Topic: What I saw on the way in to work this morning... (Read 2637 times)

zebidee · « **on:** February 22, 2007, 12:25:29 »

Fortunately I was heading south ...

No idea how the heck this happened:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/6385189.stm

:shock:

Drift · « **Reply #1 on:** February 22, 2007, 12:49:52 »

:shock: I am looking forward to that explanation :lol: :lol:
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mmgemini · « **Reply #2 on:** February 22, 2007, 13:11:59 »

I think. THINK. That that trailer has been on the back of a trailer. :lol:

Somebody didn't check the height on the route. :oops:

Any other explanations ??

Range Rover Blues · « **Reply #3 on:** February 22, 2007, 13:31:11 »

Or they were driving with it up :shock:

jasonslaphead · « **Reply #4 on:** February 22, 2007, 13:44:37 »

I bet the bloke driving the corsa was glad that trailer wasnt full of cow **** :D

Range Rover Blues · « **Reply #5 on:** February 22, 2007, 13:45:27 »

Quote from: "jasonslaphead"

I bet the bloke driving the corsa was glad that trailer wasnt full of cow **** :D

Soft landing though if it were.

mmgemini · « **Reply #6 on:** February 22, 2007, 13:49:04 »

Quote from: "Range Rover Blues"

Or they were driving with it up :shock:

I think you are correct.

Although the reaper says "rear" of truck they could mean the rear body.
Neither can I see any wheels.

Rambler-Dents · « **Reply #7 on:** February 22, 2007, 13:55:27 »

I would guess that it was extended at the time too.

Hmm, an elderly driver ran into the back of it. Probably couldn't see the tipper in front at all, let alone the slightly different appearance.

zulublue · « **Reply #8 on:** February 22, 2007, 14:27:28 »

I think the elderly person thought it was a ramp in to a multi story car park. :shock:

Rambler-Dents · « **Reply #9 on:** February 22, 2007, 14:36:08 »

I wouldn't be surprised :lol:.

They are a nightmare though. I'm not sure what it's like in the rest of the country but they are dropping like flies here and causing all sorts of carnage on the roads.

It amazes me that no one seems to mention them in the same breath as road safety.

mmgemini · « **Reply #10 on:** February 22, 2007, 15:42:26 »

Stop pointing fingers at us elderly people :twisted:

Rambler-Dents · « **Reply #11 on:** February 22, 2007, 15:59:03 »

I'm referring to the ones who are incapable of driving and are causing serious accidents as a result. There are plenty of them in this area.

The most recent one demolished a petrol pump at our local Texaco station. The one before that hit someone whilst he was standing at the back of his van by the side of the road - taking his legs off in the process. My friend's dad was killed by one conking out at the wheel and coming across the road straight into him. There have been several serious accidents on our local A-road due to elderly drivers collapsing at the wheel. I've witnessed an accident caused by one driving down the the wrong side of a dual carriageway. I met one in a local village trying to drive the wrong way up a one-way street whilst gesticulating angrily to me for blocking his way.

I won't bore you with the full list, but in this area elderly drivers frequently make their presence known either through the newspapers after an accident, or simply whilst out and about. Based on what I have seen there are a lot of elderly motorists out there who are extremely dangerous and I repeat my comment about no one seeming to mention them in the same breath as road safety

Are you one of those types of people? If not then I'm not referring to you.

Boggert · « **Reply #12 on:** February 22, 2007, 16:17:31 »

I bet the driver of the trailer has some massive whip lash! :lol:

V8MoneyPit · « **Reply #13 on:** February 22, 2007, 17:33:12 »

Quote from: "Boggert"

I bet the driver of the trailer has some massive whip lash! :lol:

Not half as much as he will get from his boss :lol:

mmgemini · « **Reply #14 on:** February 22, 2007, 17:51:17 »

Quote from: "Rambler-Dents"

I'm referring to the ones who are incapable of driving and are causing serious accidents as a result. There are plenty of them in this area.

The most recent one demolished a petrol pump at our local Texaco station. The one before that hit someone whilst he was standing at the back of his van by the side of the road - taking his legs off in the process. My friend's dad was killed by one conking out at the wheel and coming across the road straight into him. There have been several serious accidents on our local A-road due to elderly drivers collapsing at the wheel. I've witnessed an accident caused by one driving down the the wrong side of a dual carriageway. I met one in a local village trying to drive the wrong way up a one-way street whilst gesticulating angrily to me for blocking his way.

I won't bore you with the full list, but in this area elderly drivers frequently make their presence known either through the newspapers after an accident, or simply whilst out and about. Based on what I have seen there are a lot of elderly motorists out there who are extremely dangerous and I repeat my comment about no one seeming to mention them in the same breath as road safety

Are you one of those types of people? If not then I'm not referring to you.

I'll just complain about these young drivers :twisted:

I know exactly what you mean.
I take a lot of pleaseure from people that are actually younger than me but act ten yeas older.
It's nice to say" Yes but I'm older than you" tothose that think they're old. :lol:

Rambler-Dents · « **Reply #15 on:** February 22, 2007, 18:18:40 »

Good for you :lol:. There are plenty of Victor Meldrews around that need sorting out! :D

Sider · « **Reply #16 on:** February 22, 2007, 18:52:00 »

I predict that driver is gonna be looking for a new job soon (plus a fair amount of points). Plus the company will get a juicy repair bill, plus increased insurance premiums.

How it happened? My guess is that he tipped the load, and drove off without securing the hydraulics. Down the road a bit, an elbow comes in contact with the lever..... The rest is easy enough to figure.

What amazes me is that he tore the body off the chassis, yet the gantry seems remarkably intact. A few years back in Spain something similar happened, the lorry was pretty much unscathed, but the gantry ended up horizontal on top of a car, killing a young lass.

Rambler-Dents · « **Reply #17 on:** February 22, 2007, 20:34:51 »

In the film 'Maximum Overdrive' a tipper lorry does something similar to a petrol station canopy.

Quite a good film that!

Priglet · « **Reply #18 on:** February 22, 2007, 21:11:13 »

Quote from: "Sider"

How it happened? My guess is that he tipped the load, and drove off without securing the hydraulics. Down the road a bit, an elbow comes in contact with the lever..... The rest is easy enough to figure.

I did that once when harvesting, I couldn't work out what the blue flashes were but having taken down 8 power lines I worked it out :oops: :oops:

Rambler-Dents · « **Reply #19 on:** February 22, 2007, 21:15:23 »

Quote from: "Priglet"

Quote from: "Sider"
How it happened? My guess is that he tipped the load, and drove off without securing the hydraulics. Down the road a bit, an elbow comes in contact with the lever..... The rest is easy enough to figure.

. . . I couldn't work out what the blue flashes were . . . .

Not the police then! :lol:

Stormin · « **Reply #20 on:** February 22, 2007, 22:25:42 »

Don't know about elderly drivers over here. (S'pos I'm classed as one now) You should see the Cumbria statistics for the young ones. :(

Littledan · « **Reply #21 on:** February 23, 2007, 00:02:19 »

thats rather dodgy!!!

Range Rover Blues · « **Reply #22 on:** February 24, 2007, 13:14:12 »

Quote from: "Sider"

What amazes me is that he tore the body off the chassis, yet the gantry seems remarkably intact. A few years back in Spain something similar happened, the lorry was pretty much unscathed, but the gantry ended up horizontal on top of a car, killing a young lass.

Says a lot for the standard we still uphold in the uk then. Perhaps the tipper was built in Spain too :lol:

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