car fixed soon.
Jinty
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:20 am
by BiggestNizzy
Sorry to hear it as long as your ok
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:22 am
by Sanjøy
Gutted for you chief.
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:28 am
by Clarkie
Another one
Glad you are OK mate, car can be fixed.
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:43 am
by steve_weegie
Ouch... Sorry to hear this, its easy done in these conditions
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:32 am
by gorrie
Feel sorry for ya Neil... At least no one was hurt, but that's probably not going to make you feel any more positive right now.
Andy.
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:51 am
by bertieduff
Ouch...hate to see that.
Not often you get a clear stretch of motorway to do that at 3pm, so I suppose that's luck in a could've been-much-worse-kinda-way
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:16 am
by ExigeKen
Neil,
Absolutely gutted for you mate and know how you feel. But the great thing is that you are safe and that the car will get fixed.
Take care,
Ken.
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:24 am
by haggis catcher
This is beggining to get me worried, with all these accidents happening. If i am correct thats three cars in the last four weeks that have spun on wet roads.
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:40 am
by Victor Meldrew
Glad your ok mate... as said before, bit of plastic/metal can be fixed..
The Elise is a strong little car though.
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:43 am
by skellyjohn
I stay in Linlithgow and I've had a couple of moments just there. Least your in one piece and as Bertie said, maybe lucky that the road wasn't too busy given the time of day.
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:59 am
by AJT
Glad you are OK
Sure Steve will do a great job in repairing the car, unfortunately he has had plenty of practice this year
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:12 am
by xcl
Sorry to hear the news, glad your ok
take care
J
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:16 am
by tenkfeet
