Lorry drives on A1 with Clio stuck to the front
17 March 2010, 06:01 PM
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all to do with 'blind spots' mate. lorry goes to move over without seeing the car and, the rest is..................history. being a big lorry, you wont always feel the moment of contact. its not until you sit and drive one that you realise what you CANT see. especially down the immediate front of the vehicle. also take into account driver tierdness, rushing due to pressure to get the job done etc etc etc and you have and easy accident waiting to happen
this is a very very common incident on our roads
dan
this is a very very common incident on our roads
dan
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17 March 2010, 06:04 PM
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17 March 2010, 06:17 PM
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Hogging the middle lane as well.
Seen a foriegn lorry on the M11 pull out to overtake and then pit manouevre a van that was in the outside lane, collect it on the front of the lorry and spat it out fast onto the hard shoulder where it rolled.
I flashed the lorry driver and pulled him over - he was semi-concious from lack of sleep and walked out onto the inside lane, almost getting squashed.
Police took statements from me but I later found out they didn't do anything about it
Seen a foriegn lorry on the M11 pull out to overtake and then pit manouevre a van that was in the outside lane, collect it on the front of the lorry and spat it out fast onto the hard shoulder where it rolled.
I flashed the lorry driver and pulled him over - he was semi-concious from lack of sleep and walked out onto the inside lane, almost getting squashed.
Police took statements from me but I later found out they didn't do anything about it
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17 March 2010, 06:18 PM
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That's just sent me dead cold.
A lorry went over my legs a couple of years ago due to him not seeing me (I was on a push bike, he turned off a roundabout. Me=very low, him=very high. I was IN FRONT of him (not to the side, before anyone says it was my fault)). Lorries have almost zero visibility for a good 2 metres around them, purely because of their height. Very scary things.
A lorry went over my legs a couple of years ago due to him not seeing me (I was on a push bike, he turned off a roundabout. Me=very low, him=very high. I was IN FRONT of him (not to the side, before anyone says it was my fault)). Lorries have almost zero visibility for a good 2 metres around them, purely because of their height. Very scary things.
17 March 2010, 07:31 PM
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Not quite as bad, but I saw this happen on Monday. Queuing traffic on the M1, wagon in the middle lane. Car moves over in front of the creeping wagon from the left and the wagon driver didn't notice him. I actually saw the driver stand up behind the wheel to see the car before he stood on the brakes.
As we were creeping forward, I could see it was going to happen and was saying to my passenger that the wagon driver hadn't seen the car.
As we were creeping forward, I could see it was going to happen and was saying to my passenger that the wagon driver hadn't seen the car.
17 March 2010, 07:37 PM
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No not a foreign driver nor company.Arclid dry powder tankers come to our workplace often,will have to find out which driver it was!or whether its a fake clip?
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17 March 2010, 07:46 PM
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Thats crazy! I've heard about things like that happening as I used to work for a Commercial Vehicle & Haulage parts specialist but never actually seen it.
What I cannot believe is that no-one else seemed to be doing anything to help the Clio driver out. I'd have been blasting my horn and driving infront of that truck with my hazzards on or something atleast to try & clue the unknowing truck driver to his error.
What I cannot believe is that no-one else seemed to be doing anything to help the Clio driver out. I'd have been blasting my horn and driving infront of that truck with my hazzards on or something atleast to try & clue the unknowing truck driver to his error.
18 March 2010, 11:03 AM
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18 March 2010, 11:17 AM
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To be honest i suspect there is a good chance the driver did not even notice anything at all, maybe the clio drove away at the next slip road, maybe the clio driver was one of them doddery old gits who dont have a clue what they are doing.
"Dear are you sure you are driving properly? it feels different today"
"Dont you worry about my driving, i have been doing this for 50 years!!"
"Dear are you sure you are driving properly? it feels different today"
"Dont you worry about my driving, i have been doing this for 50 years!!"
18 March 2010, 12:50 PM
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Woman driver in the Clio - could explain a lot
Lorry Shunting Car Video: Arclid Launch Probe Into Truck Pushing Renault Clio Along A1(M), Wetherby | UK News | Sky News
Lorry Shunting Car Video: Arclid Launch Probe Into Truck Pushing Renault Clio Along A1(M), Wetherby | UK News | Sky News
Lorry drives on A1 with Clio stuck to the front
18 March 2010, 08:05 PM
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all newer lorries are now fitted with much better mirrors to give a better view to both sides and to the front,looking at the video i think that might be a daf 95 crap view to front imo small screen etc
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18 March 2010, 08:38 PM
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It's still on the BBC website. It was near Wetherby in January and was reported as a collision with police attendance.
Since the video appeared this week the driver has not been at work.
Since the video appeared this week the driver has not been at work.