Potholes - Porsche Driver Killed
Discussion
Common Porpoise said:
I think that the manhole in the article could be the second one i posted which appears to have dropped in the Google image.
I'd say it's the 4th manhole east of the house, quite some distance before the crash, and quite a long way around the bend.The fresh repair, as seen in Dec 2022, and the metalwork is consistent with the image in the Telegraph and Mail.
As is the broken white line next to it.
There are a whole series of manholes on the westbound side of the road leading up to the crash.
The one shown in the newspapers isn't the culprit unless he was travelling at warp speed.
More likely he was avoiding one of the other ones closer to the house, or maybe just lost control on one of the steel covers as the long straight came into view.
There is also a small pothole visible in streetview, directly by the driveway to the other house just east of the house he hit.
That's closer to the house he struck than any of the manholes, maybe they are a red herring.
GT9 said:
I'd say it's the 4th manhole east of the house, quite some distance before the crash, and quite a long way around the bend.
The fresh repair, as seen in Dec 2022, and the metalwork is consistent with the image in the Telegraph and Mail.
As is the broken white line next to it.
There are a whole series of manholes on the westbound side of the road leading up to the crash.
The one shown in the newspapers isn't the culprit unless he was travelling at warp speed.
More likely he was avoiding one of the other ones closer to the house, or maybe just lost control on one of the steel covers as the long straight came into view.
There is also a small pothole visible in streetview, directly by the driveway to the other house just east of the house he hit.
That's closer to the house he struck than any of the manholes, maybe they are a red herring.
I was going to say all of that in the morning! The fresh repair, as seen in Dec 2022, and the metalwork is consistent with the image in the Telegraph and Mail.
As is the broken white line next to it.
There are a whole series of manholes on the westbound side of the road leading up to the crash.
The one shown in the newspapers isn't the culprit unless he was travelling at warp speed.
More likely he was avoiding one of the other ones closer to the house, or maybe just lost control on one of the steel covers as the long straight came into view.
There is also a small pothole visible in streetview, directly by the driveway to the other house just east of the house he hit.
That's closer to the house he struck than any of the manholes, maybe they are a red herring.
The hole by the driveway is most likely i think given proximity to the crash.
I hit the loose stuff in the other picture which is closer to chandler farm/289 around here:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/dWmswjVZy3dZKA8GA
The picture from the article only shows the very narrow pavement on the opposite side some distance from the crash scene
Common Porpoise said:
GT9 said:
I'd say it's the 4th manhole east of the house, quite some distance before the crash, and quite a long way around the bend.
The fresh repair, as seen in Dec 2022, and the metalwork is consistent with the image in the Telegraph and Mail.
As is the broken white line next to it.
There are a whole series of manholes on the westbound side of the road leading up to the crash.
The one shown in the newspapers isn't the culprit unless he was travelling at warp speed.
More likely he was avoiding one of the other ones closer to the house, or maybe just lost control on one of the steel covers as the long straight came into view.
There is also a small pothole visible in streetview, directly by the driveway to the other house just east of the house he hit.
That's closer to the house he struck than any of the manholes, maybe they are a red herring.
I was going to say all of that in the morning! The fresh repair, as seen in Dec 2022, and the metalwork is consistent with the image in the Telegraph and Mail.
As is the broken white line next to it.
There are a whole series of manholes on the westbound side of the road leading up to the crash.
The one shown in the newspapers isn't the culprit unless he was travelling at warp speed.
More likely he was avoiding one of the other ones closer to the house, or maybe just lost control on one of the steel covers as the long straight came into view.
There is also a small pothole visible in streetview, directly by the driveway to the other house just east of the house he hit.
That's closer to the house he struck than any of the manholes, maybe they are a red herring.
The hole by the driveway is most likely i think given proximity to the crash.
I hit the loose stuff in the other picture which is closer to chandler farm/289 around here:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/dWmswjVZy3dZKA8GA
The picture from the article only shows the very narrow pavement on the opposite side some distance from the crash scene
Update.
Sadly it appears the Porsche driver had some sort of medical episode
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/24316490.porsche-d...
Sadly it appears the Porsche driver had some sort of medical episode
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/24316490.porsche-d...
Every day a journey said:
Update.
Sadly it appears the Porsche driver had some sort of medical episode
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/24316490.porsche-d...
So nothing to do with a pothole then! Sadly it appears the Porsche driver had some sort of medical episode
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/24316490.porsche-d...
HTP99 said:
Every day a journey said:
Update.
Sadly it appears the Porsche driver had some sort of medical episode
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/24316490.porsche-d...
So nothing to do with a pothole then! Sadly it appears the Porsche driver had some sort of medical episode
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/24316490.porsche-d...
t. ashleyman said:
Someone commented on a local facebook group that the hole in question was fixed by the council within a few days of the accident happening. Shouldn’t take this to happen to get a council to do their jobs.
True, but if people don’t report pot holes, the council don’t know where they are to fix. I always report bad holes to my local council, get a response, and reference, after it has been inspected I always get an email back from the council on an action being taken.So, see it, report it.
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