RedM Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 A veteran driver who had not had an accident in 76 years but caused £60,000 worth of damage to two Porsche cars has spoken of his "miracle" escape. Jack Higgs, 93, was uninjured when his Ford Fiesta hit a Carrera II then flipped over onto a Porsche 911 outside a showroom in Penarth, near Cardiff. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7347339.stm Ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 14, 2008 Author Share Posted April 14, 2008 I wonder if there's any truth in the rumour of him being sent to a Welsh Motoring Safety course called Drive Caerphilly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 good work fella. Next time, try and take out a few more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 I wonder if there's any truth in the rumour of him being sent to a Welsh Motoring Safety course called Drive Caerphilly! Stop that please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 damn poor guy, and poor owners when then went to pick up there cars:blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbleapple Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Think its funny but also rather sad to be honest. It obviously shook him up a bit: 'The former Pentecostal minister, who lives next door to the showroom, has decided to quit driving.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoboblio Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Glad he's decided not to risk getting behind the wheel again! I'm sure the article would've been written in a very different tone if he'd hit two people instead of two cars...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keancy Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx1lew Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 if he was reversing he must have been going some speed to flip, it looks like he hit one car and flipped onto the other. Lew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbleapple Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Glad he's decided not to risk getting behind the wheel again! I'm sure the article would've been written in a very different tone if he'd hit two people instead of two cars...... True but how many points do you have on your licence and how long have you been driving? I’ve been driving 6 years and already have 3 points... He’s done well for the past 70 years etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keancy Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 True but how many points do you have on your licence and how long have you been driving? I’ve been driving 6 years and already have 3 points... He’s done well for the past 70 years etc. Very true. Had my Licence 20 years this August and never any points. (Touch Wood) Wish more older people had the sense to give up driving when they become a hazard to others (Not that he did as such.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoboblio Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 True but how many points do you have on your licence and how long have you been driving? None, and 8 years. I'm not saying the guy is evil and should be burned at the stake, I'm pointing out that if he'd done exactly the same thing but with a different result, the 'we-must-ban-all-over-70's-immediately' brigade would be in full swing! Rather than a lighthearted 'look at this poor fella' article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStormRising Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Would of like'd to of seen just how he managed that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keancy Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Would of like'd to of seen just how he managed that Yeah, hard to imagine. Can only assume he slowly reversed and somehow hit the Throttle with some force by accident thus making him fly backward onto the bonnet of the first Porsche and flip him over?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mattsupra Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 poor guy im sure it will all be ok for him now but like whats been said "poor porsche owners" some things you can replace but life is not one of them so pleased hes ok and to survive at that age with not even a scratch is un real i fell off my chair n broke a bone in my kneck and slipped a disc plus i broke my thumb so i aint going to be doing any of what hes done any time soon lmao matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 I wonder if there's any truth in the rumour of him being sent to a Welsh Motoring Safety course called Drive Caerphilly! Oh FFS... I'm sorry but what is the DOC doing driving at 93?? H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pot Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 if he was reversing he must have been going some speed to flip, it looks like he hit one car and flipped onto the other. Exactly right, I've heard a few stories about OAP's wildly crashing into things by stamping on the 'wrong pedal', then clinging onto the steering wheel for dear life, and forgetting to lift off... True but how many points do you have on your licence and how long have you been driving? I’ve been driving 6 years and already have 3 points... He’s done well for the past 70 years etc. I'll admit, my licence has been much more decorated than yours, or his, but the points are irrelevant IMO, up until a few years ago, (Well up until 2000), you'd have to do something REALLY silly to get points, nowadays they dish them out like breakfast... If he really hasn't hit anything in his time, then fair play, but the fact he doesn't have anything recorded doesn't make him great, I don't have a claim against me, nor have I ever made a claim... But I have crashed... Know what I mean?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mattsupra Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 is it called a section 59 now? the new one where if your exhaust is too loud or you fart in the wrong place and you get a fine and maybe an asbo in the process ffs when are the government going to do something right like get the bloody fuel prices down and the road tax too maybe he might get an asbo for his driving lmao ooo and if your talking points make prizes i should receive my own porsche coz i had 49 on my licence a few yrs bk now and could still drive lmao then i got a 1 yr ban so i learnt my lesson me thinks matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pot Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 ooo and if your talking points make prizes i should receive my own porsche coz i had 49 on my licence a few yrs bk now and could still drive lmao then i got a 1 yr ban so i learnt my lesson me thinks How much was the insurance on those 49 points?... And what were you able to drive? (Just interested) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceRocket Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Phew lucky escape for me then . Used to park my Supra by that place when popping into town. The description 'Porsche showroom' a tad OTT though, it's just a garage at the bottom of a residential street. But what way to sign off your driving career! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 True but how many points do you have on your licence and how long have you been driving? I’ve been driving 6 years and already have 3 points... He’s done well for the past 70 years etc. My grandad had held a clean license for years but towards the end he REALLY couldnt drive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbleapple Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 None, and 8 years. I'm not saying the guy is evil and should be burned at the stake, I'm pointing out that if he'd done exactly the same thing but with a different result, the 'we-must-ban-all-over-70's-immediately' brigade would be in full swing! Rather than a lighthearted 'look at this poor fella' article. Yes a very fair point. I was just trying to pre empt the usual 'we-must-ban-all-over-70's-immediately' brigade too by showing his excellent record compared to ours (mine) My grandad had held a clean license for years but towards the end he REALLY couldnt drive! Yes mine had the same problem.... had something to do with not having had his eyes checked in 30 years! (oh and he got his licence driving tanks in the war!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pot Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 I was just trying to pre empt the usual 'we-must-ban-all-over-70's-immediately' brigade too by showing his excellent record compared to ours (mine) Not at all from me, I abhor bans, but do support testing of people when they might not be able to drive... (And yes, I know I'm likely to fail 1st time) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 It's a shame for the old bloke, but good on him for recognising it's time to hang up his driving gloves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mattsupra Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 How much was the insurance on those 49 points?... And what were you able to drive? (Just interested) my insurance is a traders policy so it didnt go up that much beleive it or not and i could drive anything as i have a full licence for a bike too and have one also now matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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