Ben Fogle has revealed he “almost died” this week after almost being hit by a delivery van near his home in the village of Fawley, just outside Henley, Oxfordshire.
The TV adventurer, 50, said it was “ironic” that the incident had not occurred during one of his trips to the jungle or desert, before claiming that his two children were also nearly injured due to the limit of Current speed of 60 mph in the area. .
In a lengthy Instagram post, she explained that she remembered the terrifying event that occurred during a walk with one of her six dogs, and the vehicle narrowly missed the beloved pet.
Ben, who shares son Ludo, 15, and daughter Iona, 13, with daughter Marina, made a desperate plea to slow down, saying it was “common sense” before a death occurred.
Writing: ‘I almost died yesterday. Neither on Everest nor in some remote jungle. Not in an ocean or a desert, but on a small single track lane outside my house in rural Oxfordshire.
Ben Fogle, 50, has revealed he “almost died” this week after almost being hit by a delivery van near his home in the village of Fawley, outside Henley, Oxfordshire.
The TV adventurer said it was ‘ironic’ that it hadn’t happened during one of his trips to the jungle or desert (in the Scottish Highlands)
He went on to claim that his two children also nearly suffered an injury due to the current speed limit (LR) of 60 mph in the area. Iona, 13, Ludo 15,
‘Given the things I’ve done and the risks I’ve taken, it seems a little ironic that my own near-death experience occurs so close to home. Let me explain…’
‘We live in a pretty village on the outskirts of Henley. It is home to several hundred people. We have a church, a cricket ground and a municipal park, as well as a town hall.
‘We used to have a pub in the village until a developer bought it, and then we ‘mysteriously’ burned it down and knocked it down within a day (sound familiar?) I digress.
He continued: ‘Ours is an idyllic little community with children, dogs, horses, farmers and a thriving social community.
‘A single-lane road winds through this happy little town. We have no pavements, which means the road is our sidewalk, footpath and bridleway.
‘We share it with cyclists, dogs, walkers, children, tractors, cars and delivery people. Incredibly. Almost unbelievably. It also happens to be the national speed limit.
‘You can drive 60 miles an hour through the heart of our small town. You can get close to my daughter on her horse or the dogs walking at 60 mph!!!!
He goes on to say: ‘While my daughter rides her pony down the road because it’s the only way to get to the increasingly fewer bridleways, delivery drivers race at the legal speed of 60mph around blind bends to meet time targets. home delivery.
In a lengthy post he explained how the incident occurred during a walk with one of his six dogs, and the vehicle narrowly missed the beloved pet.
On Instagram, Ben, who shares son Ludo, 15, and daughter Iona, 13, with daughter Marina, made a desperate plea to slow down the current speed saying it was “common sense” before an accident occurred. death.
In a lengthy post he wrote: “I almost died yesterday. Neither on Everest nor in some remote jungle. Not in an ocean or a desert, but on a small single track lane outside my house in rural Oxfordshire.
‘While my son cycles with the dogs, the day visitors, blindly following the sat nav and the 60mph speed limit, races down the single track pavement, sorry.
‘The only way I can get to the limited trails is on the same single track road I have to share with delivery drivers at 60mph. Which brings me back to my near-death experience…
‘I was running down the road with my dog by my side. I don’t run on the road because I want to run on the road, but most of the land is private. I run along the path because it is the only way to reach fewer and fewer roads and bridleways.
‘A delivery driver driving at a perfectly legal but obviously dangerous 60mph took one of the many blind bends, slammed on the brakes and skidded to a stop just meters from me and my dog.
He continued: ‘My life flashed before my eyes. Just like it happened when my boat sank in the Atlantic Ocean and when my oxygen tank exploded on Everest, but this was while I was walking a dog outside my house.
He then captioned the post saying that a member of Buckinghamshire Council’s transport guidance cabinet said the speed limit had been “compared to the department’s ‘transport guidance'”.
Before completion no changes would be made until there was a serious accident (pictured in Village of Henley)
‘And now I imagine my children walking on the same sidewalk, sorry, I walk. I love living here in this idyllic rural area, but I don’t want to die because our local council doesn’t see fit to implement a 20mph limit for a community that also relies on the road as our pavement.
‘We have imposed 20 mph in places that already have sidewalks. I’m a risk taker, so I don’t say that lightly. Someone is going to be murdered in our town. Both of my children have had near encounters with speeding traffic.
Before adding: ‘We are not alone. There are countless other small towns that also live with 60 mph speed limits in the heart of their community. It’s common sense. Our local councilor has tried in vain. Please help us before we lose someone.’
He then captioned the post saying that a member of Buckinghamshire Council’s transport guidance cabinet said the speed limit had been “compared to the department’s ‘transport guidance'”.
Before concluding, no changes would be made until a serious accident occurred.
MailOnline has contacted Buckinghamshire Council for comment.