Getting serious for once. I was still buzzing from having a great day Wednesday and seeing the sublime performance from Charlton in 1st half despite the 1-1. While driving home and happy that the traffic was flowing nicely, we were on the edge of Chislehurst high street at about 10.20 and it was a scene from Hell. At least 5 cars were smashed, and police cars and emergency vehicles were there or arriving. It was carnage and looked like a bomb site.
It was surreal but straight away you guessed that two cars were racing which I have found out from the news and footage appears to be the case. The 25 year old driver of one of the sporty cars is fighting for his life but sheer madness to be racing down the high street. A bus coming from the other way appears to have caused one of the drivers to swerve and crash into the lampost and parked cars outside the Côte brasserie. The other car ripped up flower beds and crashed into bollards.
As this has now made the national papers and on line outlets, you may know that six cars were damaged including the Jaguar F-Type and Audi A5 who appear to be the racing cars( police are still investigating the footage) to establish the facts. Four other vehicles, a Nissan Qashqai, a Volkswagen, a Volvo XC90 and a Porsche Cayenne, were also wrecked when either the Jaguar or Audi cars smashed into them. Reports suggest that the Porsche was parked and was owned by a local doctor who had bought the car two days ago.
The only good news is no innocent bystanders were injured. I hope the driver recovers and spends the next 10 years traveling by bus or train.
Disagree with the last paragraph. Sounds like the fact that no innocent bystanders were hurt, was dumb luck, not design. I hope the driver recovers and spends the next 10 years in Belmarsh. What are the odds he didn't have insurance as well?
Unfortunately even if the knobs get charged and convicted they won’t be getting anywhere close to ten years. A couple of years back a young man drove way beyond his ability, his cars abilities and the road conditions and killed two young men and injured six others. The knock on effects to the friends and family have been, not surprisingly, been catastrophic. He pleaded guilty, got eight years and will serve at least half. Seriouly that small episode is my idea of hell.
Being stuck on an island that can only take two people with seth plum... The sharks are circling and seth asks about the border.... Then there was 1....happy eating... Me that is.
Suffering from locked in syndrome and East Enders and the x factor are on a loop because my carer things it will stimulate my brain. Plus the sound is too loud. Utter torture.
Getting serious for once. I was still buzzing from having a great day Wednesday and seeing the sublime performance from Charlton in 1st half despite the 1-1. While driving home and happy that the traffic was flowing nicely, we were on the edge of Chislehurst high street at about 10.20 and it was a scene from Hell. At least 5 cars were smashed, and police cars and emergency vehicles were there or arriving. It was carnage and looked like a bomb site.
It was surreal but straight away you guessed that two cars were racing which I have found out from the news and footage appears to be the case. The 25 year old driver of one of the sporty cars is fighting for his life but sheer madness to be racing down the high street. A bus coming from the other way appears to have caused one of the drivers to swerve and crash into the lampost and parked cars outside the Côte brasserie. The other car ripped up flower beds and crashed into bollards.
As this has now made the national papers and on line outlets, you may know that six cars were damaged including the Jaguar F-Type and Audi A5 who appear to be the racing cars( police are still investigating the footage) to establish the facts. Four other vehicles, a Nissan Qashqai, a Volkswagen, a Volvo XC90 and a Porsche Cayenne, were also wrecked when either the Jaguar or Audi cars smashed into them. Reports suggest that the Porsche was parked and was owned by a local doctor who had bought the car two days ago.
The only good news is no innocent bystanders were injured. I hope the driver recovers and spends the next 10 years traveling by bus or train.
Disagree with the last paragraph. Sounds like the fact that no innocent bystanders were hurt, was dumb luck, not design. I hope the driver recovers and spends the next 10 years in Belmarsh. What are the odds he didn't have insurance as well?
I agree with you if the footage I have seen initially is confirmed to be 100% just several seconds from the mayhem then the person must serve time whether in wheel chair or not. The other driver should as well if proven to be as liable.
Not sure at moment if it will come to this as the guy is still on the critical list.
I love cars, and many sporty cars are things of sublime beauty. But deep down, you have to wonder why cars are produced with performance that is just so far above what is safe or legal on the roads. Power that is also above the abilities of many drivers. I suppose, you can't stop legendary companies like Ferrari or Porsche making what are undoubtably things of beauty. But it is relatively standard cars that can do 150mph plus now! On public roads, you should not be enjoying the performance of your car. They are places that Children may cross, they are not race tracks.
If you really want to get fun out of driving, I am reminded of something Jeremy Clarkson said on Top Gear a few years back. He said, it is more exciting to drive a slow car fast, than a fast car slowly. I am not advocating people drive their smart cars like Lewis Hamilton, but having the power that many standard cars have and not using it, is not much fun. Cars with high levels of performance, probably need banning to save people from themselves. It won't happen, but as a car lover, I think it is sadly true.
Films: Horror, only genre I dont have the balls to watch
TV: Anything type of reality show, has made a mockery of the term celebrity of late!!
Music: Rap!!!
Food: Parsnips / Marmite
Drinks: Red Wine!!!
Place: Chatham, parking in the pentagon centre and the smell of piss is just disgusting!!
What about going on a shopping date to Chatham with Gemma Collins, then back to hers to watch a horror film whilst snacking on some roasted parsnips and drinking red wine, then off to the bedroom where she puts on some rap music and asks you to smell her sweaty downstairs area?
How can you check under the stairs for damp if you’re in her bedroom?
No, that was mythology. This is what we used to do for fun.
I have seen that image, it was attached to my email from the club warning me of the consequences of buying a North Stand Lower ticket and being caught in the Covered End
No, that was mythology. This is what we used to do for fun.
That'll teach him for making a shit job of cleaning the windows.
No Health and Safety on those ladders whatsoever. Shocking!!! No harnesses, no wires, no hard hats. Plus the fire is far to close to the base of wooden framed ladders. They are just asking for trouble. Outraged!!!
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A couple of years back a young man drove way beyond his ability, his cars abilities and the road conditions and killed two young men and injured six others. The knock on effects to the friends and family have been, not surprisingly, been catastrophic. He pleaded guilty, got eight years and will serve at least half.
Seriouly that small episode is my idea of hell.
Utter torture.
If you really want to get fun out of driving, I am reminded of something Jeremy Clarkson said on Top Gear a few years back. He said, it is more exciting to drive a slow car fast, than a fast car slowly. I am not advocating people drive their smart cars like Lewis Hamilton, but having the power that many standard cars have and not using it, is not much fun. Cars with high levels of performance, probably need banning to save people from themselves. It won't happen, but as a car lover, I think it is sadly true.
No harnesses, no wires, no hard hats. Plus the fire is far to close to the base of wooden framed ladders. They are just asking for trouble. Outraged!!!