[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.” ‘ 

 

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[Mungecrundle]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-55724288

This Public House must be built out of magnets given the number of cars that have crashed into it. No mention of any drivers being involved. Apparently it is a problem with the road.

[David9694]

hawkinspeter wrote:

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/live-whitehall-road-crash-traffic-4862283

I once heard a really funny joke about a collapsing bridge – I still can’t get over it.

Arch humour. 

[David9694]

Some of the parking round me

Some of the parking round me is pretty poor too. 

“you can walk the rest of the way to the kerb there, mate”. 

[hawkinspeter]

hirsute wrote:

An assumption that it crashed, surely it was just parked there?

Although there’s a lot of selfish parking around Bristol, it usually doesn’t involve activating the airbags.

[David9694]

fencing, lighting reflective

fencing, lighting reflective collars: anything to deflect from drivers’ competence and behaviour. The car-led sub-urbanisation of the New Forest. 

There was an Echo report on a hit and run on the Twin Sails bridge in Poole – I’d just got into challenging Mr “ah, but was he wearing the relevant safety equipment?” when the paper turned off commenting and with that, all the comments disappeared. Too much speculation, I guess. 

Perhaps it’s time to create a dedicated hit and run thread, maybe start again on this one?

[Hirsute]

An assumption that it crashed

An assumption that it crashed, surely it was just parked there?

[mdavidford]

To be fair, they were just

To be fair, they were just trying to get to car park 9 3/4.

[David9694]

No hi viz, no lights: asking

No hi viz, no lights: asking for it. 

[hawkinspeter]

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/live-whitehall-road-crash-traffic-4862283

I once heard a really funny joke about a collapsing bridge – I still can’t get over it.

[Sriracha]

hirsute wrote:

hirsute wrote:

He was blinded by oncoming lights ??

I like the way one of the comments explains why at 40 mph it is not possible to stop within the distance illuminated by dipped lights…

That is assuming you even use the brakes. Judging by the state of the car he never bothered.

[David9694]

UPDATE – 6 months in jail. 

UPDATE – 6 months in jail. 

Would have been non-custodial, but he managed to miss all 3 cyclists 

[Hirsute]

He was blinded by oncoming
He was blinded by oncoming lights ??

I like the way one of the comments explains why at 40 mph it is not possible to stop within the distance illuminated by dipped lights…

[David9694]

Mind how you go, Sir

Mind how you go, Sir

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18990739.no-action-driver-involved-brook-crash/

[David9694]

https://www.bournemouthecho

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18990739.no-action-driver-involved-brook-crash/ 

 

[David9694]

Dangerous drink driver jailed

UPDATE – 6 months in jail. Attached.

Would have been non-custodial, but he managed to miss all 3 cyclists 

Dangerous drink driver jailed after crashing into house in Poole

the video appears to be his dashcam – right at the end he approaches a roundabout, it looks like he clips a bollard, at which point it ends. Another one for the collection. 

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18951229.dangerous-drink-driver-jailed-crashing-house-poole/

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