Tipper Truck incident in Bath
Discussion
bobfett said:
gareth_r said:
This is being discussed on Radio 2.
Nobody appears to have used Google to check the signs at the entrance to Lansdown Lane (6ft width limit except for access - August 2012).
Meanwhile, up thread:Nobody appears to have used Google to check the signs at the entrance to Lansdown Lane (6ft width limit except for access - August 2012).
Edited by gareth_r on Tuesday 10th February 13:55
ewenm said:
I drove down it about 2 hours earlier. As it happens the width-restriction sign at the top has been flattened by someone earlier. So I guess the tipper driver if not local may not have seen it.
Tragic incident.
Tragic incident.
hornetrider said:
Maybe it was hit by the wagon which was already out of control?
I think the one that EwenM refers to is at the top of the hill. Looking on Google Streetview, there are two signs warning of the 6' weight restriction... both of them are situated right on the junction with Lansdown Lane. You can see how one of them has been flattened if someone had decided to turn right at the last minute and turned too late. The other one is at right angles to the junction so wouldn't be as visible. Recent reports suggest the loss of control followed from avoiding action in an incident immediately prior to the fatal crash.
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/feb/10/bat...
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/feb/10/bat...
Digga said:
On a similar tack, I've had a few near-misses with tractors & trailers/implements travelling at unsuitable speeds whilst driven by very young steering wheel attendants wearing Ray Bans and rigger boots with the collars of their polo shirts turned up and talking on the phone
EFAPerhaps I am unduly suspicious but, so soon after the Glasgow bin lorry tragedy, this is what I thought of when I heard this story
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/runaway-driver-c...
Hope am I wrong, but lorries descend steep hills all the time without going out of control - low gear, no dramas.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/runaway-driver-c...
Hope am I wrong, but lorries descend steep hills all the time without going out of control - low gear, no dramas.
Digga said:
Hooli said:
jogon said:
camshafted said:
Locals say the driver is 19.
I thought you might need to be older to have an HGV Licence but a quick google seems 18 is when you can apply. Used to be 21 though back in 2009. On a similar tack, I've had a few near-misses with tractors & trailers/implements travelling at unsuitable speeds whilst driven by very young operators.
Willy Nilly said:
I doubt the hill had much to do with the crash, tippers have plenty of axles, with plenty of brakes, engine retarders and gears that a half decent driver should know how to use to descend any hill in the UK easy enough.
I think that before any official investigation takes place, we should all throw in wild uneducated guesses of what may or may not have happened.......one of em' s bound to be rightHaving worked for many years in industries where "big trucks" are very much part of the business I can assure you that these things are a constant source of concern.
It's not that the "principles" are any different from someone pottering about in their Nissan Micra. It's the physics which differ so massively. Once a big, heavy lorry is doing something it shouldn't, it's very difficult to make it stop. And making it stop often involves a great deal of energy.
The high speed train crashes in Germany and Spain are similar examples.
It's not that the "principles" are any different from someone pottering about in their Nissan Micra. It's the physics which differ so massively. Once a big, heavy lorry is doing something it shouldn't, it's very difficult to make it stop. And making it stop often involves a great deal of energy.
The high speed train crashes in Germany and Spain are similar examples.
smifffymoto said:
The only people under 21, legally driving LGV's are in the military.
Or not.http://www.laticsdrivertraining.com/blog/2009/09/1...
Just google before you type,saves posting rubbish.
Quinny said:
Willy Nilly said:
I doubt the hill had much to do with the crash, tippers have plenty of axles, with plenty of brakes, engine retarders and gears that a half decent driver should know how to use to descend any hill in the UK easy enough.
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