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if it was an Audi or a BMW, I
if it was an Audi or a BMW, I wouldn’t need to ask what the other hand was doing:
“The collision is thought to of [SIC] been caused when the drivers hand slipped off the steering wheel and they lost control.”
Is “my hand slipped” a first?
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/20226294.car-crashes-house-valentia-road-headington/
Car ‘loses control’ and
Car ‘loses control’ and ploughs into house as crash leaves two in hospital
Emergency services were called to reports of a collision involving one vehicle in Fir Tree, County Durham, where a blue Kia Sorrento lost control and crashed into the front of the house
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/car-loses-control-ploughs-house-27257585
“THE REVENUE COLLECTORS ARE
“THE REVENUE COLLECTORS ARE OUT” – so ran a local FB post about a police speed enforcement a few miles up our main road. Drivers really are just big kids aren’t they, at the centre of their own world, with no idea of the effects they cause, how things work, or what things cost. Anyway, you would have thought in this era of privateering, there would be some enterprising soul who, for a modest commission, would go around everyday places like mine and take some action around all these untaxed and uninsured motor vehicles. That would be doing the police a favour as these are are much more likely to be involved in things of interest to them. I’ve seen cyclist videos passing along a row of stopped cars and they flash up captions of not taxed/ no MoT quite frequently.
This what I don’t get – Mr
This what I don’t get – Mr Briggs is walking past the 5 deaths a day to hammer on about these freak accidents.
car crashes into… nothing..
car crashes into… nothing…no wait, some water
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/20237452.a31-burley-closed-car-lost-control-spun-rain/
“However the residents are
“However the residents are still faced with VERBAL ABUSE from the people which they politely ask to move from over their drive ways. These residents are unable to leave their homes during these times because other cars have blocked their cars in. Is this Fair?”
Not from a newspaper, but a story I think is being played-out up and down the land morning and night every school day – I do sympathise with the residents affected.
https://andrewbond.mycouncillor.org.uk/2017/02/19/we-feel-trapped-in-our-own-homes/
Mum and baby ‘trapped in
Mum and baby ‘trapped in their own home’ due to beach visitors despite lockdown rules
One woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, said: “I was literally trapped in my own home.
“There were cars double parked right the way down the street and as I have a baby it meant we couldn’t go out whatsoever on Saturday or Sunday.
https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/mum-baby-trapped-home-due-19944430
Yes, I think maybe a slower
Yes, I think it may be a slower burn than this thread has been, but the “residents trapped” klaxon goes off some times, so let’s see.
new Tea Shop forum topic for
new Tea Shop forum topic for local news spotters: “trapped in their homes” – check it out, please
So because drivers
So because drivers (consistently) can’t look where they’re going, the pedestrian path gets closed??
Have you seen this man?
Have you seen this man?
I got drawn into the next
I got drawn into the next story along: Driver ‘appalled’ after injured deer shot by police on M5
so much so that that had no other choice than to illegally use their phone to take a rubbish picture
Woman pleads guilty to
Woman pleads guilty to harassment after covering car in underwear
“She proceeded to send pictures of the affected car to its owner and his family.”
Tom Jones was playing the Salisbury Guildhall at the time. No buildings harmed, but a worthy addition to the list of reasons why a driver couldn’t possibly have avoided a hazard.
BMW driver pays for repairs
BMW driver pays for repairs after damaging Westquay parking barrier
follow-up story here to the incident in May.
“A moment of madness”, says the police spokesman – I had been wondering whether it would be that, or perhaps a medical episode or whether the driver had trouble at home or work. I’m sure everything’s fine now.
Elderly man surrenders
Elderly man surrenders licence after New Forest water plunge
On the evening of Wednesday, February 2, a 70-year-old Southampton man decided to go for a drive around the New Forest.
After driving for several hours, he tried to complete a turn in the road. However, he then accidentally reversed down a boat launch where he plunged into nearby water.
The driver was later diagnosed with vascular dementia, which presents as episodes of confusion
“With the support of this driver and his family we wanted to highlight this incident to show the real life implications of growing older and driving. He surrendered his driving licence with dignity.”
EDIT: Our advice is: don’t wait until you have a near miss, or worse, an accident to convince you to review your driving ability or to stop driving.
There’s another take on this story here:
