My car saved my life this morning

[Raistlin]

A tribute to my S Type.

 

I was first at a set of traffic lights on red.

 

The lights changed and I started across the junction, only to see a car coming towards me at high speed from my left with no chance or intention of stopping for the junction.

 

There was a Police car behind the approaching vehicle, clearly in pursuit and I was in prime position to be "T-Boned".

 

I pushed the throttle hard and she answered admirably, with kick in the back acceleration, clearing the junction with a fraction of a second to spare.

 

That was quite as close as I ever want to be to such a situation.

 

 

 

 

[Old Peter]

Hi Paul,

 

Narrow escape.

 

It was one of those times that speed can get you out of trouble and you were lucky to have plenty of great acceleration.

 

Regards,

 

Peter.

[Mr Lawrence]

Can't wait to see you on traffic cop on TV!!

Close call but glad your ok!!

[Raistlin]

Don't know about Traffic Cop Andy, but the police car was right on his tail so I might well see the driver in Court in the not too distant future, but I suppose I'll have to recuse myself from the case seeing as how I'd probably be considered prone to bias against some twonk who almost killed me AND almost damaged my beloved car.

[bertieboy9]

Nothing biased about it mate, Little !Removed! shouldn't have had a cop car chasing him in the first place, Remember that a percentage of your insurance premium is down to w@@kers like that.

[Raistlin]

LOL   I could just see his brief sitting down and accepting it if I handed down an extra onerous sentence in Court because he'd caused me trouble

[Phil58]

Hope you didn't break the speed limit Paul when you floored it

[mindofitsown]

Something similar happened to me locally only days after buying my Jag, when an older chap started to reverse out on me. It was too late to stop so floored it to escape. Made it by an inch or two but impressed by the responsiveness. The cat leaped and I was sooo proud of her.