ricardo

I just saw this report:

BBC NEWS | England | Manchester | Woman falls from motorway bridge

where the current version of it says that two lanes will be closed until midday.

[grumpy old man]
But why ?

I can see that getting her off the motorway and to hospital would take a short while. Taking a few pictures of the scene would be necessary if it was considered suspicious. But why cause chaos on the motorway network for hours because somebody fell (or perhaps jumped) off the bridge ?
[/grumpy old man]

There, I feel better now...

Snazy

lol because it needs to be investigated as you say. Answered your own question there.

I know what you mean though, for the uninvolved its a pain in the ***

mart360

Yes, but in HS NUlabia UK, there has to be at least all of the services, two quangos, & someone to apportion the blame too

Whereas on the continent, (bahn) they close one lane, deal with it propmtly and reopen asap


mart

DYK

lol i like the way it says,several people are being treated for shock..shock from what,seeing a woman fall off a bridge,suppose now they will claim for compansation,and post traumatic stress...

corradoboy

If an incident lasts more than 4 hours then a catering van arrives to refresh the w*rking emergency services, and the 37 coppers who turn up, loiter, get in the way, do nothing and generally to$$ it off for as long as possible. At least, that's the opinion of a chief fire officer I know

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

How the hell did she fall off ?

Its not like they dont have handrails or anything.

bugeyeandy

Jumper?

boxst

Someone might have tried, which is why she fell off ..

Steve

SwissTony

iTrader: (19)

because the ****ing traffic wombles needed to justify their friggin jobs by closing the whole motorway whilst they sat there comparing what shade their bloody high viz vests are

f1_fan

iTrader: (9)

That bit of the M60 is getting a bit of a name for itself with incidents like these. That is the 5th time in about 18 months it has been closed either due to jumpers or kids running across the motorway and getting hit (known locally as 'The running of the chav' )

You often see kids playing dare on the side of the motorway or trying to shim across the bridges. Why this should be so prevalent just on this part of the M60 is beyond me, but it is.

DYK

My viz is better than your viz,No my viz is better than yoursssss

Leslie

Not forgetting a couple of "managers" to make sure all the targets have been achieved!

Les

Klaatu

To "cause" delays.

Ringpeas

5 mins with a snow plow, and job done