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28/04/2008, 18:30 ams Joined on 07/08/2007 Posts 273 Close Call Yeasterday the better half and myself were returning from La Rochelle airport heading for the A837 when we encountered multiple cars flashing us coming in the opposite direction. We initially thought it was a speed trap, but the level of flashing and horn beeping made us nervous so we slowed down to 100k per hour. Then suddenly a car flashed by us driving in the outside lane going in the wrong direction about the same speed as us.   this morning a french neighbour told us that the driver killed himself in a head on collision. We keep seeing the car all day.   ams    Report

28/04/2008, 18:50 Bugbear Joined on 15/11/2006 Vienne (86) Posts 3,518 Re: Close Call Scary stuff ams, The main problem in that situation is that you really do have no idea which way to go to avoid a head on. I hope that he only killed himself and not some poor innocent driver. "Life is Short - Forgive Quickly - Love Truly - Laugh Uncontrollably"    Report

29/04/2008, 7:03 raindog Joined on 26/09/2007 HERAULT Posts 764 Re: Close Call I noticed that on the news. There were 2 dead, but don't know if they were both in the same vehicle. The driver of the car was a young lad. sociability is just a big smile and a big smile is nothing but teeth    Report

29/04/2008, 8:03 Cat Joined on 21/01/2005 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot Posts 2,801 Re: Close Call How awful. I think this is the news report, there was only one person in the car... http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2008/04/28/450906-A61-mortel-contresens.html Cathy Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...    Report

29/04/2008, 8:23 raindog Joined on 26/09/2007 HERAULT Posts 764 Re: Close Call That's the one I saw on the news. This is enough to make your hair stand on end:    "L'an passé, on a relevé une bonne dizaine de conduites à contresens, uniquement dans la région." sociability is just a big smile and a big smile is nothing but teeth    Report

29/04/2008, 12:39 Weegie Joined on 19/12/2007 Posts 45 Re: Close Call The 25 year old driver of the Golf travelling in the wrong direction and the 36 year old driver of a vehicle which was met by it - innocent victim.    Report

29/04/2008, 13:22 gosub Joined on 15/01/2008 North 47 Posts 161 Re: Close Call  Weegie wrote: The 25 year old driver of the Golf travelling in the wrong direction and the 36 year old driver of a vehicle which was met by it - innocent victim. I think you will find, that the Golf driver was the innocent party. Les    Report

29/04/2008, 13:56 Ron Avery Joined on 29/11/2004 Posts 3,102 Re: Close Call This cannot be the same incident this crash was "sur l'autoroute A61 Toulouse-Narbonne", I think somebody is getting their incidents or newspaper reports mixed up unless he drove an awful long way on the wrong side of the road.  This autoroute goes nowhere near La Rochelle. Why not just post a sensible answer, people will appreciate it more    Report

29/04/2008, 17:44 Weegie Joined on 19/12/2007 Posts 45 Re: Close Call Quite right.  Penalty of "skim reading".!! Re La Rochelle,  it does seem be a different incident. I thought I saw somewhere that it was becoming a common occurrence.    Report

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