The driver lost control of their vehicle

dorothea


Joined: 28/06/2010
Posts: 93

Message Posted:
03/08/2011 19:47

Of all the accidents reported in the newspapers, almost all say that the driver lost control of their vehicle.

I would like to know how or why they lost control. Possible causes are:

1. Front tyre blow out causing the driver to lose control.

2. Mechanical failure. Brakes, steering, wheel falling off causing loss of control

3. Driver on mobile phone whilst waving the the other arm around causing loss of control.

4. Driver turning around to speak to rear passengers whilst waving both arms around causing loss of

control.

5. Child on drivers lap suddenly pulls on steering wheel causing loss of control.

6, Driver signals to turn but does not do so because their turning is another four turnings along,

resulting in confusion when a vehicle assumes they are turning and pulls out causing loss of control.

7. Driver unaware that they he/she is not the only one on the road is confused by oncoming traffic

causing loss of control.



Are there any more me

dorothea


Joined: 28/06/2010
Posts: 93

Message Posted:
03/08/2011 19:51

Sorry me should read members. I run out of characters

philbailey


Joined: 17/01/2011
Posts: 3534

Message Posted:
03/08/2011 19:52

Two kids on mopeds with no lights?

lovingcyprus


Joined: 02/03/2007
Posts: 1272

Message Posted:
03/08/2011 20:12

SPEED....................................................

Mitch68


Joined: 19/04/2011
Posts: 92

Message Posted:
03/08/2011 20:19

Not knowing how to drive.

ttoli


Joined: 24/03/2007
Posts: 1172

Message Posted:
03/08/2011 20:26

Lack of Driver Education

tomsteel


Joined: 22/06/2009
Posts: 482

Message Posted:
03/08/2011 21:02

"The driver lost control of their vehicle." Surely this should read either, "The driver lost control of his/her vehicle" or, "The drivers' lost control of their vehicles"?

Mitch68


Joined: 19/04/2011
Posts: 92

Message Posted:
04/08/2011 06:36

Not knowing how to drive.

waddo


Joined: 29/11/2008
Posts: 1966

Message Posted:
04/08/2011 08:25

How strange - nobody mentioned loss of control due to excess Effes - how nice, nobody lost control while smoking - guess drunken smokers make up the majority of safe drivers here so now you know how to drive safe!

pc4854


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 243

Message Posted:
04/08/2011 08:32

Trying to remember not to use the vehicle's indicators, except on very special occasions

pammick


Joined: 09/07/2009
Posts: 722

Message Posted:
04/08/2011 09:46

TOTAL LACK OF BASIC DRIVING SKILLS!!! END OF STORY!!

bazzagirl


Joined: 09/05/2010
Posts: 525

Message Posted:
04/08/2011 09:57

Yes you take your life in your hands when on North Cyprus roads, terrifying really. x

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
04/08/2011 11:56

Most never had control in the first place!

Sid447


Joined: 15/05/2009
Posts: 141

Message Posted:
04/08/2011 12:08

There's a lot worse places than here,



African and Arabic countries are usually the worst.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate

Carndi


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 613

Message Posted:
04/08/2011 12:11

Lost control due to using mobile phone whilst a child was standing between driver and front passenger.

Lost control due to using wrong side of road going round bends.

Lost control due to having lots of bag hanging from the handlebars of my moped.

Roomy


Joined: 20/02/2011
Posts: 836

Message Posted:
04/08/2011 12:22

Dropped ciggie in lap.



Wasp in car.



Oil or similar on road



Idiot rear ends you



Swerve to avoid idiot.

bertieboss


Joined: 22/07/2011
Posts: 149

Message Posted:
05/08/2011 02:45

Been driving in Cyprus for many years - standard very bad !!

Been driving in England for many years - standard very bad plus many drivers very arrogant and aggressive.

large BMW of some sort passed us 'tween Nic and Fama'G last year and he must have been doing 140 - no joking !! And he was on his mobile!!!!

Suggest " go with the flow" and take your time without being a bloody nuisance and as they say around here " better late than never"

Hippo


Joined: 02/02/2007
Posts: 2070

Message Posted:
05/08/2011 04:58

Donkey needed his lunch!!!

loulou



Joined: 14/05/2008
Posts: 785

Message Posted:
05/08/2011 08:07

Driver lost control of car due to excess speed and could not control it

driver age about 17 years old

pc4854


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 243

Message Posted:
05/08/2011 09:26

Another big problem here of course is the vehicle itself. The very idea of only fix it if it stops working, really does not make for safe driving. The standard of tyres here is a national disgrace. The most important parts of any vehicle are the tyres (your only point of contact with the road surface) and the brakes, which should be able to stop you safely. Look along side the roads as you travel about, it is very rare not to see tyres or tyre treads in the gutters. This is because so many tyres here are remould and anyone who drives at silly speeds on remould tyres is asking to die AND THEY STILL DO IT!!!!!

gelin70


Joined: 17/06/2008
Posts: 66

Message Posted:
05/08/2011 10:15

I watched a policeman yesterday pull a woman over for having a drink in her hand and slurping from the straw in Kyrenia, I was impressed