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So yesterday I drove up to Portsmouth, from Devon, for my Uncle's 50th birthday party; its was a 60's/70's theme (eurgh).

Anywho, as I was driving up the M5 I looked into my side mirror (on my side) and notice the plastic panel from the door was hanging off. Not having many other places to go I pulled onto the hard shoulder, which was wide enough for my car. Got out the car and as soon as a touched the panel it came off, "good job" I thought - didn't want it flying off causing an accident.

So feeling quite pleased with my heroic efforts I went to get back in my car, but before I could a MAHOOSIVE Lorry came hurtling past me and the force was so great that it took me off my feet and flung me onto the actual M5.....well the top half of my body was on it, whilst the rest was in the hard shoulder. I scurried back as quickly as I could quite bewildered by what happened. I got back into my car and drove off, slightly shaken.

My knees are pretty banged up, I'm sure I've slightly cracked one as its throbbing like no-ones business, but more worryingly is that I could well have been caught on CCTV and get posted on youtube as 'Idiot on the M5'

Anyway, obviously nothing severe happened and I am now back home nursing a hangover

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Former Member

Count yourself very lucky

The hard shoulder can be the most dangerous place to be!
I'd get the knee seen to though....

10/10/1011:02 AM

Karma_Member

I haven't read this. Did anything interesting happen?

10/10/1011:03 AM

Rawky-RooMember 10 years

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I haven't read this. Did anything interesting happen?

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10/10/1011:05 AM

Karma_Member

Sorry Rawky dear, I am off to shower and shave and will revise your post in due course.

10/10/1011:06 AM

Rawky-RooMember 10 years

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Sorry Rawky dear, I am off to shower and shave and will revise your post in due course.

Make sure you get the bit where the edges of your nostrils touch the upper lip, its a tricky area that one

10/10/1011:08 AM

CroctacusMember

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I haven't read this. Did anything interesting happen?

This is Rawky not another well known blokey poster round here!!

Did you have brown trousers rawky?

10/10/1011:09 AM

Karma_Member

Don't even go there, I'm starting to resemble Magnum

10/10/1011:10 AM

monkey13Member

Rawky!

How scary. Pleased your ok mate.

10/10/1011:11 AM

Karma_Member

Right, shower is calling and pits need attention. Adios for a bit! (probably see youse in the x factor thread) Ciao ciao! x

10/10/1011:11 AM

Dame_Ann_AverageMember VIP10 years

awww Rawky

Hard shoulders are the worst place to be, and a lorry at speed passing can quite easily drag you onto the road..... lucky escape my friend, here's a cup of sweet tea

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10/10/1011:14 AM

JennyMember

You were lucky Rawky! How scary!

10/10/1011:18 AM

RexiMember 10 years

Blimey Rawky - how scary

10/10/1011:21 AM

stonksMember

*Goes off to You Tube*....

10/10/1011:23 AM

Ev (Peachy)Member

Hope your getting over the shock

Sounds like your knee may need more attention, but it could have been worse.

10/10/1011:25 AM

El LoroMember VIP10 yearsModerator

Rawky, a terrifying experience - I would get your knee checked out though.

I doubt that you would get a clip of this put on Youtube as on the previous day late evening, as a man was on the M5 between Bridgewater & Burnham on Sea when he had a crash and then got out of his car. He then did something utterly stupid. He attempted to cross the motorway over the central reservation. He had no chance of getting across and was killed by a lorry. The motorway was closed for several hours as a result.

10/10/1011:27 AM

Former Member

Don't like the hard shoulder

10/10/1011:53 AM

Karma_Member

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a MAHOOSIVE Lorry came hurtling past me and the force was so great that it took me off my feet and flung me onto the actual M5

Friggin eck

If you were on the hard shoulder then the lorry shouldn't have been going so fast that it would fling you onto the road cos it would have been on the left hand side? He was obviously speeding cos doing 70 wouldn't have caused that. I bloody hate motorway lorries, especially when I get sandwiched between them and their wheels are eye level.

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Anyway, obviously nothing severe happened and I am now back home nursing a hangover

I hope you got drunk when you got back home .....

10/10/1012:10 PM

Karma_Member

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Don't like the hard shoulder

I used to stop on the hard shoulder all the time cos often I'd start falling asleep when I'd have to drive hundreds of miles last year. It's a bit of a death trap at the best of times, especially trying to get back on the road, thank Gawd for the turbo injection.

10/10/1012:13 PM

BazMember VIP10 years

OMG Rawky..... glad you are OK

10/10/1012:56 PM

CosmopolitanMember 10 years

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My knees are pretty banged up,

Did it affect your 70's dancing, Rawks?

Glad you're 'sort of ok'. xx

10/10/101:01 PM

Yogi19Member 10 years

Rawky, you ought to get your knee and rib checked out. (Big hug, my smilie has gone AWOL).

10/10/101:07 PM

slimfernMember VIP

What junctions were you between Rawky ?
I talk with the highways agency on a daily basis almost

10/10/101:08 PM

Rawky-RooMember 10 years

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What junctions were you between Rawky ? I talk with the highways agency on a daily basis almost

It was just before the Exeter Airport turnoff. Can't remember the number though.

10/10/101:15 PM

batemanMember

I was just about to start my own thread, titled, " So I was driving along the motorway....and some geezer was sitting on the hard shoulder having a picnic and reading a jazz mag. So I tried to run him over for a laugh

" Small world.

10/10/101:21 PM

slimfernMember VIP

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It was just before the Exeter Airport turnoff. Can't remember the number though.

M5 junc 29 ?

10/10/101:44 PM

PeterCatMember

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thank Gawd for the turbo injection.

10/10/102:26 PM

Former Member

Oh Rawky

Hows you today?

10/11/106:16 AM

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