Mods, please excuse ..... how it used to be !

[Nigel Worc's]

Chaps, I thought I'd share this clip I found on youtube.

Remember the days before heath and safety ? this short film has the lot, no miles of cones, no shutting motorways for several days to recover a car, smiling coppers with hacksaws etc etc.

Given how things are now, this forum seemed a good place to share this ;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ama2w_rK1hs&fea...

[TPS]

Nigel Worc's said:

no miles of cones, no shutting motorways for several days to recover a car

Strange but two clips in that video showed.......lanes coned off.

Shutting motorways for several days to recover a car.....

[spikeyhead]

Enjoyable.

I also think I recognize the "WPC" that appears in the penultimate section.

[Elroy Blue]

Looks pretty much exactly as it is today. 'A' roads, yep, turn up and load the car up.

M/ways. Yep. Turn up and load the car up. Blocking a lane? Yep. Cone that lane off, recover and open up.

Do you have figures of how many cars are recovered off the motorway and how many times a m/way is 'closed for several days'. I ask that becuase I recover dozens of cars for all sorts of reasons , but it's very rare that even one lane is closed to do it.

But still. It was worth it to see the nice lady near the end.

[StottyZr]

Elroy Blue said:

Looks pretty much exactly as it is today. 'A' roads, yep, turn up and load the car up.

M/ways. Yep. Turn up and load the car up. Blocking a lane? Yep. Cone that lane off, recover and open up.

Does it still work like that? I distincly remember my junction on the M1 being completely closed during rush hour. A motorbike had rear ended a Pug 206, it genuinely wouldn't have taken 2mins to move the car out of the way.

Or is this because of a possible death?

[Elroy Blue]

A fatality is a different case. The hundreds of minor RTCs are just moved and recovered.

[Garlick]

Why do you need to be excused by the mods?

[StottyZr]

Elroy Blue said:

A fatality is a different case. The hundreds of minor RTCs are just moved and recovered.

There wasn't a death. I mean, do they leave things in situ for investigation incase the motorbike rider later died in hospital?

Other than that, I have absolutely no idea why they would leave the car in situ and cone off the sliproad whilst standing around itching their bks.

[Pickled]

Quite enjoyed watching that, lot filmed in my local area so nice bit of nostalgia, think there original HQ was where Tesco/M&S is now.

[TITWONK]

christ! imagine booking a stripper to work these days that will get your receptionists back up!

[kwk]

Brings back memories. I love watching these old videos.

[zcacogp]

TITWONK said:

christ! imagine booking a stripper to work these days that will get your receptionists back up!

I remember the receptionists booking one for people when they left my employer of 20 years ago ... and they had a (slightly bhy!) giggle at the girl when the turned up ...


Oli.

[Baryonyx]

Ah, some rare footage from the days of common sense and 'the practical approach'!

[AC43]

Makes me feel old looking at that footage.

Still, looking at the average cars on the road at time of the 1986/7 clips, no wonder the Suds I was driving at the time seemed so revolutionary.