Steering Lock = Crash

[Skisbp]

I found having 3 points on your license also works for making you drive safer! i now drive like an old woman (cept without cutting people up!)

The points have never helped me this way. Just know it's an expensive road tax that hopefully, I don't have to pay more than once every 6mo.!!!

As others have asked did it really lock as if you we're parked & it was off? If so that's a scary thought! Otherwise good no one was to badly injured... Is one of the best ways to learn your lesson about driving in control at all times & that speed limits are a piss poor way of deciding an appropriate speed for the road!!!

 

[st10587]

this used to happen on E34 bmw, if it did lock id be straight on to seat pushing for them to pay for the repair, as bmw will still do the E34 under warrenty dispite being 13yrs out of production

 

[diss_50]

I feel sorry for you mate. Youve just put alot of money into the car too.

I hit a small sheet of ice on a back road travelling at around 30mph 2 weeks ago. I turned and no response. The car just slid across the road. I steered into full opposite lock and pulled the handbrake to get the back end out to level me up. Luckily the side of the car hit a mud bank and stopped me - the handbrake took the speed out the car as the rear wheels locked. Nothing serious though just 2 dirty alloys. Getting the car sideways though saved me from forking out for a new front end!

 

[ibizacupra]

no brakes thing i can relate to.. slippery road, abs, no brakes... horrible feeling is'nt it.
makes you realise there's just never enough space to recover.

unlucky fella.

 

[CupraStoo]

snapped a hub at 40mph?? hmm