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at 80km/hr?

cant u ABS it?... too close too late?

im always worried about kangaroos when i drove from syd-adl

usually sticks behind another car

Unfortunately it all happened too quick, the ABS didn't really seem to kick in to be honest, if I had my time back I have no doubt that I could have avoided any impact of any sort, but everything is done well in hindsight I suppose. I saw the kangaroo, the thing froze, I slammed on my brakes, didn't have the wheel straight got sideways, over corrected and then locked up the wheels and hit the edge of the road and rolled off the embankment.

I handled it very poorly, but live and learn by your mistakes. I've got the car back in sydney now, so if anyone wants the thing, I'll take $5500 straight out, otherwise in 2 weeks I'll be stripping it and selling it individually.

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I can relate to this...

Around 5 months back - I had a supercharged Honda Accord.... stupid me was drag-racing another car - a Turbo RX7 - basically, I was going at around 145 km/h - then I hit round-about and was airborne for like 2 seconds before hitting a phone booth then straight into someone's front yard... it was scary as... the car was onfire... the supercharger kept roaring as the peddle was damanged and stuck... the whole front dash caved in... it was so bloody scary... but eventually, the police and ambulance came... I am still fighting the legal fees as we speak... it was terrible... I had to be sawed out of the vehicle... it was not insured so I had to wear the loss myself... it created a dint in my pocket since now... that's why I ended up buying my dream car - a black R33... damn... that was an experience alright... one that I will never forget...

This is how I look at it... if I died...well, that would have been a pretty sad thing not just for myself but also for my family and wife etc... or had I survived that crash... what if I am a paraplegic or disabled? $20,000 or more is a very very cheap price to pay for my life that's why even though I am broke as - I am still content and happy... money... if you live you can make it again... I can earn $20k in 3 months or so... it will come back... but life...damn... that was scary...

Anyways, sorry to hear your situation mate... but chin up... you will bounce back very soon and let this be a life-changing incident...

Good luck, keep us postong on here...

Kevin

your just an idiot arent u.

drag racing is to be done at race ways mate not the street where other people are driving. imagine if u hit someone what would u be saying then mate

as for the kanga issue lucky u guys r ok. ive nearly hit one myself on the newell highway driving back from brissie it was like 2m tall had 5 people and my mates beemer on a work road trip its pretty scary and they come out of nowhere especially at dusk

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Glad you're all basically ok.

HOWEVER ... if you see any animal within a bull's roar of the road ... SLOW DOWN, do not try and avoid it, do not try and second guess which way it will go. Slow down until you know you can get passed it with making contact.

I hit a calf many years ago. Stupid animal was crossing the road, under brakes I was veering in the opposite direction, then the stupid thing turned around and scampered right in front of the car - say goodbye to a radiator.

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