why do people keep crashing?
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A short drive of 70 odd miles from Cambridge to Slough and there's a prang around jct 18, mega tailbacks, we duly slow down to watch them administer CPR to someone poor sod and then speed up. On the way back it is just clearing with said poor f
k being airlifted out and we queue for about half an hour only to encounter another cock up around jct 22 with an apparent oil spill. Take a diversion through St Albans, join the A1 north only to encounter a lane closure due to another clusterfk seemingly unable to drive in a straight line without causing fking mayhem.
Who lets these cock sockets loose on our roads? what happened to driving standards?
k being airlifted out and we queue for about half an hour only to encounter another cock up around jct 22 with an apparent oil spill. Take a diversion through St Albans, join the A1 north only to encounter a lane closure due to another clusterfk seemingly unable to drive in a straight line without causing fking mayhem.Who lets these cock sockets loose on our roads? what happened to driving standards?
The outgoing government focused on 'speed' only, rather than trying to make roads safer. This was therefore to the detriment of focus on all the other aspects of road safety.
(Similar to how 'climate change' is the only environmental effect worth talking about, well and the recent oil spill. But no one talks about any other aspect of the enviroment anymore.)
I think it's because targetting (taxing/fining) 'speed' is a f_ck lot easier than targetting bad driving. In the same way as it's easier to tax/fine CO2 emissions.
(Similar to how 'climate change' is the only environmental effect worth talking about, well and the recent oil spill. But no one talks about any other aspect of the enviroment anymore.)
I think it's because targetting (taxing/fining) 'speed' is a f_ck lot easier than targetting bad driving. In the same way as it's easier to tax/fine CO2 emissions.
Too many people not having any realisation of what's going on around them, just not taking the time to think about what they are doing. Drive a van about for any length of time and you will get loads of people hiding off your rear quater, where you can't see them. You see people doinging it to lorries as well, even moving alongside them at roundabouts...no thought as to what will happen in 5 seconds time. Going up to roundabouts and having to stop because they haven't looked while approaching it, tailgating the car in front...not because they are annoyed or being held up but simply because they aren't thinking about leaving the correct distance.
One of these people + one reasonable driver is OK
One reasonable driver + one reasonable driver also OK.
One non-caring driver + one non caring driver is only OK most of the time. Sometimes it's not, that's when you get accidents that shouldn't happen.
One of these people + one reasonable driver is OK
One reasonable driver + one reasonable driver also OK.
One non-caring driver + one non caring driver is only OK most of the time. Sometimes it's not, that's when you get accidents that shouldn't happen.
I agree it's been a nightmare commute for me recently.
Today took the cake, a sheath in a truck jackknifed on, and I mean actually on the Runcorn bridge, turning my already unpleasant 20 minute commute into a 1 hour 20 minute queue fest.
Just one of what seems to be a very common occurrence at the moment.
Don't get me started on the bellends that climb the bridge to commit suicide on a Friday afternoon only to be talked down 2 hours after the bridge has been closed!
Today took the cake, a sheath in a truck jackknifed on, and I mean actually on the Runcorn bridge, turning my already unpleasant 20 minute commute into a 1 hour 20 minute queue fest.
Just one of what seems to be a very common occurrence at the moment.
Don't get me started on the bellends that climb the bridge to commit suicide on a Friday afternoon only to be talked down 2 hours after the bridge has been closed!
mrmr96 said:
The outgoing government focused on 'speed' only, rather than trying to make roads safer. This was therefore to the detriment of focus on all the other aspects of road safety.
I could not agree more.There are plenty of drivers out there who now believe that as long as they adhere to speed limits they are "safe" drivers. Thus general observation, indicating, lane discipline etc falls away as people concentrate purely on their speed.
andrew. said:
Bonefish Blues said:
eldar said:
dudleybloke said:
lack of observation mostly.
Which Safety Camera Partnerships happily exploit....
Bonefish Blues said:
andrew. said:
Bonefish Blues said:
eldar said:
dudleybloke said:
lack of observation mostly.
Which Safety Camera Partnerships happily exploit....
musclecarmad said:
i think if you crash on a motorway you should be fined.
if anyone noticed yesterday there were 2 crashes on the m62 and it was shut both ways for six hours - to cap it off, off one of the exits the main road bradford road was closed both ways too - can you imagine how long it took for some people to get home. 6 fking hours for a 30 minute journey. Then a further hour and a half to get the the gym which is normally a ten minute journey.
People who have accidents and it's their fault and it holds people up should be fined.
See, I find people that drive to the gym pretty weird, why not just walk or jog?if anyone noticed yesterday there were 2 crashes on the m62 and it was shut both ways for six hours - to cap it off, off one of the exits the main road bradford road was closed both ways too - can you imagine how long it took for some people to get home. 6 f
king hours for a 30 minute journey. Then a further hour and a half to get the the gym which is normally a ten minute journey.People who have accidents and it's their fault and it holds people up should be fined.
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