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« Reply #405 on: May 23, 2021, 18:13:50 » |
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Yes - looks like a Mercedes Sprinter van, whose driver must have had a very nasty shock, although perhaps its failure to give way contributed to the accident?
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« Reply #406 on: May 24, 2021, 10:06:52 » |
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Yes - looks like a Mercedes Sprinter van, whose driver must have had a very nasty shock, although perhaps its failure to give way contributed to the accident?
That trailer should fit under a 15’6 |
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« Reply #407 on: May 24, 2021, 10:11:55 » |
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Yes - looks like a Mercedes Sprinter van, whose driver must have had a very nasty shock, although perhaps its failure to give way contributed to the accident?
That trailer should fit under a 15’6 The trailer might have fitted if it had been central as advised. The tilt suggests that it was not. A last minute reaction to the presence of the sprinter perhaps? |
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« Reply #408 on: May 24, 2021, 10:27:41 » |
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Yes - looks like a Mercedes Sprinter van, whose driver must have had a very nasty shock, although perhaps its failure to give way contributed to the accident?
That trailer should fit under a 15’6 The trailer might have fitted if it had been central as advised. The tilt suggests that it was not. A last minute reaction to the presence of the sprinter perhaps? I don't think that's physically possible - it takes more than a vehicle's length to steer it all, including the rear wheels, sideways. Given where the artic ended up, it can't have pulled out from the left side at all. It should have waited until it was clear to pull out, and that involves waiting for any traffic the other way to stop to wait for it. It can only advance under the bridge once that has been done. Clearly, that didn't happen. |
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« Reply #409 on: May 24, 2021, 11:18:48 » |
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To be fair, we can't really say what happened. We might guess that one or other vehicle was in the wrong place, but that would be the kind of conjecture we'd frown on if this were a train crash... It can be surprising where things end up when they are deflected by other vehicles, or robust masonry.
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« Reply #410 on: May 24, 2021, 18:04:22 » |
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To be fair, we can't really say what happened. We might guess that one or other vehicle was in the wrong place, but that would be the kind of conjecture we'd frown on if this were a train crash... It can be surprising where things end up when they are deflected by other vehicles, or robust masonry.
If only there was a “road accident investigation branch”. It would probably need to employ thousands though… Paul |
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« Reply #411 on: May 24, 2021, 18:12:21 » |
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Yes - looks like a Mercedes Sprinter van, whose driver must have had a very nasty shock, although perhaps its failure to give way contributed to the accident?
That trailer should fit under a 15’6 A close up on Google Streetview tells me that the height restriction on the left is 13ft, whatever that might be in normal measurements. https://goo.gl/maps/hPF2ZEbFAzQ5vawv9 |
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« Reply #412 on: May 24, 2021, 20:12:15 » |
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It's three and a quarter zebras, or just over two ants.  |
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« Reply #413 on: May 25, 2021, 11:20:08 » |
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It's three and a quarter zebras, or just over two ants. I do wish people would use measurements that are in common and understandable use, such as the Olympic Swimming Pool. I heard that one used by someone on TV yesterday in relation to the sensitivity of a dog's sense of smell......made it completely clear ! |
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« Reply #414 on: May 25, 2021, 11:45:38 » |
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What I want to know is how many Olympic sized swimming pools go into a country the size of Wales?
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« Reply #415 on: May 25, 2021, 11:54:40 » |
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What I want to know is how many Olympic sized swimming pools go into a country the size of Wales?
A smidgin under 17 million. |
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« Reply #417 on: May 25, 2021, 12:13:29 » |
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the size of Wales?
and/or Whales ?? |
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« Reply #418 on: May 25, 2021, 12:15:59 » |
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Van driver exonerated. Lorry driver seems 100% to blame. Can/will random dash cam recording be used as evidence? Paul |
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« Reply #419 on: May 25, 2021, 13:03:23 » |
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Different police forces vary in their attitude to dashcam evidence. That Surrey Police have released this in their tweet suggests they do use such evidence.
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