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« Reply #420 on: May 25, 2021, 17:54:46 » |
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Has someone sent CfN a trigger warning? Maybe the traditional version would be best: "this may be unsuitable for Waitrose drivers of a nervous disposition".
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« Reply #421 on: May 25, 2021, 18:17:14 » |
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I apologise for my speculation in my earlier post, and hope that the unfortunate van driver is Ok.
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« Reply #422 on: May 25, 2021, 19:41:48 » |
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Van driver exonerated. Lorry driver seems 100% to blame. Can/will random dash cam recording be used as evidence? Paul Lorry driver 100% to blame for the accident, however in my opinion it was inconsiderate for the van driver to wait in traffic in a position that may obstruct oncoming traffic. |
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All posts are my own personal believes, opinions and understandings!
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« Reply #423 on: May 26, 2021, 21:09:54 » |
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Has someone sent CfN a trigger warning? Maybe the traditional version would be best: "this may be unsuitable for Waitrose drivers of a nervous disposition".
No, you don't need to send me any trigger warning: I sense such things, through The Force.  However, you do place me in something of a difficult situation: as our frequent readers will know by now, I am a Waitrose grocery delivery van driver - and a lead driver assessor. I will not comment further (if indeed at all) until I have seen the full footage of that incident. Chris from Nailsea.  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #424 on: June 29, 2021, 10:34:16 » |
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« Reply #425 on: June 29, 2021, 13:19:05 » |
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If I've understood this correctly, the lorry fell across the pavement and a cycle path close to a school entrance not long after the kids had gone in... The possible consequences don't bear thinking about. |
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Things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than you thought they could.
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« Reply #426 on: July 10, 2021, 09:35:40 » |
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The consequences for drivers of buses can be extreme, although nothing like as extreme as those suffered by passengers. The Independent reports: Bus driver jailed for crashing double decker carrying 74 children into bridgeCharlene Rodrigues 10 hrs ago A bus driver has been jailed after injuring 41 children by crashing a double-decker into a railway bridge.  © PA▸ One schoolgirl described the bus as “powering through the tunnel”.Three students were left permanently scarred after Martin Walker, 37, took a wrong turn before slamming the vehicle into the bridge last September. Winchester Crown Court heard how the bus had been carrying 74 pupils aged between 11 and 16 to Henry Beaufort School in Winchester, Hampshire. Nicholas Cotter, prosecuting, told the court that Stagecoach employee Walker had been taking the route for the first time when he drove the 13ft 11in high bus under the 12ft bridge in Wellhouse Lane at a speed of 10mph. (Continues at source) Edit: Fixed markup - Red Squirrel |
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« Reply #427 on: July 14, 2021, 03:06:38 » |
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Unless there existed some extreme extenuating circumstance of which I am not aware, then I agree with the verdict of the court.
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A proper intercity train has a minimum of 8 coaches, gangwayed throughout, with first at one end, and a full sized buffet car between first and standard.
It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc.
A 5 car DMU▸ is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.
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« Reply #428 on: August 18, 2021, 15:50:23 » |
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A collision with Taplow railway bridge last night cost the lives of the three young men in the car. RIP.
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« Reply #429 on: August 18, 2021, 16:20:08 » |
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« Reply #431 on: August 27, 2021, 16:31:11 » |
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A small U-Drive hire lorry carrying wedding supplies, including a dance floor, smashed into the bridge in an attempt to squeeze through. I suspect it may affect a wedding reception somewhere also. |
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« Reply #432 on: August 27, 2021, 17:18:54 » |
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Is it not time for these old style arch bridges to be replaced on an ongoing basis throughout the country with their modern precast counterparts?
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« Reply #433 on: August 27, 2021, 18:23:47 » |
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Is it not time for these old style arch bridges to be replaced on an ongoing basis throughout the country with their modern precast counterparts?
Nah. It's time there were stiffer penalties for such incidents. Knowing the height of your vehicle isn't difficult. And in many cases, replacing an arch with a span won't increase the headroom without raising the trackbed or lowering the road. Neither are cost effective. |
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
- Sir Terry Pratchett.
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« Reply #434 on: August 27, 2021, 18:39:26 » |
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Is it not time for these old style arch bridges to be replaced on an ongoing basis throughout the country with their modern precast counterparts?
Why? - the cost would be huge for what benefit? The bridge is perfectly serviceable and it is on a narrow minor residential road, which a vehicle of this type should not be using. If we were to follow your argument the whole mile of Lowden and Audley road should be upgraded to a full 7.3 metre width which would involve demolishing most of the houses! When it is paralleled by Bath Road and Marshfield Road only a few hundred metres to the east and by Bath Road and Hungerdown Lane a similar distance to the west. Both routes have old arch bridges, but without the height restriction. Totally unnecessary. Also amount of CO2 emitted to produce the concrete would also be huge. |
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