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15th August 2009, 15:20
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humpback bridge without warning
went into honiton yesterday straight from work looking for an auto parts shop when i launched the car over a bridge aroud 60/70mph. hit the ground with a huge bang disconecting a gear linkage, denting my 4.2.1 manifold, shearing bolts in the gearbox and something in the front left corner is knocking.  my car is rapidly deteriarating, far quicker than i can aford to fix it anyway.
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15th August 2009, 15:29
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Guess it doesn't work like it does in the movies :/.
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15th August 2009, 15:30
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hump back bridges are bad news if your cars lowered lol, ive had some good jumps in the years but never would of atempted it in the vts as it was too low, too low really for fast lane driving.
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15th August 2009, 15:32
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it would seem so! i didn't know the road and should of been.......
Last edited by muddy_trousers; 15th August 2009 at 15:34.
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15th August 2009, 15:32
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id reword that before the health and safety boffins cop you and make a citizens arrest on your ass lol.
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15th August 2009, 15:34
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I think that works
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15th August 2009, 15:37
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lmfao i swear if sax-p had a direct police helpline some of the sax-p members would dob others in.
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15th August 2009, 15:40
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Quote:
Originally Posted by muddy_trousers
it would seem so! i didn't know the road and should of been.......
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dj_russell
id reword that before the health and safety boffins cop you and make a citizens arrest on your ass lol.
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Yep, 20 years in saxperience morality prison.
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15th August 2009, 15:51
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Why go over a humback bridge that quick?
Surely you would know to slow down, own fault.
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lol because you are a brand fag
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15th August 2009, 15:54
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Quote:
Originally Posted by John_G
Why go over a humback bridge that quick?
Surely you would know to slow down, own fault.
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Some people really are quite retarded and can't read...
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15th August 2009, 15:55
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Quote:
Originally Posted by John_G
Why go over a humback bridge that quick?
Surely you would know to slow down, own fault.
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Surely you read the "without warning" part of this thread as it is in the title.....
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15th August 2009, 15:55
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Originally Posted by Pieface
Some people really are quite retarded and can't read...
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Says it had no warning so slow down than. 
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15th August 2009, 16:00
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Says it had no warning so slow down than. |
spellings not too hot either....
u have lost me
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15th August 2009, 16:03
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Originally Posted by muddy_trousers
spellings not too hot either....
u have lost me
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Speak for yourself...
Okay, you did 60/70mph over a humback bridge and seen no warning.. if you seen no warning would it be sensible to slow down a tad before you got to the bridge?
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15th August 2009, 16:07
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Originally Posted by John_G
Speak for yourself...
Okay, you did 60/70mph over a humback bridge and seen no warning.. if you seen no warning would it be sensible to slow down a tad before you got to the bridge?
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I didnt realise there was a bridge untill i was in the air hence the NO WARNING part.
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15th August 2009, 16:07
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60-70 is too fast to drive down lanes IMO, it would have been smart to slow down when you saw the bridge coming, assuming you could see it coming of course.
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15th August 2009, 16:09
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Originally Posted by muddy_trousers
I didnt realise there was a bridge untill i was in the air hence the NO WARNING part.
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So you continue to do 60/70... should of slowed down and you know it.
Nevermind, hope you get it sorted.
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15th August 2009, 16:09
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Quote:
Originally Posted by John_G
Okay, you did 60/70mph over a humback bridge and seen no warning.. if you seen no warning would it be sensible to slow down a tad before you got to the bridge?
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It's not always obvious that they are there - some smaller ones can just look like a small rise in the road. You don't notice how steep they are at the other side until you've gone over.
I've had this happen to me a few times, mostly on quiet B roads (NSL) with no signs to warn you - I guess the tax payer's money is focused more on the busier roads (in theory).
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15th August 2009, 16:11
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I'm not up for a "whats the optimum speed to be drivin on an....." conversation. it wasn't on a lane anyway, I was looking for a shop.
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15th August 2009, 16:12
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LeeumH
It's not always obvious that they are there - some smaller ones can just look like a small rise in the road. You don't notice how steep they are at the other side until you've gone over.
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+1, ive seen some that are a very low rise on one side and then drop away down a bank on the other, and the walls next to the bridge are also covered in bushed ect occasionally. depends on the road/bridge as to wether you can see the hazard
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