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New Tue 29 Nov 22 21:24 
 Famous last words... - zippy
www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/politicians-road-safety-pledge-cut-25631825

Watch the video.
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New Wed 30 Nov 22 07:23 
 Famous last words... - BiggerBadderDave
Classic observer bias. By studying it, you'll change its behaviour.

They were rubber-necking the camera crew.
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New Wed 30 Nov 22 08:26 
 Famous last words... - Bromptonaut
>> Classic observer bias. By studying it, you'll change its behaviour.
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>> They were rubber-necking the camera crew.

The blue estate car that ran off the road was undoubtedly rubber necking and made matters worse by trying to reverse straight back onto the carriageway.

The subsequent minor collision may have been rubber necking too but could also have been that other classic for pile ups; failure to look well ahead.
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New Wed 30 Nov 22 08:39 
 Famous last words... - BiggerBadderDave
'failure to look well ahead'

By rubbernecking the camera crew.
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New Wed 30 Nov 22 10:18 
 Famous last words... - Runfer D'Hills
As any mountain biker can attest, if you look at something for too long, usually you’ll hit it.
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New Wed 30 Nov 22 10:25 
 Famous last words... - Zero
yup a two wheeled vehicle goes where you look. On a motorcycle it happens faster.
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New Wed 30 Nov 22 10:24 
 Famous last words... - VxFan
>> The blue estate car

A Lada Riva estate, if I'm not mistaken. My old chargehand had one. Built like a tank. The chassis consisted of what looked like RSJs.
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New Wed 30 Nov 22 10:27 
 Famous last words... - Zero
Yup a lada, Utterly unable to brake in a straight line those things. Check out any russian crash video on youtube, and you'll find a Lada changing direction on hard braking.
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New Wed 30 Nov 22 10:59 
 Famous last words... - Dog
Tuned too many of those things, and Moskvitch, Polski Fiat etc. Hated road testing 'em.
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New Wed 30 Nov 22 11:18 
 Famous last words... - BiggerBadderDave
I was chauffeured around Moscow in a Riva when my x-wife's company was setting up an agency in the 90s. It was brand-spanking new with a few hundred miles on it but it rattled and creaked like a 20-year old Marina. I felt sorry for the driver, he couldn't steer it at parking speeds and he was always hunting for gears. An appalling car.

I notice they're selling brand new Nivas on Autotrader. I wouldn't mind trying one of those just for curiosity's sake.
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New Wed 30 Nov 22 13:59 
 Famous last words... - Dog
I well remember 'doing' a Niva for a security guy at LWT back in the day.

I mistakenly drained the oil from the front diff instead of the engine oil.

:-(
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