Ben Fogle reveals 'life flashed before my eyes' after nearly dying in terrifying car accident | Y056541 | 2024-04-13 21:08:01
Ben Fogle had recalled the terrifying moment he virtually died in his house village.
The 50-year-old adventurer and broadcaster is not any stranger to dangerous situations, however he is now urging for motion to be taken on a single monitor street 'outdoors his residence in rural Oxfordshire'.
'I almost died yesterday,' he wrote this week within the Henley Commonplace. 'Given the issues I have completed and the dangers I have taken, it feels slightly ironic that my very own near dying experience ought to occur so near house.'
He explained how the street has 'no pavements', which suggests the street itself acts as 'pavement, footpath and bridleway' as cyclists, walkers, drivers and youngsters alike all share the area.
'Extremely. Virtually unbelievably. It also occurs to be the nationwide velocity limit. You possibly can drive 60 miles an hour via the guts of our little village,' he added, earlier than recalling his personal near miss.
He stated: 'I was operating along the street with my dog at my aspect. I don't run alongside the street because I need to run on the street but most land is personal.
'I run along the street because it's the only method to reach the fewer and fewer paths and bridleways.
'A supply driver driving on the perfectly authorized, but obviously dangerous 60mph, careered around one of the many blind bends, threw on its breaks and skidded to a halt just some ft from me and my dog.'
Ben compared the terrifying moment to his boat capsizing in the Atlantic Ocean or his oxygen bottle exploding as he climbed Everest.
'My life flashed earlier than my eyes,' he stated as he referred to as for a 2mph limit. 'Somebody is going to get killed in our village. Both of my youngsters have had near encounters with rushing visitors.'
Sharing his letter on Instagram, he revealed that the Buckinghamshire Council cupboard member for transport steerage, & Steven Broadbent, has insisted the bounds are 'set towards Division for Transport steerage'.
Broadbent insisted there are various issues for these selections, including 'the hierarchy of the street', the quantity of visitors and pedestrians, 'collision history' and more.
Ben responded: 'To surmise, somebody has to have a critical accident (or worse) earlier than they may change the velocity limit. The problem is that our street can also be without pavement.'
He shared a link to a petition, and continued: 'Love, peace, and protected roads. I'm positive most insurance policies are meant to forestall accidents and deaths in the first place.'
He later shared some household pictures displaying them strolling alongside the street, which is 'the one method to transfer via [the] village'.
He wrote: 'We have now had multiple near misses. Canine have been run over and horses spooked. We have now had crashes and bike owner crashes, however this isn't enough for Buckinghamshire Council to respect the village's pleas to scale back the velocity limit.
'We'd like as many signatures as we will get before they'll act. Please help us before we lose someone in our group.'
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