Transportation Safety 3

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W-K 666 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19317 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67	Message 2072779 - Posted: 7 Apr 2021, 18:55:13 UTC Speeding Definitely, Tiger Woods car crash: Golfing great drove at almost double the speed limit Possibly, M25 crash: Lorry suspended from bridge over A2 ID: 2072779 · Reply Quote

ML1 Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21017 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20	Message 2072782 - Posted: 7 Apr 2021, 19:10:07 UTC - in response to Message 2072779. Last modified: 7 Apr 2021, 19:10:42 UTC Speeding ... Possibly, M25 crash: Lorry suspended from bridge over A2 That looks rather unusual and unexpected, and on a straight stretch of road... The skid marks suggest the cab was dragged around in an arc... Were the brakes working only on one side of the trailer? I guess that's our equivalent of the Ever Given! Stay safe folks! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) ID: 2072782 · Reply Quote

Gary Charpentier Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30932 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32	Message 2072832 - Posted: 8 Apr 2021, 3:52:35 UTC - in response to Message 2072782. Speeding ... Possibly, M25 crash: Lorry suspended from bridge over A2 That looks rather unusual and unexpected, and on a straight stretch of road... The skid marks suggest the cab was dragged around in an arc... Were the brakes working only on one side of the trailer? I guess that's our equivalent of the Ever Given! Stay safe folks! Martin Photo seems to show at least one tyre is partly off the rim. Can't tell if that happened first or last. ID: 2072832 · Reply Quote

Grant (SSSF) Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13835 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304	Message 2072844 - Posted: 8 Apr 2021, 7:47:35 UTC - in response to Message 2072832. Photo seems to show at least one tyre is partly off the rim. Can't tell if that happened first or last. Would be interesting to see any video of it occurring. It's as though the cab jack knifed, not the trailer. The trailer kept going straight ahead as the cab jack knifed, and the trailer moving forward resulted in the cab swinging around backwards & leading the trailer off of the side of the bridge. Grant Darwin NT ID: 2072844 · Reply Quote

rob smith Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22455 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380	Message 2072849 - Posted: 8 Apr 2021, 9:34:05 UTC - in response to Message 2072832. There are skid marks on the road before the start of the clip. As for the tyre, I think that happened during the collision with barrier. Thankfully the barrier held the rig on the A2 as it would have been a far worse crash if it hadn't. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? ID: 2072849 · Reply Quote

Bernie Vine Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9956 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328	Message 2072852 - Posted: 8 Apr 2021, 12:40:45 UTC Would be interesting to see any video of it occurring Video https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-kent-56674084 ID: 2072852 · Reply Quote

ML1 Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21017 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20	Message 2072865 - Posted: 8 Apr 2021, 16:35:56 UTC - in response to Message 2072852. Would be interesting to see any video of it occurring Video https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-kent-56674084 Mmmmm... Thanks for that. Annoyingly, as always, you don't get to see the full picture for what lead up to the swerving and crash. My suspicion is that the trailer was empty or tail heavy, and that the driver lost control from a gust of wind or due to driver induced oscillation whilst changing lane... Drive safely! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) ID: 2072865 · Reply Quote

Grant (SSSF) Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13835 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304	Message 2072914 - Posted: 9 Apr 2021, 6:13:36 UTC - in response to Message 2072865. Last modified: 9 Apr 2021, 6:14:19 UTC Thanks for that. Annoyingly, as always, you don't get to see the full picture for what lead up to the swerving and crash. Yep. As Rob mentioned, you can see long skid marks right from the start of the clip, but it's difficult to distinguish between them. So it looks like all trailer wheels locked up- and stayed that way. Just before hitting the barrier the prime mover wheels locked up. The prime mover jack knifed, and the trailer just pushed it around till it ended up where it did. Grant Darwin NT ID: 2072914 · Reply Quote

Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36387 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489	Message 2073377 - Posted: 14 Apr 2021, 23:57:36 UTC We have a little bit of a mess to clean up here this morning. Goods train derails in NSW near Wagga Wagga. Rail crew were left “shaken” after a goods train derailed near Wagga Wagga on Thursday morning. Fire and Rescue NSW confirmed one locomotive and five carriages were affected, with a “small leakage of fuel” detected. “The train’s crew are shaken but OK,” a spokesperson said. “The cargo is not hazardous and the train will be righted this morning.” ID: 2073377 · Reply Quote

Dr Who Fan Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3318 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4	Message 2073564 - Posted: 16 Apr 2021, 21:39:18 UTC Semi driver stung by bee veers off highway, loses load of cheese in lake, WA cops say Cheesy Press release from the Washington State Police: Skamaina County - SR14/MP71 - A view from the scene of an overturned truck hauling cheese. The guardrail was #shredded during the crash. The driver is a little #blue after being cited but thankfully doing very #gouda! #DriveSafe https://t.co/AcOR4cp1YT pic.twitter.com/f9Dw62ME8E — Trooper Will Finn (@wspd5pio) April 15, 2021 ID: 2073564 · Reply Quote

Gary Charpentier Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30932 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32	Message 2073599 - Posted: 17 Apr 2021, 5:59:56 UTC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_PesBtiaIA Somehow he missed the gas line. ID: 2073599 · Reply Quote

Gary Charpentier Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30932 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32	Message 2073751 - Posted: 19 Apr 2021, 3:36:17 UTC You can't fix stupid. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/apr/19/two-die-in-tesla-crash-no-one-in-drivers-seat-police ID: 2073751 · Reply Quote

Sirius B Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24907 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7	Message 2073757 - Posted: 19 Apr 2021, 6:33:35 UTC - in response to Message 2073751. The software got tired & fell asleep at the wheel. ID: 2073757 · Reply Quote

Grant (SSSF) Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13835 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304	Message 2073758 - Posted: 19 Apr 2021, 6:35:34 UTC - in response to Message 2073751. You can't fix stupid. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/apr/19/two-die-in-tesla-crash-no-one-in-drivers-seat-police Ages back after some earlier Tesla accidents i downloaded the owner's manual just to have a look at it. The number of times it repeats that the Auto pilot is not there to drive the car for you- it's just an assistant. ie- it's there to help you, the driver. You still need to drive the car, it'll just help you out. But as you say- there's no fix for stupid, other than a permanent one such as occurred with these two. Luckily they didn't take anyone else out with them. Grant Darwin NT ID: 2073758 · Reply Quote

ML1 Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21017 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20	Message 2073769 - Posted: 19 Apr 2021, 13:18:14 UTC - in response to Message 2073758. Last modified: 19 Apr 2021, 13:18:51 UTC High speed, twisty windy road, noone in the driver's seat... Were they doing a thrill-seeking or a show-off-the-tech 'dare'?... Stay safe folks! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) ID: 2073769 · Reply Quote

Dr Who Fan Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3318 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4	Message 2073771 - Posted: 19 Apr 2021, 13:50:10 UTC WWII-era plane makes emergency landing — just feet from Florida beach Footage by WFTV showed beachgoers — including young children in the sea — staring calmly at the single-engine TBM Avenger as it flew toward them Saturday around 20 feet from the shore. ID: 2073771 · Reply Quote

Dr Who Fan Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3318 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4	Message 2073825 - Posted: 20 Apr 2021, 3:09:40 UTC Don;t have Ambulance Insurance ... use AAA instead ID: 2073825 · Reply Quote

Grant (SSSF) Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13835 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304	Message 2074045 - Posted: 23 Apr 2021, 7:06:19 UTC Even this wouldn't be enough for quite a few drivers these days. Grant Darwin NT ID: 2074045 · Reply Quote

Sirius B Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24907 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7	Message 2074216 - Posted: 25 Apr 2021, 17:26:32 UTC One way to stop a car I suppose. Worth an Olympic medal at least ID: 2074216 · Reply Quote

Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36387 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489	Message 2074303 - Posted: 26 Apr 2021, 22:56:24 UTC Just another truck driver that doesn't know the height of his vehicle. :-( Lindsay Transport truck stuck under Corinda rail bridge/ Cheers. ID: 2074303 · Reply Quote

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