Manchester Gridlocked
10 July 2003, 09:23 AM
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It's not good, but your not that bad off now are you really.
Seven people died and i would think it was people going to the airport on that mini bus to start a holiday with there loved ones.
A sad day for a lot of people.
What a world!
Seven people died and i would think it was people going to the airport on that mini bus to start a holiday with there loved ones.
A sad day for a lot of people.
What a world!
10 July 2003, 09:39 AM
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Yeah I realise that, cant compare being late for/not getting in work with dying in a Motorway accident. I work for the Police and rang in this morning, I had to speak to an officer who I had a meeting with, he had been sent off to deal with this.
It always seems to be minibuses, I think they are inherently unsafe, Cars are designed to absorb impacts and protect occupants, minibuses are vans with seats and widows, adding windows makes the structure weaker, plus the suspension is designed for carrying loads, not people, what cars have leaf springs ?
My brother in law was nearly killed in a Minibus crash as a kid, thrown clear with sever head injuries so it hits home quite hard around these parts, tragic.
It always seems to be minibuses, I think they are inherently unsafe, Cars are designed to absorb impacts and protect occupants, minibuses are vans with seats and widows, adding windows makes the structure weaker, plus the suspension is designed for carrying loads, not people, what cars have leaf springs ?
My brother in law was nearly killed in a Minibus crash as a kid, thrown clear with sever head injuries so it hits home quite hard around these parts, tragic.
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10 July 2003, 11:11 PM
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I drove past the scene on the way into Manchester around 11:00am - a very sobering sight.
Interestingly enough traffic on the way home tonight seemed to be travelling on average a bit slower than usual - makes you wonder if something like this makes a lot of people subconciously take things a bit easier.
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Interestingly enough traffic on the way home tonight seemed to be travelling on average a bit slower than usual - makes you wonder if something like this makes a lot of people subconciously take things a bit easier.
Regards,
tiggers.
11 July 2003, 08:21 AM
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I was on that bit of Motorway on Wednesday late evening and it hits hard that this sort of thing has happened a few hours after i was there.
Thank goodness i didnt have to go back to Manchester Uni yesterday though !
Terrible day for all involved though.
Thank goodness i didnt have to go back to Manchester Uni yesterday though !
Terrible day for all involved though.
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