28 replies to this topic

[blacktulip]

this is very sad indeed. i see people using their mobile phones (van drivers and young girls mostly) and it really angers me. there should be a very harsh punishment for mobile users whilst driving. a girl driver killed another driver plus her own passenger friends whilst texting on her phone whilst driving here in Braintree.

[mighty mini jack]

Very sad news indeed, my thoughts go out to his family and friends.

[Richspec]

Johns funeral is on monday morning.
The two clubs he was a member of, Cumbria Classic Minis and the Cumbria Mini Cruisers will be attending and escorting the hearse at the families request.

Many thanks for the kind words, he was a really nice young lad with a great future ahead of him, just sadly in the wrong place at the wrong time

Rich
Chairman

Cumbria Classic Minis.

[hazpalmer14]

john was a close friend of mine, i went through 6th form with him always talking about minis and classic fords. He was a bright young lad with a future ahead of him. He will be missed by many, he was taken way too soon.
RIP John you wont be forgotten!!

[hazpalmer14]

Just thought id mention that johns tragic death is mention in the lastest miniworld under the news in brief section i dont know what page. And also johns dad and his cousin Jackson have been working on the pick up and have fitted new floors.

RIP JOHN

[callumsfirstcar]

Rest In Peace!

i hope his Family and Friends all keep their heads up high and try to be Strong through this pain, who for soem may never stop


REST IN PEACE.

[sebseb8]

Very sad story. Ive just turned 17 and can't wait to get behing the wheel of my mini but this really has made me be more cautious on the roads. It is such a shame to loose someone who has so much going for them.

Rest In Peace John

[Wright&Wright]

RIP John.

Condolences to his family and friends
It's certainly made me think more about my attitude anyway.

[wardyxxx]

Sad to hear this.

[ashmiddleton]

RIP, Didnt no you but any mini owner is a freind of mine. I am 18 aswell and it makes me sit back and think i wont go into that round about because there my be a car or i wont go into that cornor just in case. Its so sad. My thougts are with his familey and frinds. RIP John hope ure safe now

[Jacko-lah]

With statistics like the following

"A UK Department for Transport statistics publication, presenting estimates of the risk of driver injury in two car injury collisions, based on reported road accident data, estimated that the 1990–2000 Mini was one of two small cars (the other being the Hyundai Atoz), which, with an estimated 84% of drivers likely to be injured, presented the greatest risk of driver injury. The average risk for the small car category was 76%"


i don't think that there is anything you can do to make a mini safe, there is always a risk involved everytime we get behind the wheel of any car, us mini owners just have to accept that our risk is slightly higher than most. It does sadden me when people do die in RTA's with their minis and my thoughts are with his friends and family.

RIP.

And that explains why it's the cheapest way by far, of insuring a 17 year old. My quote was £700 less than a Fiat Cinquento.

[wolfie]

With statistics like the following

"A UK Department for Transport statistics publication, presenting estimates of the risk of driver injury in two car injury collisions, based on reported road accident data, estimated that the 1990–2000 Mini was one of two small cars (the other being the Hyundai Atoz), which, with an estimated 84% of drivers likely to be injured, presented the greatest risk of driver injury. The average risk for the small car category was 76%"


i don't think that there is anything you can do to make a mini safe, there is always a risk involved everytime we get behind the wheel of any car, us mini owners just have to accept that our risk is slightly higher than most. It does sadden me when people do die in RTA's with their minis and my thoughts are with his friends and family.

RIP.

I think its difficult to make statistics like that, i work for a recovery firm part time i have on several occations picked up cars that are smashed beyond recognition yet the drivers have walked away, i have also picked up cars that look like they have have had a fairly minor accident yet they have been soco'd because its been a fatal, its not just the car you drive its what you hit and how you hit it.

Its very sad when someone is killed in an accident, i lost a long time friend a few years ago on the devon link road between bideford and barnstable if you loose our life on the road the feeling will always be that its to soon i dont feel age is a factor, when i think of simon and his tragic death i always remember the saying "the good die young"

Edited by wolfie, 23 September 2010 - 03:27 PM.

[xtr hardcore]

Thats so sad I'm 18 myself and the amount of Knobs on the road these days is unreal. I've almost been involved in a few accidents myself, all due to the lack of care from other road users.

I'm sorry you had to go mate, but justice will be served.

R.I.P John

[Jackmorton]

Just thought id mention that johns tragic death is mention in the lastest miniworld under the news in brief section i dont know what page. And also johns dad and his cousin Jackson have been working on the pick up and have fitted new floors.

RIP JOHN

Just adding on this. The mini pickup now has a front end on it. And i believe its primered up ready for spraying. Brother is taking up my rear subframe for him at the weekend so it will be a step closer to completion.

Missing you john always thinking about you mate. x