Brutkey

Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK
@vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de

@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party @allypally@mastodon.scot even though we don't always get this level of sun in Britain, earlier in the year I got into a crash in Western England due to being dazzled by sunlight

Luckily there were no bad injuries but it was scary - I got briefly quizzed by cops and breathalysed - the other party had called 999 and I suspect reported me as a possible flight risk as my car was still driveable and I look younger than I am (plus being non-white), as initially the cops did the "box in" move so I couldn't try and drive off (but the officer was actually OK in the end and even took my car to the petrol garage and trusted me to get recovery and not drive it)

Still a lot of expense and hassle (and my insurance is through the roof now) - so I now keep sunglasses in the car at all times.

Ms. Que Banh
@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party

@vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de
That entire experience sounds traumatic too.


Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK
@vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de

@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party I was initially very nervous about driving and only started in my 40s - I made a point to get back on the road as soon as possible so as not to lose my confidence, and even have a more powerful car now but have only been driving to and from work (and one visit to a bookshop), am slowly getting the courage back to attempt longer drives, and being very careful to take breaks (which was likely also a factor as I had been on the road 3 hours solid from one end of England to the other)