As the title says I got totaled by a Polish arctic driver on my way home from Bedford last night on the M6.
Driving in the center lane minding my own business in heavy traffic on a average speed limit part of the M6, lot of traffic, keeping up with the speed limit at the time, when the above decided he fancies a lane change from the left lane to the center, what he didn’t see was me just cursing passed as he was LHD and I was down in what I think was his blind spot, (or he didn’t look there) anyway the car behind me (later told me) he could see what was going to happen and eased off and backed up waiting for the inevitable to happen, well I got fishtailed spun over into the 3rd lane rear ended into the central reservation, my first thoughts were What (the fu*k) I’ve had a blow out, managed to get control of the car for a second then lots it again and seen the front of this arctic bearing down on me I then bounced back into the centre lane, he either clipped me again or the momentum of the spin change, anyway I ended up spinning the other way and clipped the center reservation barrier again this time with the front offside, and came to a stop in the 3rd lane, thank god there wasn’t a massive pile up only down to the quick reactions of the driver behind me and the speed of traffic at the time.
I came out unscathed as I braced as soon as he hit me while holding onto the wheel for grim death trying to correct it which I did for that one moment, however my son was thrown about and suffered bruising and suspected broken/fractured ribs he was taken to hospital from the scene for a checkup all ok, I refused to go and waited for recovery with the car.
The wombles were there quite quick and after asking me if I was ok and me saying yes to that question he then said “well if there is no one injured there’s no need to call the police” again (fu”k) I then said I have a bad shoulder and as you can see my son is in pain, call the police and an ambulance. By this time I had spoken to the guy behind me and asked what the hell happened he told me the story and I got details as a witness as did the police.
After about an hour on the hard shoulder things had calmed down the traffic PC dealing with accident came and had chat and told me they were impounding the arctic and taking the driver for further questioning as he didn’t have all the correct paper work, you can image what I thought straight away was “he’s not insured” I was calmed down by the PC saying that the interpreter has spoken to the firm and they have got the necessary insurance he just didn’t have the paper work, so the police are keeping the arctic until they are satisfied all is in order.
Guvs