Horror Smash in Plymouth!
Discussion
McSam said:
What sort of d
head looked at that and assumed that the wheel trim (that's what they're usually called here, rather than hubcabs which I think is an American term) came off as a result of this?!
"hubcaps" have featured on british cars in the poast and is a british term- its a cap which goes over the end of the hub, protecting the grease and bearing from dirt. Horses and carts have them too..head looked at that and assumed that the wheel trim (that's what they're usually called here, rather than hubcabs which I think is an American term) came off as a result of this?!Wheeltrims is athe correct term, but I;ve always called them hubcaps, as do a lot of people.
But I digress. Now is not the time to be pedantic. A moments silence for the ijured in this "accident" if you please.
Its scenes like this in picture 5 which makes the PCSO's worth their weight in Bourbon biscuits...
This does seem to happen quite a bit. I've driven past broken down vehicles before only to be passed by a police car coming the other way with blues on, followed shortly afterwards by another.
They could be going to something else, but it only seems to happen (or I only notice it) when I seem to have driven past a broken down car.
I know I've no idea if anyone is injured, and I accept it's more sensible to move a car out of the way than wait and have huge queues in rush hour etc. but it does often seem like overkill, if not in the number of police cars the nature of their arrival.
They could be going to something else, but it only seems to happen (or I only notice it) when I seem to have driven past a broken down car.
I know I've no idea if anyone is injured, and I accept it's more sensible to move a car out of the way than wait and have huge queues in rush hour etc. but it does often seem like overkill, if not in the number of police cars the nature of their arrival.
dowahdiddyman said:
Pannywagon said:
The more I look at the fuss over this, the more embarrassed of Plymouth I become. Did they really have nothing better to do?
In Plymouth, probabaly not. You should see them when they do a "ring of steel" around the city to hunt down uninsured drivers. Every major route in and out of the city flooded with 10-15 patrol cars, loads of bobbies on foot and an ANPR van. Such a waste of money.
Edited by Pannywagon on Friday 14th January 17:19
paddyhasneeds said:
This does seem to happen quite a bit. I've driven past broken down vehicles before only to be passed by a police car coming the other way with blues on, followed shortly afterwards by another.
They could be going to something else, but it only seems to happen (or I only notice it) when I seem to have driven past a broken down car.
I know I've no idea if anyone is injured, and I accept it's more sensible to move a car out of the way than wait and have huge queues in rush hour etc. but it does often seem like overkill, if not in the number of police cars the nature of their arrival.
There is one thing we can tell from this. The woman in this story, whatever her injuries or their severity, didn't get them from that crash. They could be going to something else, but it only seems to happen (or I only notice it) when I seem to have driven past a broken down car.
I know I've no idea if anyone is injured, and I accept it's more sensible to move a car out of the way than wait and have huge queues in rush hour etc. but it does often seem like overkill, if not in the number of police cars the nature of their arrival.
Pannywagon said:
You should see them when they do a "ring of steel" around the city to hunt down uninsured drivers. Every major route in and out of the city flooded with 10-15 patrol cars, loads of bobbies on foot and an ANPR van. Such a waste of money.
IMO that's actually a very good use of their time/money.edo said:
LMAO
This has to be a wind up surely?
No they'll be a large claim going in This has to be a wind up surely?
as someone is 'at fault or to blame' for the barrier being down, that's probably why there's such a big investigation. Hopefully she will have her licensed removed for stupidity to protect the rest of the public. Unless the barrier really did fall on her car, they have killed a few people those type of barriers with a swift knock on the head, wait til H & S get involved
Symbolica said:
Pannywagon said:
You should see them when they do a "ring of steel" around the city to hunt down uninsured drivers. Every major route in and out of the city flooded with 10-15 patrol cars, loads of bobbies on foot and an ANPR van. Such a waste of money.
IMO that's actually a very good use of their time/money.swanny71 said:
My other half works in Derriford - the woman is in intensive care and seriously ill (nothing to do with the 'crash') so maybe that's why they closed the road........you know, to give the best care to somebody who needed it 
The crash happened at 6:17am. The roads were still closed 4 hours later. What were they doing? Operating on her at the roadside? :roflmao:swanny71 said:
My other half works in Derriford - the woman is in intensive care and seriously ill (nothing to do with the 'crash') so maybe that's why they closed the road........you know, to give the best care to somebody who needed it
Do they normally close roads in Plymouth when they operate on people?I don't think anyone is trying to be unsympathetic to the poor lady in question, but I think the closing of the road etc might be a tad OTT?
Pannywagon said:
dowahdiddyman said:
Pannywagon said:
The more I look at the fuss over this, the more embarrassed of Plymouth I become. Did they really have nothing better to do?
In Plymouth, probabaly not. You should see them when they do a "ring of steel" around the city to hunt down uninsured drivers. Every major route in and out of the city flooded with 10-15 patrol cars, loads of bobbies on foot and an ANPR van. Such a waste of money.
Edited by Pannywagon on Friday 14th January 17:19
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