[David9694]

Running this one up the flagpole to see who salutes… 

I just don’t remember this being a thing until recently, now it seems a daily occurrence.
Could it be that there are drivers not up to the job, too many cars; should houses be made to ride in single file, shops put on high viz, why are we putting newer buildings in danger like this, it’s irresponsible. 
 

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18649201.car-crash-wall-iceland-store-westbourne/

‘A Dorset Police spokesperson said: “Dorset Police was called at 12.48pm on Thursday, August 13, to a report of a collision involving a car and a wall outside Iceland on Poole Road in Bournemouth.

“It is reported that the vehicle was also in collision with a pedestrian, but they did not require medical treatment.” ‘ 

 

Topic

[chrisonabike]

HoarseMann wrote:

[quote=HoarseMann]

This is turning out to be the UK’s version of the ‘Miracle on the Hudson’…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn9yv0er808o%5B/quote%5D

Aother video with people seeing something extraordinary happening, staring at it for a bit, then driving on / getting back on their phones.  Apparently not out of fear of what they might find there, just unconcerned…

Am I getting fuddy?  Will I soon be saying “back in my day everyone would have dropped what they were doing and rushed to the scene…” (and would my memory have betrayed me)?

[chrisonabike]

David9694 wrote:

David9694 wrote:

He was not in favour of the shelter and added: “Do we need all these fancy bus stops? (turns out there were five Yorkshiremen!) It didn’t look attractive.

‘Appen our father would make us wait two hours in the snow for t’bus each morning.  We never caught it of course, we didn’t have the brass…

[brooksby]

Hirsute wrote:

Hirsute wrote:

New bus shelter lasts less than 24 hours https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgq795lnpw3o

The number of times you hear a bus <crunch> as it pulls alongside a bus stop and catches the kerb, it doesn’t surprise me that they sometimes take out the entire bus stop.

[David9694]

Hirsute wrote:

Hirsute wrote:

New bus shelter lasts less than 24 hours https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgq795lnpw3o

James “carbrain” Collins  who lived near the bus shelter, said: “It looked like the bus stop roof was too wide.”

He was not in favour of the shelter and added: “Do we need all these fancy bus stops? (turns out there were five Yorkshiremen!) It didn’t look attractive.

“It seems a waste of money to me because they’re every quarter of an hour to 20 minutes.”

[Hirsute]

New bus shelter lasts less
New bus shelter lasts less than 24 hours
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgq795lnpw3o

[David9694]

andystow wrote:

Tom_77 wrote:

Bus drives into the river at Eastleigh. Facebook comment –  “How?!?”

The driver of the college bus that drove into the River Itchen this morning has been branded a “hero” after he told an eyewitness that his “accelerator was jammed”.

Pedal confusion, perhaps? The brakes on that bus should be able to overcome the engine. And if it has a clutch, just push it in and let the engine rev away.

 

“if in doubt, both feet out” as no driver seems to be taught these days

[chrisonabike]

andystow wrote:

andystow wrote:

The driver of the college bus that drove into the River Itchen this morning has been branded a “hero” after he told an eyewitness that his “accelerator was jammed”.

I’m now waiting for “quick-thinking hero driver saves passengers … by driving through a wall to slow down on a bend when blinded by low sun”…

[andystow]

Tom_77 wrote:

Bus drives into the river at Eastleigh. Facebook comment –  “How?!?”

The driver of the college bus that drove into the River Itchen this morning has been branded a “hero” after he told an eyewitness that his “accelerator was jammed”.

Pedal confusion, perhaps? The brakes on that bus should be able to overcome the engine. And if it has a clutch, just push it in and let the engine rev away.

[Tom_77]

Bus drives into the river at

Bus drives into the river at Eastleigh. Facebook comment –  “How?!?”

 

Edit – Daily Echo has some more on this – https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/25268686.bus-crashes-river-itchen-eastleigh—live/

[ktache]

BMW advert on telly currently

BMW advert on telly currently, The soul of BMW, where will you find it? 

In a ditch…

Or this pizza restaurant…

[brooksby]

David9694 wrote:

Drink-driver, 80, banned from roads after smashing into traffic lights in Huntingdon

https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2025-06-21/drink-driver-80-banned-from-roads-after-smashing-into-traffic-lights

Does that mean “drink-driver given a driving ban” or does it mean that they cannot EVER travel on a road, even as a pedestrian? 

[chrisonabike]

David9694 wrote:

David9694 wrote:

Drink-driver, 80, banned from roads after smashing into traffic lights in Huntingdon

Hopefully they’re not banned for life though – need to leave open the possibility of rehabilitation?

[David9694]

hawkinspeter wrote:

[quote=ROOTminus1]It’s a 30mph on the bridge, and toll booth 4 is directly in line with the A38 eastbound lane from the tunnel, rather than the local traffic from Saltash. Medical episode is a possibility, but falling asleep with cruise control locked on is more likely. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y2vy151j7o%5B/quote%5D

Again, the BBC’s language is desperately avoiding the driver having agency. “The vehicle flipped” rather than the far more accurate “the driver flipped the vehicle”.

whatever caused the car to flip presumably came out of nowhere? 

[David9694]

Drink-driver, 80, banned from

Drink-driver, 80, banned from roads after smashing into traffic lights in Huntingdon

https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2025-06-21/drink-driver-80-banned-from-roads-after-smashing-into-traffic-lights

[hawkinspeter]

ROOTminus1 wrote:

[quote=ROOTminus1]It’s a 30mph on the bridge, and toll booth 4 is directly in line with the A38 eastbound lane from the tunnel, rather than the local traffic from Saltash. Medical episode is a possibility, but falling asleep with cruise control locked on is more likely. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y2vy151j7o%5B/quote%5D

Again, the BBC’s language is desperately avoiding the driver having agency. “The vehicle flipped” rather than the far more accurate “the driver flipped the vehicle”.

[Author]

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