Last night i going down the M6. I was doing 80mph which i know i shouldn't be doing but anyway. I had just got in 2 the middle lane, after being in the left due to a lorry. This was at night so it was very dark and there were not many motorway lights. In the distance all i could see was clean road with a free lane, no cars in it pretty much to the horrizon to the motorway. There were only 2 lorrys, in the left lane and nuthing on the outside. Any way i was approaching the lorrys, then at the VERY LAST MINUITE i could see a bmw in front of me proberly about meters ahead in the middle lane, that had NO REAR LIGHTS!!! and from what i could see after was a black car aswell. In avoidance of the car there was not enuth time to brake so i had to swerve right into the outsite lane, which left me heading into the central reservation, then i had to sharply swerve left to avoid it. Somehow thank god i managed straightened up my wheels and there was no accident! Still dont no how my car kept grip!
2007-09-12 23:49:47 · 2 answers · asked by Dude23 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
At night it's illegal to drive with headlights and taillights off pretty much everywhere.
2007-09-13 01:52:43 · answer #1 · answered by bestonnet_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If "it was very dark and there were not many motorway lights" you should have had your own headlights on. If you did and you could not see a vehicle directly ahead until it was only meters away, then something is very wrong with your headlights. Animals, broken cars, etc., in the road are even harder to see than unlighted cars. You should not drive the car at night until you have the ability to see at least far enough ahead to stop if there is something in the road.
2007-09-13 19:03:36 · answer #2 · answered by StephenWeinstein 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋