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Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31015 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Making it a roundabout, with a substantial centre, would be better than speed bumps. Yes, cut down buildings to install that roundabout. Only solution roadblocks on one of the directions. |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22540 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
First, a disclaimer - I know that junction and have seen first hand how much contempt the users of the "minor" road have for the signs; I was stopped waiting for a couple of tankers to come past on the main road when an idiot was to impatient to wait and nearly got himself crushed by the first one, idiot shouted at me for stopping, then at the tanker driver for not stopping, then at the cop in the car behind the tankers....... There's actually enough "waste" land on that junction to divert the roads slightly and put a roundabout in - knowing how "fast" the local highways people do this sort of job the two or three years of roadworks (mostly one man picking his nose all day) and the idiots would get used to slowing down to get through the sea of cones and other barriers. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31015 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Now for some truly terrifying numbers ... https://cdllife.com/2024/inspectors-placed-23-of-commercial-vehicles-out-of-service-during-72-hour-roadcheck-blitz/ Inspectors placed 23% of commercial vehicles out-of-service during 72 hour Roadcheck blitz Yes, that is right 1 in 4 HGV's shouldn't be on the road. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13855 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
What's really worrying is the top three vehicle defects. Defective brakes, tyre issues, other brake issues made up 64% of the reasons for declaring them defective. Oh, and for the drivers getting pinged- 25.4% didn't actually hold a Commercial Drivers' Licence (drivers were only 4.8% of the those 25% of vehicles that shouldn't have been on the road, but still...). Grant Darwin NT |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3348 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Appears to be "pilot error" that lead to the crash... Houston helicopter crash: 'Multiple fatalities' reported An NTSB investigation into a deadly helicopter crash in east Houston is now underway, according to authorities. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31015 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
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Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24913 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
The norm would be one train parks there, and the other passes. The fundamental question is, why that didn't happen last night?It'll be some time, but the RAIB report will be interesting. 1 dead, 15 injured in train collision |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19407 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
A tram derails and plows into a shop in the Norwegian capital but only 4 are lightly injured OSLO, Norway (AP) — A tram derailed in downtown Oslo and plowed into a phone and computer shop on Tuesday, Norwegian police said, but the accident only left four people lightly injured. |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14679 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
A quick and early analysis of that Welsh train crash. Not yet the final verdict, of course, but there are are enough new facts in there to get your teeth into. Train safety system failed before fatal crash, report says |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22540 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Sanding has long been a source of failure, especially now many trains have very small pipes & orifice for the sand to flow down. Said "holes" don't take much to block them up, and it's not unknown for them to get blocked up while the train is in service. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13855 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
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W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19407 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
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Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13855 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
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rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22540 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c14l78e44gvo[url] As Michael Caine would say "I said just blow the ****** doors off"[/url] Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19407 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
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rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22540 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Ta Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 66362 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Oh what a melted mess, the smoke was probably toxic from the plastic. I assume everyone got out ok, at least I hope they did. |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3348 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Not new, but if that was me crossing the street, I'd hurry up and buy a lottery ticket! Red Light Runner Launched Into the Air, BARELY Misses Pedestrian | Road Wars | A&E (August 10, 2022) |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31015 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Not new, but if that was me crossing the street, I'd hurry up and buy a lottery ticket! Or did he just use up every bit of luck? |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36871 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Some people can be lucky. Incredible moment motorcyclist flips on top of car after crashing into it. A motorcyclist has found himself on top of a car in a brutal collision caught on a dashcam. |
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