Nasty crash in B’Ham
Discussion
Rushjob said:
Wobbegong said:
Are there any images of the vehicles involved? Just that we narrowly missed a vehicle last night near there that was on the wrong side of the dual carriageway, no,lights, aiming at oncoming traffic.
Having read your comment, personally I'd contact West Mids Police and inform them of your near miss.We’d already reported it. The vehicle matched us every time we tried to switch lanes, pretty scary. I’m guessing it was a stolen vehicle.
Part of me thinks it might be linked but I’ve seen a lot of bad driving in Birmingham, especially on the dual carriageways in the city centre which are used as racetracks.
Part of me thinks it might be linked but I’ve seen a lot of bad driving in Birmingham, especially on the dual carriageways in the city centre which are used as racetracks.
Wobbegong said:
We’d already reported it. The vehicle matched us every time we tried to switch lanes, pretty scary. I’m guessing it was a stolen vehicle.
Hold on I don't quite get this..."Just that we narrowly missed a vehicle last night near there that was on the wrong side of the dual carriageway, no,lights, aiming at oncoming traffic."
"The vehicle matched us every time we tried to switch lanes, pretty scary."
Those two statements can't possibly relate to the same incident.
You can't have a vehicle coming towards you on the wrong side of a dual carriageway who also tries to match you every time you switch lanes. Did you have one incident, or two?
zarjaz1991 said:
Hold on I don't quite get this...
"Just that we narrowly missed a vehicle last night near there that was on the wrong side of the dual carriageway, no,lights, aiming at oncoming traffic."
"The vehicle matched us every time we tried to switch lanes, pretty scary."
Those two statements can't possibly relate to the same incident.
You can't have a vehicle coming towards you on the wrong side of a dual carriageway who also tries to match you every time you switch lanes. Did you have one incident, or two?
Easy to see how they do."Just that we narrowly missed a vehicle last night near there that was on the wrong side of the dual carriageway, no,lights, aiming at oncoming traffic."
"The vehicle matched us every time we tried to switch lanes, pretty scary."
Those two statements can't possibly relate to the same incident.
You can't have a vehicle coming towards you on the wrong side of a dual carriageway who also tries to match you every time you switch lanes. Did you have one incident, or two?
Imagine driving towards someone who wants to drive into you; you go into left lane, they go to their right , now you're still heading towards each other.
How hard to imagine is that?
zarjaz1991 said:
Wobbegong said:
We’d already reported it. The vehicle matched us every time we tried to switch lanes, pretty scary. I’m guessing it was a stolen vehicle.
Hold on I don't quite get this..."Just that we narrowly missed a vehicle last night near there that was on the wrong side of the dual carriageway, no,lights, aiming at oncoming traffic."
"The vehicle matched us every time we tried to switch lanes, pretty scary."
Those two statements can't possibly relate to the same incident.
You can't have a vehicle coming towards you on the wrong side of a dual carriageway who also tries to match you every time you switch lanes. Did you have one incident, or two?
FiF said:
zarjaz1991 said:
Wobbegong said:
We’d already reported it. The vehicle matched us every time we tried to switch lanes, pretty scary. I’m guessing it was a stolen vehicle.
Hold on I don't quite get this..."Just that we narrowly missed a vehicle last night near there that was on the wrong side of the dual carriageway, no,lights, aiming at oncoming traffic."
"The vehicle matched us every time we tried to switch lanes, pretty scary."
Those two statements can't possibly relate to the same incident.
You can't have a vehicle coming towards you on the wrong side of a dual carriageway who also tries to match you every time you switch lanes. Did you have one incident, or two?
bristolracer said:
What’s the speed limit in that underpass?
I can see a 40 sign on the slip road.
If that carnage is the result of a 40 mph head on, that is really a sobering thought.
Condolences to those involved,and a big thank you to the emergency services,that’s not an easy nights work.
I was the car immediately behind a 40mph head on 2 weeks ago and yes the extent was the sameI can see a 40 sign on the slip road.
If that carnage is the result of a 40 mph head on, that is really a sobering thought.
Condolences to those involved,and a big thank you to the emergency services,that’s not an easy nights work.
I also don’t get this ‘coming towards me’ thing it would last seconds so needs explaining better
bristolracer said:
What’s the speed limit in that underpass?
I can see a 40 sign on the slip road.
If that carnage is the result of a 40 mph head on, that is really a sobering thought.
Condolences to those involved,and a big thank you to the emergency services,that’s not an easy nights work.
I used to live in a flat overlooking it and it was 40 then I can see a 40 sign on the slip road.
If that carnage is the result of a 40 mph head on, that is really a sobering thought.
Condolences to those involved,and a big thank you to the emergency services,that’s not an easy nights work.
If you look at the pics on the daily mail website, the car which had its occupants ejected is an Audi S3, you can see the silver door mirrors they have.
My guess is that these were boy racers who have clipped the taxi as they went to over or under take, and its just forced them over the road into the oncoming car (is it a Toyota Yaris).
No seatbelts by the people in the Audi too.
My guess is that these were boy racers who have clipped the taxi as they went to over or under take, and its just forced them over the road into the oncoming car (is it a Toyota Yaris).
No seatbelts by the people in the Audi too.
Pictures up on the bbc site show daylight and investigation work, markers on the road and damage to vehicles not involving fatalities seem to suggest that whichever vehicle caused it has crossed the reservation on the way in to the tunnel, not on the way out.
Speed, camber and wet roads?
Speed, camber and wet roads?
Jimmy Recard said:
bristolracer said:
What’s the speed limit in that underpass?
I can see a 40 sign on the slip road.
If that carnage is the result of a 40 mph head on, that is really a sobering thought.
Condolences to those involved,and a big thank you to the emergency services,that’s not an easy nights work.
I used to live in a flat overlooking it and it was 40 then I can see a 40 sign on the slip road.
If that carnage is the result of a 40 mph head on, that is really a sobering thought.
Condolences to those involved,and a big thank you to the emergency services,that’s not an easy nights work.
andrewparker said:
Initial photos look like the black Audi S3 has gone across the central reservation and hit the small silver car and the taxi. Although that wouldn’t explain the frontal damage to the Seat Leon and Vauxhall Zafira.
Seat has his n/s corner taken off by out of control car, Zafira rear ends Seat? Out of control car may have been trying to pass those two on the left at speed and lost it when unbalanced by the road dipping and faced with swerving the blue Ford?
NorfolkInClue1 said:
andrewparker said:
Initial photos look like the black Audi S3 has gone across the central reservation and hit the small silver car and the taxi. Although that wouldn’t explain the frontal damage to the Seat Leon and Vauxhall Zafira.
Seat has his n/s corner taken off by out of control car, Zafira rear ends Seat? Out of control car may have been trying to pass those two on the left at speed and lost it when unbalanced by the road dipping and faced with swerving the blue Ford?NorfolkInClue1 said:
Pictures up on the bbc site show daylight and investigation work, markers on the road and damage to vehicles not involving fatalities seem to suggest that whichever vehicle caused it has crossed the reservation on the way in to the tunnel, not on the way out.
Speed, camber and wet roads?
It was incredibly slippy last night (4 or 5 miles north from there). Pavements and roads had a sort of frosty sheen to them, it was pretty treacherous just trying to walk on the pavement. Wouldn't have wanted to encounter that at speed going round a corner.Speed, camber and wet roads?
Looking at the pictures, I think the black hatchback (Golf?) has crossed the centre kerb, you can see its track marked out with little yellow markers. Once across it has punted the taxi into the silver MPV, and both of those into the wall.
Shows the importance of seatbelts, I wonder what the role of alcohol.
Shows the importance of seatbelts, I wonder what the role of alcohol.
Edited by 4x4Tyke on Sunday 17th December 14:07
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