Man dies after driving the wrong way down M8
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_we...
honestly, how collosally thick or incapable of piloting a tonne of steel do you have to be to do this? Im glad the girl this d
head drove into seems to be okay. If you dont notice that youre driving the wrong way up a slip road and that all the road signs are facing the wrong way then you should never have been driving in the first place.
honestly, how collosally thick or incapable of piloting a tonne of steel do you have to be to do this? Im glad the girl this d
head drove into seems to be okay. If you dont notice that youre driving the wrong way up a slip road and that all the road signs are facing the wrong way then you should never have been driving in the first place.deevlash said:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_we...
honestly, how collosally thick or incapable of piloting a tonne of steel do you have to be to do this? Im glad the girl this dhead drove into seems to be okay. If you dont notice that youre driving the wrong way up a slip road and that all the road signs are facing the wrong way then you should never have been driving in the first place.
From the location looks like he came up the slip road you should go down to come off at the fruitmarket. There's no excuses for this, its bloody obvious you shouldnt be driving up there!honestly, how collosally thick or incapable of piloting a tonne of steel do you have to be to do this? Im glad the girl this d
head drove into seems to be okay. If you dont notice that youre driving the wrong way up a slip road and that all the road signs are facing the wrong way then you should never have been driving in the first place.Deva Link said:
deevlash said:
honestly, how collosally thick or incapable of piloting a tonne of steel do you have to be to do this?
This was discussed only the other day:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotl...
article said:
However, when she realised her mistake she decided to carry on down the fast lane until she found an exit.
I'm sorry what?! She kept her licence? I bet she has difficulty sitting the right way around on a toilet.deevlash said:
Deva Link said:
deevlash said:
honestly, how collosally thick or incapable of piloting a tonne of steel do you have to be to do this?
This was discussed only the other day:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotl...
article said:
However, when she realised her mistake she decided to carry on down the fast lane until she found an exit.
I'm sorry what?! She kept her licence? I bet she has difficulty sitting the right way around on a toilet.My argument is that she ceased to be making a mistake when she reached the end of the slip road.
She then chose to drive for over 16 miles the wrong way on a Motorway at night, in the rain.
This is how our courts deal with motoring offences. Exceed 100mph, pretty much automatic ban.
Drive the wrong way down a motorway, 6 points and a fine.
thats crazy, she should have stopped and awaited assistance, or turned round and gone back carefully. Even creeping along the hard shoulder for 16 miles would have better than 16 miles in the goddamn fast lane! Doing 100mph means an impact speed of 100mph tops with an inanimate object or less when hitting another car, 70mph in the wrong direction means an impact speed of possibly 140mph if not more! That she isnt in a jail cell is crazy let alone still driving around! Insane.
According to the police tonight the deceased male driver had driven the wrong way along the M80 and joined the M8 just prior to this.
No idea what the reasons, what happened, how it happened but please can we refrain from the name calling? That could have been any of our fathers, grandfathers, uncles etc. A wee bit of respect please?
No idea what the reasons, what happened, how it happened but please can we refrain from the name calling? That could have been any of our fathers, grandfathers, uncles etc. A wee bit of respect please?
Craigie said:
According to the police tonight the deceased male driver had driven the wrong way along the M80 and joined the M8 just prior to this.
No idea what the reasons, what happened, how it happened but please can we refrain from the name calling? That could have been any of our fathers, grandfathers, uncles etc. A wee bit of respect please?
respect? he almost killed someone with his dangerous stupidity, or if he was intent upon killing himself by smashing into someone else he was scum.No idea what the reasons, what happened, how it happened but please can we refrain from the name calling? That could have been any of our fathers, grandfathers, uncles etc. A wee bit of respect please?
deevlash said:
Craigie said:
According to the police tonight the deceased male driver had driven the wrong way along the M80 and joined the M8 just prior to this.
No idea what the reasons, what happened, how it happened but please can we refrain from the name calling? That could have been any of our fathers, grandfathers, uncles etc. A wee bit of respect please?
respect? he almost killed someone with his dangerous stupidity, or if he was intent upon killing himself by smashing into someone else he was scum.No idea what the reasons, what happened, how it happened but please can we refrain from the name calling? That could have been any of our fathers, grandfathers, uncles etc. A wee bit of respect please?
Hi,
May seem a bit unreasonable, But could we stop the name calling please.
I know of the gentleman involved and there is more to the story which meets the eye which i wont go into for obvious reasons, He has paid for this mistake with his life which i think is a punishment in itself.
Please no more of the 'dhead' names and so on, I dont want to hit the report button but will if i have to.
May seem a bit unreasonable, But could we stop the name calling please.
I know of the gentleman involved and there is more to the story which meets the eye which i wont go into for obvious reasons, He has paid for this mistake with his life which i think is a punishment in itself.
Please no more of the 'd
head' names and so on, I dont want to hit the report button but will if i have to.John Cooper said:
Hi,
May seem a bit unreasonable, But could we stop the name calling please.
I know of the gentleman involved and there is more to the story which meets the eye which i wont go into for obvious reasons, He has paid for this mistake with his life which i think is a punishment in itself.
Please no more of the 'dhead' names and so on, I dont want to hit the report button but will if i have to.
Well said. May seem a bit unreasonable, But could we stop the name calling please.
I know of the gentleman involved and there is more to the story which meets the eye which i wont go into for obvious reasons, He has paid for this mistake with his life which i think is a punishment in itself.
Please no more of the 'd
head' names and so on, I dont want to hit the report button but will if i have to.No one is immune to a driving error not matter how good they "think" they are, and I can easily hold my hands up on this one. I HAVE turned onto a slipway. It's a terrifying feeling. I followed directions from a security guard a few years back, torrential rain in a place I did not know. Thankfully I realised my error the second I turned right and corrected my mistake, still a shock however and something I won't forget.
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John Cooper said:
Hi,
May seem a bit unreasonable, But could we stop the name calling please.
I know of the gentleman involved and there is more to the story which meets the eye which i wont go into for obvious reasons, He has paid for this mistake with his life which i think is a punishment in itself.
Please no more of the 'dhead' names and so on, I dont want to hit the report button but will if i have to.
Thank heavens no one else died, seeing the bus and fuel tanker almost involved is scary.May seem a bit unreasonable, But could we stop the name calling please.
I know of the gentleman involved and there is more to the story which meets the eye which i wont go into for obvious reasons, He has paid for this mistake with his life which i think is a punishment in itself.
Please no more of the 'd
head' names and so on, I dont want to hit the report button but will if i have to.I'm inclined to say if this was a young man who had done it there'd be no issue with what he was called.
As far as we can tell from the info given he did a stupid thing and endangered other people in the process. That's not acceptable.
So, without any name calling or anything to upset people, what are the reasons that over ride this and make it acceptable?
Until we all know the facts we can only comment on what is given to us, and based on those facts, the above comments, although worded harshly are quite correct in their basis for having that view.
As far as we can tell from the info given he did a stupid thing and endangered other people in the process. That's not acceptable.
So, without any name calling or anything to upset people, what are the reasons that over ride this and make it acceptable?
Until we all know the facts we can only comment on what is given to us, and based on those facts, the above comments, although worded harshly are quite correct in their basis for having that view.
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