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So it has taken me about 20 months to reap the benefits of ticking the £1695 Drivers Assistance Package option on the GLC Configurator. We were heading off to Anglesey for a 3-night birthday break when, about 30 miles out of Hereford and traveling at 60mph, some d1ckhead suddenly decided he needed to turn right and slammed on his brakes. The Honda Jazz behind him immediately went into a skid on the wet road but just managed to pull up without a rear impact. Red Ken's radar worked out the closing speed was too rapid for me to deal with so took over the braking for me. I could feel the brake pedal being rapidly modulated under my foot and the car stopped about a foot short of the rear of the Jazz.
I didn't even have time to breathe a sigh of relief when I again heard the sound of tyres sliding on a wet road but this time behind me. This time the radar anticipated an impact so applied the brakes to prevent the car rolling forward and activated the hazard warning lights. From inside the car the impact sounded so load I expected to find the tailgate directly behind the front seats! When I got out to inspect the devastation my flab has never been so ghasted!!! Red Ken was totally intact and unmarked. Citroen Berlingo Lady had hit him squarely on the black ABS inlay which had subsequently deformed and then just sprung back into position. Result!!!!!
I didn't even have time to breathe a sigh of relief when I again heard the sound of tyres sliding on a wet road but this time behind me. This time the radar anticipated an impact so applied the brakes to prevent the car rolling forward and activated the hazard warning lights. From inside the car the impact sounded so load I expected to find the tailgate directly behind the front seats! When I got out to inspect the devastation my flab has never been so ghasted!!! Red Ken was totally intact and unmarked. Citroen Berlingo Lady had hit him squarely on the black ABS inlay which had subsequently deformed and then just sprung back into position. Result!!!!!