Bit of a shunt...
Apr 2nd 2011, 11:57 am
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Bit of a shunt...
85 cars involved in a pile-up between AD and DoBuy. And the fannies on the radio still saying, "Accident caused by fog...".
Apr 2nd 2011, 12:06 pm
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Re: Bit of a shunt...
And every frigging newspaper has got something in there about "...caused by dense fog". Why don't they say "...caused by God's will"?
Apr 2nd 2011, 2:21 pm
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Re: Bit of a shunt...
According to police visibility due to fog was reduced to 50 metres (m), and that most of the cars involved in the pile-up were speeding at 120 km per hour, despite poor visibility conditions.
At 120 kph your reaction distance is 22 m, braking distance is 85 m and total stopping distance is 107 m …explains a lot !
The speed required to stop within 50 m is about 78 kph, but still too fast for the foggy conditions experienced !
At 120 kph your reaction distance is 22 m, braking distance is 85 m and total stopping distance is 107 m …explains a lot !
The speed required to stop within 50 m is about 78 kph, but still too fast for the foggy conditions experienced !
Apr 2nd 2011, 2:50 pm
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Re: Bit of a shunt...
sounds like that massive pile up a few years ago when there was only 3 fatalities and about 60 cars on fire
Apr 2nd 2011, 4:10 pm
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Re: Bit of a shunt...
Ghantoot
Apr 2nd 2011, 5:16 pm
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Re: Bit of a shunt...
yeh similar place, between samha and ghantoot.
Apr 2nd 2011, 9:42 pm
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Re: Bit of a shunt...
Ghantoot - whatever. The fog didn't cause the massive pile up, poor driving in bad weather conditions did and always will.
Apr 3rd 2011, 4:55 am
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Apr 3rd 2011, 6:37 am
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Re: Bit of a shunt...
Latest figures say 127 cars, 60 injured, one death.
I'm at a total loss to understand why people drive like idiots when they can't effing see. Imagine how much worse it would have been on a weekday morning.
I'm at a total loss to understand why people drive like idiots when they can't effing see. Imagine how much worse it would have been on a weekday morning.
Apr 3rd 2011, 6:57 am
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Re: Bit of a shunt...
I was hoping they would confirm their stupidity by claiming the fog was caused by angry Jinn and Satan fiddled with everyone's breaks the morning before...
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Apr 4th 2011, 7:42 am
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Re: Bit of a shunt...
Clearly not enough of them put their hazards on, that would've solved the problem at 120 clicks...
Apr 4th 2011, 12:01 pm
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Re: Bit of a shunt...
A friend did the same journey yesterday when there was fog again and said that people were still whizzing by at 150+, no lights and/or hazards flashing.
Apr 4th 2011, 2:00 pm
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Re: Bit of a shunt...
... and then there's the "0 road fatalities by 2020" target... seriously pmsl!