Accidents caused by farm spillage

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Tugman

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I would like to bring to your attention an accident I had while riding my motor bike on the A6006 on Saturday 6/8/22 at about 19.00 I ended up crashing my motor bike on a lefthand bend because a local farmer had dumped a load of corn seed across the carriageway from an overfilled trailer.
The result was a torn left kidney, 4 days in hospital, 8 weeks recovery time. I have been riding for 60 plus years and this is my first major off.
Even before I left the scene someone in a 4 person cab vehicle had arrived and was sweeping up the evidence.
Could anyone can supply the above farmers details please. I have photos of the scene but can not attach them.
Email [email protected].
Regards

Tony
 
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Iben

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Arable Farmer
Location
Fife
Tugman said:
I would like to bring to your attention an accident I had while riding my motor bike on the A6006 on Saturday 6/8/22 at about 19.00 I ended up crashing my motor bike on a lefthand bend because a local farmer had dumped a load of corn seed across the carriageway from an overfilled trailer.
The result was a torn left kidney, 4 days in hospital, 8 weeks recovery time. I have been riding for 60 plus years and this is my first major off.
Even before I left the scene someone in a 4 person cab vehicle had arrived and was sweeping up the evidence.
Could anyone can supply the above farmers details please. I have photos of the scene but can not attach them.
Email [email protected].
Regards

Tony
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If you had gone round the corner and slipped on some roadkill that was in the same place as the grain, would you have still come on here and asked how to sue mother nature?

I am sorry to hear about your injuries, but the reality is you were going to fast for that bit of road/ your reaction times.

None the less, it is important to note that even a small grain spillage on the road has its dangers.
 
gone up the hill

gone up the hill

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Location
Devon
Tugman said:
I would like to bring to your attention an accident I had while riding my motor bike on the A6006 on Saturday 6/8/22 at about 19.00 I ended up crashing my motor bike on a lefthand bend because a local farmer had dumped a load of corn seed across the carriageway from an overfilled trailer.
The result was a torn left kidney, 4 days in hospital, 8 weeks recovery time. I have been riding for 60 plus years and this is my first major off.
Even before I left the scene someone in a 4 person cab vehicle had arrived and was sweeping up the evidence.
Could anyone can supply the above farmers details please. I have photos of the scene but can not attach them.
Email [email protected].
Regards

Tony
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You should have been going at a speed so that if you came across the above/ a car etc stationary in the middle of the road or a person/ animal in the road that you could have stopped!

All very well blaming someone else but you clearly need to take a look at your own driving speeds/skill !!
 
grainboy

grainboy

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Location
Bedfordshire
Sorry but.
Christ you lot are above the law,
Genuine or not, he has a point,
I Do a fair few miles, for work, see it everywhere.

Similar the other day, taking farmer customer to view a machine on site. We followed a large J D tractor, all over the place, weaving, oblivious of us behind, I commented bet he is on his phone, at that point the young driver put phone to his ear, say no more,
 
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Ploughmaster

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Location
Lincolnshire
Iben said:
None the less, it is important to note that even a small grain spillage on the road has its dangers.
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Especially as you can be prosecuted for leaving any kind of debris on the highway.

High speed has little to do with it - on two wheels, hitting even a small amount of grain even at lower speeds on bends and curves will very likely cause a loss of control as the grains roll sideways under the tyres.

There have been a number of farmers who have been successfully prosecuted and fined substantial sums of money after cyclists (both motor and pedal) have suffered injuries after crashing due to spilt grain on the road. If the rider is killed, you can expect a custodial sentence.

Some of the arrogant attitudes displayed on this thread starkly underline some of the reasons why farmers are so often roundly vilified by so many of the public at large.
davidroberts30 said:
But why assume its farmers
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Just who else is it likely to be at this time of year ffs!
 
davidroberts30

davidroberts30

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Location
pembrokeshire
Ploughmaster said:
Especially as you can be prosecuted for leaving any kind of debris on the highway.

High speed has little to do with it - on two wheels, hitting even a small amount of grain even at lower speeds on bends and curves will very likely cause a loss of control as the grains roll sideways under the tyres.

There have been a number of farmers who have been successfully prosecuted and fined substantial sums of money after cyclists (both motor and pedal) have suffered injuries after crashing due to spilt grain on the road. If the rider is killed, you can expect a custodial sentence.

Some of the arrogant attitudes displayed on this thread starkly underline some of the reasons why farmers are so often roundly vilified by so many of the public at large.

Just who else is it likely to be at this time of year ffs!
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So there aren't lorry carting ffs
 
Wilksy

Wilksy

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Location
East Riding
Would the farmer or the operator be liable? Also if there is more than one farm using that road how could you pin down the guilty party? Does everyone brush off all the places grain gets after tipping before setting of back?
 
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