Dangerous Driving

20 Jan 2005

I had a headlight blow on me a few days ago. Not a problem...........I'll fix it tommorrow.
Tommorrow doesn't come though........does it people.
Tonight.........at 70mph on the M42...... my other one decides to give up the ghost :shock:
Did you know that you can't see the white lines or cats eyes at 70 mph and with no headlights.........I didn't.........till tonight. However, I am fine and no damage was done. But it is my sad duty to report that my underpants will never get back to the same colour again.
Another discovery tonight...........adrenalin is brown, smelly and runs down your legs redface

Dave_Notts

20 Jan 2005

:rotflmao: :rotflmao:
And the moral of the story is??....
Always carry spare underwear.... lol

Shireen
xxx

20 Jan 2005

did you not try using your parking lights? or using your full beam? (not ideal, but better than driving in the dark at 70mph!) as i know on my car, there is a different bulb for each of these options.
Regardless, glad to see you made it back in one piece! otherwise we'd have to set up a dogging recruitment session to replace you!

20 Jan 2005

And a torch that you can stick to your dashboard? smile

20 Jan 2005

Quote by Notts4Fun
did you not try using your parking lights? or using your full beam? (not ideal, but better than driving in the dark at 70mph!) as i know on my car, there is a different bulb for each of these options.
Regardless, glad to see you made it back in one piece! otherwise we'd have to set up a dogging recruitment session to replace you!

Sat here.........with the benefit of hindsight..........the advice above is great.
However, at the time, the only thing that came to mind was.........
SHITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
Dave_Notts

21 Jan 2005

Quote by Dave__Notts
did you not try using your parking lights? or using your full beam? (not ideal, but better than driving in the dark at 70mph!) as i know on my car, there is a different bulb for each of these options.
Regardless, glad to see you made it back in one piece! otherwise we'd have to set up a dogging recruitment session to replace you!

Sat here.........with the benefit of hindsight..........the advice above is great.
However, at the time, the only thing that came to mind was.........
SHITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
Dave_Notts
had that on a bike when in holland, to get back I ended up wiring the indicators to ON permenatly and removeing the orange lenses
and yeah, with hindsight anythings possible but when it happens all you think is " I wanna die on the job ffs"

21 Jan 2005

Quote by Notts4Fun
did you not try using your parking lights? or using your full beam? (not ideal, but better than driving in the dark at 70mph!) as i know on my car, there is a different bulb for each of these options.
Regardless, glad to see you made it back in one piece! otherwise we'd have to set up a dogging recruitment session to replace you!

Full beam should still work, different elements, and use fogs for low.

21 Jan 2005

Know the feeling hurtling down detling hill last winter main control fuse blew, no side lights, no main beam, no dash lights.
JUST S**T

21 Jan 2005

I was doing 60 on the birchwood flyover ...as i was passing another car he/she decided to pull out on me without signalling :shock: NOW THAT WAS SCARY :scared: :scared:
And when we were on our way to the wigan mini munch on the m6 a van decided to do the same and we could,nt overtake because somebody was overtaking us :shock:
:crazy: :scared: :scared:

21 Jan 2005

Quote by Dave__Notts
I had a headlight blow on me a few days ago. Not a problem...........I'll fix it tommorrow.
Tommorrow doesn't come though........does it people.
Tonight.........at 70mph on the M42...... my other one decides to give up the ghost :shock:
Did you know that you can't see the white lines or cats eyes at 70 mph and with no headlights.........I didn't.........till tonight. However, I am fine and no damage was done. But it is my sad duty to report that my underpants will never get back to the same colour again.
Another discovery tonight...........adrenalin is brown, smelly and runs down your legs
Dave_Notts

Just a note, the second bulb often blows because you havn't replaced the first one due to the way they are wired. that's why people with one working light have one brighter light generally. you know all service stations sell them too?
I'm not helping at all am I? :therethere: :therethere:

21 Jan 2005

That'll teach you to fix problems on yer car next time eh? lol

21 Jan 2005

Quote by sexyann57
I was doing 60 on the birchwood flyover ...as i was passing another car he/she decided to pull out on me without signalling :shock: NOW THAT WAS SCARY :scared: :scared:
And when we were on our way to the wigan mini munch on the m6 a van decided to do the same and we could,nt overtake because somebody was overtaking us :shock:
:crazy: :scared: :scared:

Lots of horn and hand gestures are what I use in that situation!! And people wonder why we get road rage rolleyes

21 Jan 2005

Hehe, well sure you learned why good old halfords sell emergency light bulb kits for your boot now... I knew a copper who hated one headlight cars, then again one nearly killed him as it looked like another motorbike heading his way and turned out to be a car with one headlight... Cost him a few months in intensive care that bulb...
Still mate at least you not injured and got it all sorted, can't ask for a happier ending than that smile

21 Jan 2005

I always carry spare bulbs, only costs a few quid and could save a life!
Sorry, does this make me sound like a girl guide type of girlie?? Oh well im a mother and us mums are always prepared (well we are arent we mums?), hence why also in my boot are map books esp for Herts and Manchester, a blanket, a torch, a pop up tent confused

, condoms and babywipes :shock: biggrin