
Originally Posted by
vifferman
Evening, SportsFans.
I stayed with my sister in Whangapoua on the Coromandel Peninsula last night, and today after a lovely lunch in Whitianga, we made our way home via the Tairua-Thames road. I was really enjoying the beautiful weather, and the fantastic road, until I came around a blind corner in a series of bends at around 2pm, to see a group of bikers overtaking a couple of cars downhill. The lead one was right in my lane, heeled over, and headed straight for me. If it was not for my braking and swerving left, you Sir, you complete and utter fuckwit, would be DEAD.
It may be lucky that I was not on my VFR but in my new car; if by some chance, you happen to be reading this, Mr FW, yes, it was that black Passat R-Line wagon that you nearly collided with. Thank Mr Bosch for his excellent ABS brakes, and Herr VAG for his wonderfully engineered automobiles, and Signor Pirelli for his very sticky P7 Cinturatos.
My wife was not happy - she would've been devastated had you been splattered, and I would not have been happy had my few months old car been damaged either.
Yes, the Coro Loop is a fantastic ride/drive, but it is not a racetrack or playground, and the basic traffic rules still apply: KEEP LEFT, especially on blind corners. The law is clear: You should not overtake another vehicle where you do not have clear visibility throughout the whole manouevre.
Leave your testes in your wife's handbag, and your bravado on the dresser, or save it for the track.
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