Accident M40 Monday PM

[towman]

Drove past this one near High Wycombe s/b. Looked as though 4x4 had run straight up the back of old escort(?) parked on the hard shoulder. Escort was a mess. Hope nobody was hurt, but a lesson to us all........if you break down on the Motorway, GET OUT and go behind the barrier, preferably away from the car. If you are a girly and nervous about standing there, sit sideways in the passenger seat with the door open and your feet on the road. Watch the traffic behind you at all times. You never know, it might just save your life one day.

Steve

[Streetcop]

Good advice Steve...

However, I would say to anyone...the embankment is by far the safest place...



You are more likely to be hit on the hardshoulder by another vehicle than you are to be assaulted, raped or murdered.

Even emergency vehicles and breakdown recovery trucks with flashing beacons/warning lights etc have been hit by other vehicles;



If you are female (or male for that matter) and a vehicle does stop that you're not happy with...you can then return to your car.....get into the front passenger seat...wind the window down a couple of inches to allow conversation or inspect identification...

Stay safe..

Street

>> Edited by Streetcop on Tuesday 7th September 08:05

[gh0st]

Streetcop said:

Street >> Edited by Streetcop on Tuesday 7th September 08:05

Oh look, a truck drifting onto the hard shoulder.....

[towman]

gh0st said:

Oh look, a truck drifting onto the hard shoulder.....

Here we go again!

What you are looking at is a truck being deliberately driven into a sherpa van during the filming of "Life on the Edge" - a training video for recovery operators.

Have you seen the whole series Street? We are up to LoE6 at the moment. Well worth a look.

Steve

[medicineman]

There was a study done (In the USA I think) which suggested that at night a tired motorist will drive towards flashing lights. This was suggested as a cause of the mini bus full of school kids hitting the motor maintainance vehicle. Of course the answer is don't drive whilst tired but one comment from this was should vehicles at night have constant lights on.

[Streetcop]

towman said:

Have you seen the whole series Street? Steve

Not seen it Steve, but would like to..

Street

[towman]

Gary - YHM

[r32]

Streetcop said:

Good advice Steve... You are more likely to be hit on the hardshoulder by another vehicle than you are to be assaulted, raped or murdered.

So why do the police pull people over onto the hard shoulder then??

[mojocvh]

r32 said:

Streetcop said: Good advice Steve... You are more likely to be hit on the hardshoulder by another vehicle than you are to be assaulted, raped or murdered. So why do the police pull people over onto the hard shoulder then??

bet you don't get an answer!! LOL obviously they have to stop all those "crims" and then get back to the job as quickly as possible

MoJo.

>> Edited by mojocvh on Tuesday 7th September 10:00

[Streetcop]

You get pulled over onto the hard shoulder for various reasons..

Logistically there is too much time wasted waiting for the next junction and the associated problems associated with stopping cars once off the motorway. (ie: how the motorist gets back onto the motorway).

In addition, people don't use their mirrors enough and by the time they have seen you in their mirrors the junction will be long gone. Stopping cars to the front is also hazzardous as there is no protection for the motorist, ie: police car behind with rear reds.

Nothing is 100% safe...just some things have to be worked at..

There's you answer.

Street