[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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[ktache]

Mandatory training,

Mandatory training, registration, taxation and insurance for walls and telegraph poles and this sort of thing would NEVER happen…

[Hirsute]

“This wall and this telegraph
“This wall and this telegraph pole should have made themselves more visible”.

[ktache]

I see from the picture that

I see from the picture that neither the wall or telephone pole chose to be wearing Hi Viz.

There’s the problem…

[David9694]

Car crashes into wall and

Car crashes into wall and telephone pole in early hours

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18684036.car-crashes-wall-telephone-pole-early-hours/

[David9694]

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/18667889.van-gets-stuck-hedge-end-burger-king/

“A VAN driver has ‘wiped out’ a serving hatch at a Hampshire fast food restaurant as he drove the ‘wrong way’ down the drive-thru.

A witness has described the moment he saw a van drive the wrong way through the drive-thru at Burger King in Hedge End, ‘wiping out’ one of the serving hatches and damaging his own van.”

Imagine the dire consequences of allowing bikes in!!

[markieteeee]

“Really? The evidence?”

“Really? The evidence?”

The link in their post shows that the man got 13 months prison, disqualified from driving for nine and half years and costs of £140 for crashing into a house.  That was evidence.

It doesn’t negate the fact that the police should investigate your fence being regularly flattened of course, so it’s understandable that you’re angry.

[oceandweller]

>crashing into and damaging a

>crashing into and damaging a house carries a far higher punishment than >crashing into and killing a person

Really? The evidence? We live on a corner & have had our fence demolished twice (@ £1500 a time) by probable drunk drivers who simply reversed &  drove away. Police won’t even accept a report. Our insurance company says that’s the norm.

[David9694]

Wow! “According to Thames

Wow! “According to Thames Valley Police, the driver of the Audi – who ran away after crashing the car into the pub, leaving a man in his thirties seriously injured in the passenger seat – has not yet been found.”

Hitch-hiker, was he?

Audis in public houses.

[Bowks]

https://www.bucksfreepress.co

https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/18651199.old-bell-wooburn-may-not-able-reopen-august-24-audi-crash/

[Mungecrundle]

Depressingly, crashing into

Depressingly, crashing into and damaging a house carries a far higher punishment than crashing into and killing a person.

https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/man-jailed-car-crash-house-18784597

Also, it now appears that sitting on your sofa at home is another activity that you might want to wear a safety helmet for.

[tarquin_foxglove]

“Dorset Police was called at

“Dorset Police was called at 12.48pm on Thursday, August 13, to a report of a collision involving a fist and a jaw outside Iceland on Poole Road in Bournemouth.

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

Why do Police statements have to be so convoluted to avoid any reference to the human behind the wheel?

[Achtervolger]

https://www.theguardian.com

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/aug/16/wiltshire-four-die-car-crashes-into-house-catches-fire

[Anonymous]

A quick search of the Derby

A quick search of the Derby Telegraph site reveals over half a dozen stories of cars and houses colliding over the last year.

Even more worrying is the number of cars that have ended up on their roofs in the last 6 months, considering 3 of them were in lockdown. What could drivers be doing that could distract them so much that they were unable to keep their vehicles the right way up?

[David9694]

Rover gone over?

Rover gone over?

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18651404.car-overturns-following-crash-hamworthy/

[David9694]

Roads like that are for cars

Roads like that are for cars – you should avoid them like the plague.

[Author]

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