M9 Standing Water Claims Another Victim

ngaff1 · Post by **ngaff1** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:15 am

Back of 3pm this afternoon, on M9 just after turn off for Uphall/FRB there's a slight incline. Often some water running across the road but it must have been a bit deeper today.

Started to spin, tried to correct but soon realised that all hope was lost and had to let it go it's own way. Spun a couple of times before bouncing off the near side barrier (thankfully it held rather I dropped to the road below) spun another couple of times and hit and came to a stop on the centre reservation barrier.

Was very lucky as there were no other cars for about half a mile behind me.

Front clam has had it, as have the two wheels (one snapped), not sure about the door and rear clam.

Steve Walker here I come!

Jinty · Post by **Jinty** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:19 am

Bad luck !

Glad your ok and hope you get the car fixed soon.

Jinty

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:20 am

Sorry to hear it as long as your ok

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:22 am

Gutted for you chief.

Clarkie · Post by **Clarkie** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:28 am

Another one

Glad you are OK mate, car can be fixed.

steve_weegie · Post by **steve_weegie** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:43 am

Ouch... Sorry to hear this, its easy done in these conditions

gorrie · Post by **gorrie** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:32 am

Feel sorry for ya Neil... At least no one was hurt, but that's probably not going to make you feel any more positive right now.

Andy.

bertieduff · Post by **bertieduff** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:51 am

Ouch...hate to see that.

Not often you get a clear stretch of motorway to do that at 3pm, so I suppose that's luck in a could've been-much-worse-kinda-way

ExigeKen · Post by **ExigeKen** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:16 am

Neil,

Absolutely gutted for you mate and know how you feel. But the great thing is that you are safe and that the car will get fixed.

Take care,

Ken.

haggis catcher · Post by **haggis catcher** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:24 am

This is beggining to get me worried, with all these accidents happening. If i am correct thats three cars in the last four weeks that have spun on wet roads.

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:40 am

Glad your ok mate... as said before, bit of plastic/metal can be fixed..

The Elise is a strong little car though.

skellyjohn · Post by **skellyjohn** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:43 am

I stay in Linlithgow and I've had a couple of moments just there. Least your in one piece and as Bertie said, maybe lucky that the road wasn't too busy given the time of day.

AJT · Post by **AJT** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:59 am

Glad you are OK
Sure Steve will do a great job in repairing the car, unfortunately he has had plenty of practice this year

xcl · Post by **xcl** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:12 am

Sorry to hear the news, glad your ok

take care

J

tenkfeet · Post by **tenkfeet** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:16 am

As long as your ok