07-07-2012, 10:41 PM
If the road was icy as there seems to be a mention of ice on the road in one of the comments, the car can go anywhere depending on the camber of the road - just because the guy in front
managed to stop he could of been off the patch of ice when he applied the brakes.
There is no way that a 2 wheel drive car on standard road tyres can be under total control of the driver in abnormal road conditions no matter if you leave double the required braking distance I've seen cars at 10 miles an hour brake and just keep sliding - in fact I've been hit by a car that was on the other side of the road when coming towards me and just veered across into the car I was in and hit the ex and me head on.
There was absolutely nothing he could do to stop it as the ice and camber of the rd was pulling him across the lanes
The choice is yours at the end of the day you either bend over and let the system take you up the arse or if you are absolutely certain that it could of happened to anyone and want to have your day in court then you decide.
You will have to have a day off work for either scenario but if the CPS decide there is insufficient evidence you are home and dry.
I had my day in court earlier this year and luckily i was given a chance to change my plea and still ended up with 5 points and £75 fine plus costs and victim surcharge meaning I ended up paying £150 total.
Had I fought the case and continued with my not guilty plea and lost I would have been fined £750 plus costs and had 6 points on my licence which would of took me to 12 and a likely ban. Unless you can prove that you had absolutely no chance of avoiding the collision it could bring even more cost if you require an experts opinion and or legal representation.
The thing is the police and CPS do not use the word accident anymore and it is called a road traffic incident because as far as they are concerned there is always someone at fault.
managed to stop he could of been off the patch of ice when he applied the brakes.
There is no way that a 2 wheel drive car on standard road tyres can be under total control of the driver in abnormal road conditions no matter if you leave double the required braking distance I've seen cars at 10 miles an hour brake and just keep sliding - in fact I've been hit by a car that was on the other side of the road when coming towards me and just veered across into the car I was in and hit the ex and me head on.
There was absolutely nothing he could do to stop it as the ice and camber of the rd was pulling him across the lanes
The choice is yours at the end of the day you either bend over and let the system take you up the arse or if you are absolutely certain that it could of happened to anyone and want to have your day in court then you decide.
You will have to have a day off work for either scenario but if the CPS decide there is insufficient evidence you are home and dry.
I had my day in court earlier this year and luckily i was given a chance to change my plea and still ended up with 5 points and £75 fine plus costs and victim surcharge meaning I ended up paying £150 total.
Had I fought the case and continued with my not guilty plea and lost I would have been fined £750 plus costs and had 6 points on my licence which would of took me to 12 and a likely ban. Unless you can prove that you had absolutely no chance of avoiding the collision it could bring even more cost if you require an experts opinion and or legal representation.
The thing is the police and CPS do not use the word accident anymore and it is called a road traffic incident because as far as they are concerned there is always someone at fault.