- Location
- sw scotland
How does it 'get away' with an empty trailer and a 20mph limit on the road.
Wreckers!!
- Thread starter Kevtherev
- Start date
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
They do. One of the poor things from the Sheehy report (in my book) was the assumption that panda car fast response = traffic car fast response
As with all drivers, the faster one travels the higher the probability of an RTC
A response driver would have to justify more than a civilian during an investigation
ask him if you don't know
HmmmmCartgate Roundabout on the A303 has seen 3 artic units on their side this year so its not only the tractor boys !! Ohhh and one 200 yards up from the roundabout who ended up in the ditch on a straight bit of dual carriageway
Meant HGV’s in general leading bales……
Pretty sure the number of loads and miles covered by HGV’s will easily exceed those covered by Farm vehicles.
Not sure if the load in the picture is four or five layers high……five sounds unlikely.
Bale Trailer on Springs as well….
- Location
- Devon
The question should always be, did you continue after the point at which you realised there was an unacceptable risk of an accident.
We all know we could get a puncture or something jump out in front of us at any moment [etc, etc.] but you can't drive every inch like this or you would never exceed 30mph.
- Location
- sw scotland
I honestly don't know but as a transport chap you can explain. I used to have 2wd tractors and trailers with no brakes but I find braking and looking ahead usually works these days. Running up a banking with a heavy machine and a braked empty trailer is surely just careless
- Location
- Devon
I'll have a go/ guess.
That tractors top speed is probably 23mph ish so could have been going 'flat out' legally. [10% allowed for error margin and I'm not sure that 20mph is legally enforceable].
If something happened to make the driver 'dip' his clutch it could have soon 'got away' from him down the hill or have simply have something force him to go wide.
That's the point I've been trying to make. Where accidents seem most improbable is where you are most likely to be affected by something unforeseen.
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
It's a balance. In my view the response driver who hit Sheena McDonald in a Met response driver in a sherpa van and caused her massive head injuries was lucky the way the judgement fell in the investigation. I actually think traffic police drivers responding are more risk averse and cautious than many panda cars you see flying about everywhere.
In my view I encounter idiots (mostly from local villages) on one rural road with no hope of stopping if they encountered an (expected) hazard on the road. It's always the same refrain "I was only doing 60" "I was under the speed limit".
"Yes you were still speeding"
grainboy
Member
- Location
- Bedfordshire
Can’t believe certain Tff members condone these so called accidents,
Yes accidents happen,
But many could have been averted,
Yes accidents happen,
But many could have been averted,
It looks bad..... bad there's 100's of car/ truck/ motorbike accidents every day too. I wonder what percentage of road accidents are Ag related ?
3 bales high looks too much to me. Might even be 4 high ? The standard of HGV drivers I've seen in my own yard has been shocking recently. I don't think rules and licences are the answer. Maybe a speed and weight/ height limit ? I dunno.
3 bales high looks too much to me. Might even be 4 high ? The standard of HGV drivers I've seen in my own yard has been shocking recently. I don't think rules and licences are the answer. Maybe a speed and weight/ height limit ? I dunno.
- Location
- Devon
I don't know who is condoning accidents. There are many condemning drivers without any knowledge of what happened. Some of the drivers could be hero's for bringing a very dangerous situation that was not their fault, to a conclusion that avoided death or injury.
I've given you the how I think it happened I'm not getting into the why
or could have even had a mechanical issue
At least they don't have to walk far for a cuppa and a fry up.Cartgate Roundabout on the A303 has seen 3 artic units on their side this year so its not only the tractor boys !! Ohhh and one 200 yards up from the roundabout who ended up in the ditch on a straight bit of dual carriageway
Netherfield
Member
- Location
- West Yorkshire
Maybe tramming on a bit too fast.
www.examinerlive.co.uk
Shefield tram crash updates as busy road closed after HGV collision
Cricket Inn Road in Sheffield has been closed
www.examinerlive.co.uk
In this day and age, the HGV should have direct drilled his way into a tram ?Maybe tramming on a bit too fast.
Shefield tram crash updates as busy road closed after HGV collision
Cricket Inn Road in Sheffield has been closed
Scruffywelder
Member
I thought mine was bad but your clutching at straws with that one......
.... oh
Bet the Audi drivers @rsehole is clutching a few straws pretty tightly too
itsalwaysme
Member
- Location
- Cheshire
An arm detached from the steering wheel while holding his ECU to his ear
gets away while texting on phone maybe?
betweenthelines
Member
- Location
- southwest
See on another thread that Audi is a convertible too
Well, it is now!