MistyK wrote:
mmm.. havent lost my brakes (yet) but on sunday evening just past i was coming towards a roundabout in a small, narrow yet busy connector surburban street... usually traffic on the road i was on never stops at the roundabouts because cross-traffic is very rare.. besides this, the r/abouts are slightly raised, providing some interesting undulations if you're really driving. ANYWAY, the commo wagon infront braked early due to cross traffic (im guessing) and although i was maybe up to 50m behind i must admit i wasnt concentrating intently on the car ahead. nevertheless i jumped on the brakes fairly quick. What happened next is anyone's guess - i guess they probably locked and i spun, in hindsight probably about 100 degrees to the right, although my initial thought was that i spun to the left however that seems implausible. thankfully the spin was quite contained and traffic behind me was far enough to stop and wait for me to start and get going again - although im also lucky that there wasnt traffic coming the other way as it is quite a narrow road.
So there - dry road, crappy drum brakes = crap scary moment! also, the K's stock seats really didnt help, ive still got some lower back muscular pain from the lateral movement.
Mystik the one time that I spun 45 degrees I took the time to remind myself what a crap driver I actualy really am especialy so if I couldnt exactly explain what happened which means I do not understand my car and its dynamics fully, and to try and take more care in the future atleast until my driving and emergency reaction skills improve significantly.
Glad you and the mini escaped harm!
@ besser block
) but it really does make sense that if you spun 100 degrees and youre not sure in which direction its entirely your fault even if your left brake is perfect and your right one doesnt bite at all - the same way that when I went into the gutter on 20kmh on a wet tight curve it was entirely my fault even if I did have a puncture midway.
