This is a sensitive subject so i would really appreciate it if people kept theirs views of the law for death by dangerous driving etc aside for this topic please.
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I have a firend who had a terrible crash a year ago, which resulted in a tradgic death.
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He owned a 1993 MR2 turbo
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A brief outline of what happened.
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He was taking a blind left hand corner in a 40mph limit rural road
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( reduced from a 60 not long before the crash) and had the shock of a oncoming car at speed.
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He took evassive action and steered to avoid it and let off the accelerator
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(not intentionally) causing the car to oversteer.
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He overcorrected the skid and it unfortuneatly hit the tree on the passenger s side, resulting in him losing his life.
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Now police carried out skid tests etc and bellieve at the first skid mark the cars speed was 42mph.
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Understandably it would have lost some speed but at the exact point where the car lost control it can not be pinpointed.
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Though according to one eye witness it was after the junction on the corner meaning the speed would have been between 40-50mph.
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His explaination for the loss of control was a sudden steering movement and letting off the accelerator.
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Now the police, i quote
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'' OUT OF CURIOSITY
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' tried to see if this would happen.
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So they took a SIMILAR MR2 turbo out and found the onlyway they could lose the back was with harsh acceleration aggressive steering and a left off of the throttle.
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This was all done on an airfield.
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.NOTE.
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though the police man did lose control trying to avoid a cone they put down to mark out a corner!!!!! My friend stated from the moment of the crash he was in 3rd gear.
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.yet the police did the test in 2nd saying they didnt have enough power in 3rd and they couldnt get it to spin?!?
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It must be noted that on the day of the crash it had been raining and was wet on the edge of the road and damp
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.when they did the test it was a perfectly dry day on concrete surface.
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All the expert evidenc pointed that the car was travelling slightly above 40 when the crash happened.
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.but there was no evidence to say there was any dangerous driving
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, but from the police findings they are saying that letting off the accelorator in mid bend with a sudden steering action cannot cause a crash
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? PLus there was no evidence to say he had been driving dangerously before the crash.
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there was one off duty police officer who he passed on a pedal bike who said his driving wasnt dangerous for the time he saw him.
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I would really appreciate if i could find out any information on other peoples stories if they have ever
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''LOST'' the back form letting off the throttle.
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Is speed an issue or can it happen at any given time? In the case no experts would come forward saying this would happen.
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.but i wanted to know if it was a common thing and if so it would really help my friend.
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.or if any one knows of a good route to go down to help prove that accidents cna happen ie a MR2 expert that would be willing to write an account of his/her experience.
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Any help would be greatly recieved but please this is a sensitive subject so can no one comment on what should happen to him etc.
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Regards.
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