Should they have had a tug???

[Fat Audi 80]

5.00pm tonight, I am on the inside lane of the M4 (west bound near J13) traffic was busy and there was a police Omega estate in the outside lane just behind me.

As we come around the bend there is what appears to be a red Nissan van driving very slowly down the hard shoulder with its hazard flashers on. I mirror, signal look over my shoulder and move to the middle lane and eyeball the police car as I am doing so. As I pass the slow moving van it is obvious for all to see that he has a puncture or a blow out and is trying to get off the motorway! The passenger in the Police car gives me a little look as they pass and the go on their way...

Looked a bit dangerous and dodgy to me and warranted a "pull" from where I was looking.... (Or at least some help?)

Any opinions??

Cheers,

Steve

[ledfoot]

Don't see what the problem is ?

The vehicle was on the hard shoulder where it should be.

Certainly no need for BIB assistance, that is what the HATO are for.

[silverback mike]

Depends if they were off to another job. If the driver didn't look in distress, he may have been making his way to the nearest sos phone with a vehicle defect that didnt mean he had to stop.

[Fat Audi 80]

So is it okay to drive dowm the hard shoulder with a flat tyre?

I did not think you were supposed to drive on the hard shoulder, although I do understand it is a dangerous plave to be at any time. It certainly caused me some concern.

Don't get me wrong I am not BiB bashing, it just occured to that it seemed a little dangerous.

Cheers,

Steve

[silverback mike]

Steve,
There are many things that we just don't know. In black and white, no, he shouldn't have been driving however in my experience to immediately assume and to take action would be the wrong thing.

I can only assume the police car was on it's way to something otherwise they would have stopped.

I had a complaint aimed at me once for the very same thing inbound towards Bristol on the m32. The answer was quite simple, I was on my way to a code 1 job. Besides there was an sos phone which would have put the motorist onto an operator that could summon assistance a quarter of a mile away. Needless to say the complaint went no-where and quite rightly so.

[Fat Audi 80]

Regardless of the Police action on this one, should I still be shocked that someone has decided that they would drive down the hard shoulder at 15 mph with a flat tyre?

Cheers,

Steve

[Richard C]

I would have thought 15 mile/hour would have been responsible speed to drive with a flat. Of course the tyre would be scrap possibly before stopping in the first place.

I drove a Lancer Evo6 at speeds exceeding 70 in the forest this weekend with a front RH flat.

[MR2Mike]

Fat Audi 80 said:

Regardless of the Police action on this one, should I still be shocked that someone has decided that they would drive down the hard shoulder at 15 mph with a flat tyre? Cheers, Steve

Would you rather walk down the hard shoulder?

[gh0st]

"SHOULD THEY HAVE HAD A TUG??? "

Cant really see the relevence of stopping to interefere with oneself when trying to deal with a vehicle problem

[sultanbrown]

Appalling, but I did let out a chuckle.

[llamekcuf]

gh0st said:

"SHOULD THEY HAVE HAD A TUG??? " Cant really see the relevence of stopping to interefere with oneself when trying to deal with a vehicle problem

SO glad it wasnt just me thinking that