[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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[hawkinspeter]

Steve K wrote:

Wrong thread – this is the car crashes into building thread, not the car crashes into tree one.

It’s confusing when your house is a tree though

[andystow]

The thread police are here!

The thread police are here! We’ll let you off with a warning, this time.

[chrisonabike]

Steve K wrote:

hawkinspeter wrote:

Three in hospital after car crashes into tree:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yvdn63r76o

Presumably the three people were in the tree as there’s no mention of them being in the car

Wrong thread – this is the car crashes into building thread, not the car crashes into tree one.

Well I’m guilty also, or there’s precedent; as I noted three deaths reported by the BBC recently in a rather similarly-written story…

[Steve K]

hawkinspeter wrote:

Three in hospital after car crashes into tree:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yvdn63r76o

Presumably the three people were in the tree as there’s no mention of them being in the car

Wrong thread – this is the car crashes into building thread, not the car crashes into tree one.

[hawkinspeter]

Three in hospital after car

Three in hospital after car crashes into tree:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yvdn63r76o

Presumably the three people were in the tree as there’s no mention of them being in the car

[David9694]

Welcome to Car Crashes into

Welcome to Car Crashes into Building.

[andystow]

nappe wrote:

Went past this just after it had happened, straight road, just after a mini roundabout with traffic calming all the way down the road…

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/looked-down-saw-car-inside-30865871

Did you make that screenshot, and then save it, upload it, and think “that’s exactly what I was going for?”

That’s art.

[David9694]

It’s a topsey-turvey world

It’s a topsey-turvey world some times:

Morrisons slammed for failing to protect Romsey shop

The store in the town centre was targeted in a series of ram raids last year, after which authorities took steps to help the grocery titan put new bollards in place.

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24887209.morrisons-slammed-failing-protect-romsey-shop/

[nappe]

Went past this just after it

Went past this just after it had happened, straight road, just after a mini roundabout with traffic calming all the way down the road…

 

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/looked-down-saw-car-inside-30865871

[chrisonabike]

Drink driver six times over

David9694 wrote:

Drink driver six times over the limit … The defence barrister also noted that since his offence he had been diagnosed with a medical condition and has had further instances of passing out, … Mr Morland was homeless living in his car and officers stopped him when he was drinking in his car, which was essentially his home.

I may be a little ginspired myself here – but could there be a link between the medical passing out and the medicating?

No gaol time but a driving ban, although presumably he’ll not be required to move out of his home (car)?

If all true it does sound sad. Homelessness can be surprisingly near – to more people than you think. Perhaps one of his former high-flying business pals could help him out with accommodation while he finds some new purpose. And some money towards divorce costs – I imagine that’s pricey. And a cheap bike (not encouraging cycling drunk though)!

[hawkinspeter]

David9694 wrote:

There’s video of this floating around on X – the driver reverses into the shop for his three-point turn, then goes forward, hits the parked Mini and then into the back of the bus. 

Thanks, but I’ll give Xitter a miss. I never used Twitter back in the day (well apart from an account for automated alerts on servers), but I ensured that I block all Xitter links when it got taken over by Musk. Similarly, I block all FaceBook content too – I deleted my account there years ago.

[David9694]

There’s video of this

There’s video of this floating around on X – the driver reverses into the shop for his three-point turn, then goes forward, hits the parked Mini and then into the back of the bus. 

[ktache]

But at least it was hit by

But at least it was hit by car rather than the involved in a collision with…

[Rendel Harris]

Slartibartfast wrote:

[quote=Slartibartfast]Disappointed with the guardian, tbqh. Italian cyclist Sara Piffer, 19, dies after being hit by car during training ride https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jan/24/italian-cyclist-sara-piffer-19-dies-after-being-hit-car-during-training-ride?CMP=share_btn_url%5B/quote%5D

I agree, you have to get to the fourth paragraph before there is any indication that another human being was involved in the incident.

[ktache]

The headline in the rabidly

The headline in the rabidly anti cycling guardian was similar.

[Author]

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