Heroic Coach Driver's Quick Reactions Stop A Bad Day From Getting Worse

When a car loses control on the M40, one coach driver finds out just how good his brakes really are
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This bit of dashcam drama shows that the difference between life and death on Britain’s motorways is often just millimetres - and a driver who is paying attention.

Coach driver Mike Helm was recording his journey up the M40 when he caught sight of an incident ahead. We’re not sure quite what happened, but it appears that an overtaking Golf driver missed the slower traffic ahead of him and panic-braked. This locked up the rear wheels and pitched the VW into a slide.

With all four tyres smoking, the Golf came to rest half in lane two and half in lane three, dead ahead of Helm’s 12-tonne rig.

Heroic Coach Driver's Quick Reactions Stop A Bad Day From Getting Worse

With no room to his left due to trucks, Helm had no other choice but to stamp hard on the brakes - and was already braking before the Golf stopped moving.

The audio indicates he wasn’t entirely sure he’d stop in time, and the video catches the Golf driver bracing for the impact, but fortunately it never came; the coach stopped just short of the stricken vehicle - to a deserved round of applause from his passengers.

There’s a special mention too for the unknown Peugeot 208 driver who also exhibits exemplary awareness in avoiding the Golf.

Fortunately this incident resulted in no injuries or damage. That’s one very lucky Golf driver who should be checking his brake balance and rear tyres, along with his observational skills and underwear.

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Comments

Ali Mahfooz

Clearly new underwears are needed both for that Golf and the coach driver.

10/02/2017 - 13:37 |
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BenPaye(JDMSquad)(MX5Squad)(LFAsquad)(Subie Squad) (Rotary F

In reply to by Ali Mahfooz

Haha yes

10/02/2017 - 13:52 |
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Deoxide

woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, WOAH.

This bus driver has the best reaction.

10/02/2017 - 13:53 |
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Nishant Dash

Lift-Off oversteer+Stupid driver=

10/02/2017 - 13:55 |
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10/03/2017 - 12:11 |
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Anonymous

If Kimi was the bus driver.

Bwoah bwoah bwoahh bwoah bwoah bwoah bwoah bwoah bwoah bwoah BWOAH.

10/02/2017 - 14:08 |
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Olivier (CT's grammar commie)

In USA, the coach driver would have accelerated

10/02/2017 - 14:09 |
26 | 4

Lol what’s this a reference to? Is there a video of someone in the US flooring it into another car I should watch?

10/02/2017 - 15:33 |
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Ramming speed!!

10/02/2017 - 15:38 |
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Antonio 3

It was the stig talking cousin.

10/02/2017 - 14:30 |
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TheBagel

Holy crap that’s close!

10/02/2017 - 14:52 |
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Anonymous

That coach must had big-a$$ Brembo brakes

10/02/2017 - 14:54 |
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Ian MacDonald

Back again…

10/02/2017 - 16:08 |
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Guess who’s back…

10/02/2017 - 16:09 |
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Anonymous

Instead of repeatedly saying uwowowowow, why dont he told the passangers to brace for impact..anyway its an amazing save

10/02/2017 - 16:10 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

I don’t think you could react in that stressful situation.
Usually, in these stressful situations, things seem to happen so fast your brain is kind of autonomous.

10/02/2017 - 19:13 |
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