F10 mounted the barrier on a roundabout

ipso_facto · 04-20-2012, 04:24 AM

I saw this on the way to work earlier this week. This was during morning rush in rain. I saw this shortly before the Police arrived, so I assume it had not in this state for very long.

This is a very fast roundabout in the UK, where the main carriageway is a fast dual carriageway and the two secondary (minor) roads leading on to the roundabout, require a great deal of patience, good timing and hard acceleration in order to get on to it safely.

There is also very poor respect, with vehicles taking the apex of the curve, which I have personally experienced - where you have to brake on the roundabout, because someone has cut in front of you - the danger being, that you have another car, or worse a lorry, coming at you, at 40 mph immediately to your right.

Apologies for poor quality photos.

darrko · 04-20-2012, 05:38 AM

Damn. What a bad day the driver must be having.

sequential · 04-20-2012, 05:46 AM

I saw this from the other direction, travelling south from High Wycombe to the M4.
I'm sure it was a brand new F30 3-series not a F10.

BMWrules7 · 04-20-2012, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by ipso_facto

I saw this on the way to work earlier this week. This was during morning rush in rain. I saw this shortly before the Police arrived, so I assume it had not in this state for very long.

This is a very fast roundabout in the UK, where the main carriageway is a fast dual carriageway and the two secondary (minor) roads leading on to the roundabout, require a great deal of patience, good timing and hard acceleration in order to get on to it safely.

There is also very poor respect, with vehicles taking the apex of the curve, which I have personally experienced - where you have to brake on the roundabout, because someone has cut in front of you - the danger being, that you have another car, or worse a lorry, coming at you, at 40 mph immediately to your right.

Apologies for poor quality photos.

No question, that dude was from the states and just visiting.

ipso_facto · 04-21-2012, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by sequential

I saw this from the other direction, travelling south from High Wycombe to the M4.
I'm sure it was a brand new F30 3-series not a F10.

You could be right, as you probably had a better view than I did. Cheers.

kave · 04-22-2012, 11:37 AM

It seems he was driving on the wrong side

EdM5 · 04-22-2012, 02:46 PM

What a brilliantly designed roundabout.
I think that's an F30.

A900ss · 04-22-2012, 02:58 PM

I know that roundabout well. It can be a total swine in rush hour if you are trying to enter via either of the two smaller roads.

Breach · 04-22-2012, 03:41 PM

Yikes, wonder how that happened. Hope everyone was OK and there wasn't too much damage - every time I see a wrecked brand new car something uncoils inside of me

E60orBust · 04-23-2012, 12:45 PM

Maybe he was trying to copycat this drifter

04-20-2012, 04:24 AM	#1
ipso_facto Second Lieutenant 463 Rep 249 Posts Drives: F10 520d M Sport (Sports Auto) Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: UK, East Midlands iTrader: (0)	F10 mounted the barrier on a roundabout I saw this on the way to work earlier this week. This was during morning rush in rain. I saw this shortly before the Police arrived, so I assume it had not in this state for very long. This is a very fast roundabout in the UK, where the main carriageway is a fast dual carriageway and the two secondary (minor) roads leading on to the roundabout, require a great deal of patience, good timing and hard acceleration in order to get on to it safely. There is also very poor respect, with vehicles taking the apex of the curve, which I have personally experienced - where you have to brake on the roundabout, because someone has cut in front of you - the danger being, that you have another car, or worse a lorry, coming at you, at 40 mph immediately to your right. Apologies for poor quality photos. Attached Images
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sequential New Member 1 Rep 19 Posts Drives: 535d M-Sport Touring Join Date: May 2010 Location: London iTrader: (0)	I saw this from the other direction, travelling south from High Wycombe to the M4. I'm sure it was a brand new F30 3-series not a F10.
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A900ss Private First Class 22 Rep 144 Posts Drives: 2012 520d Touring Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Gloucestershire, UK iTrader: (0)	I know that roundabout well. It can be a total swine in rush hour if you are trying to enter via either of the two smaller roads.
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Breach First Lieutenant 80 Rep 373 Posts Drives: F10 520dA M Sport Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: EU iTrader: (0)	Yikes, wonder how that happened. Hope everyone was OK and there wasn't too much damage - every time I see a wrecked brand new car something uncoils inside of me
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