inky pete Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/18161/1/Drivers-escape-in-dramatic-car-crash/Page1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Glad to hear the lady is OK and my first thought on seeing the news pic was exactly the same Inky..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 The last time we had a similar picture, where the car was completely upside down in the middle of the road, the woman swore blind she was only doing 15 mph. I find it hard to believe that it's possible to do so much damage at such low speeds and it's more likely they got the stop and go peddles a bit mixed up. Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted April 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 There just ain't no way you can put a car on its roof at 15mph. And there ain't no way you can get one that far up a bank - BACKWARDS! - at anywhere near 20mph! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Is it due to speed bumps by any chance ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Is it due to speed bumps by any chance ? Well as it is a "20 Zone" and not a "20mph Speed limit sign" there should be speed humps and speed restricting measures in place according to the department for Transport guidelines..... unfortunately Warrington seem to have got them the wrong way round! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 There just ain't no way you can put a car on its roof at 15mph. yes you can if you think about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted April 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 yes you can if you think about it Nor with an even marginally competent driver. At 15mph the stopping distance is about 25 feet - that's not even 2 car lengths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahl Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 The car was not in a 20 zone It was barred from entry by a sign and lamppost. Shows that some people are going to strange efforts to get rid of the waste of money unenforceable stupid zones. The residents of Stirrup close and drivers who stopped to assist the driver did a great job freeing her quickly and efficiently from her perch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 A car flipped on Ellesmere Road a few years back, it hit the front wing of a parked car on one side of the road then either hit the one on the other side of the road too and flipped or flipped after hitting the first one and hit the other on it's way over.All in less than 2 car lengths and it wasn't actually the drivers fault... she simply had a funny turn as she was driving (no pun intended). Thankfully she was not injured but it made a right mess of the two parked cars. She was very lucky really as had the car not been parked on the canal side of the road she would have probably gone through the fence into the MSC and had the other not been on the opposite side she would have probably gone through the front of the houses. Another flipped on one of the really small side roads a bit further up, that was a 4x4 an no idea how on earth they managed to do that. They weren't injured either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Still a rather amusing photo though Wahl (obviously I wouldn't be saying that if the lady had been hurt) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahl Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Not really It was serious at the time as there were thoughts the car could set alight due to smoke and steam Luckily for the girl, the residents and passing motorists went to her aid and freed her very quickly Very Well done all of them Interesting Cllr settle could only take a photo after the event and use it in guardian to foster his current idiotic project about roads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey_man Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 They could always make the roads 10mph so people can ignore those signs too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 they could also put up speed cameras and earn a few bob off the ignorant, self important and the just plain stupid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 they could also put up speed cameras and earn a few bob off the ignorant, self important and the just plain stupid Indeed.... I mean who would be stupid enough to get caught by a speed camera for heavens sake...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 many people do including myself, I was travelling at 34 mph in Wales and got flashed, rightly so as I should have been paying more attention. As I was so marginally over the limit I was given the option of taking the speed awareness course rather than having any points on my completely unblemished licence. Now that's my story in its entirety, care to share your scrapes and convictions, or is your record as clean as mine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 I almost got caught by a speed camera was on foot and standing by it when my jumper snagged on the post,managed to get free though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Talk about turning turtle ,a few years back there was a mobile crane upside down in a drainage ditch at the side of the M6 near Holmes Chapel......they don't turn over easily but he must have veered off the motorway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 many people do including myself, I was travelling at 34 mph in Wales and got flashed, rightly so as I should have been paying more attention. As I was so marginally over the limit I was given the option of taking the speed awareness course rather than having any points on my completely unblemished licence. Now that's my story in its entirety, care to share your scrapes and convictions, or is your record as clean as mine? I have been driving since 1982 and never been convicted of speeding..... despite driving a race tuned mini, 24v Cosworths and other speedy cars..... and I have to say, whenever I go into 20mph zones, I appear to be the only one actually doing 20mph!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahl Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Bazj your halo glows at night or you have been very lucky PJ go on the course it is dear but enlightening to see how many other people have been done for a couple of mph over limit by dumbo cameras particularly at nigh hours or on wide open roads with no traffic. they keep quoting the Highway Code, but don't even give you a copy. Unfortunately no human seems capable of looking at camera data and making a decision it is left to the robots to enforce it. money grabbing rather than road safety I believe. uda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 My other half got 2 speeding tickets within 5 days of each other in Wales both for 35mph on the very same spot on a road with no houses and no fixed speed camera...... clearly a good place for Mr PC to hide further up the slope on the road My dad got one for 35mph on the fixed camera on Winwick Road (outside Tesco) at 6am one Sunday morning. He was the only car on the road in both directions and we were sort of proud of him for actually managing to go that fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Bazj your halo glows at night or you have been very lucky PJ go on the course it is dear but enlightening to see how many other people have been done for a couple of mph over limit by dumbo cameras particularly at nigh hours or on wide open roads with no traffic. they keep quoting the Highway Code, but don't even give you a copy. Unfortunately no human seems capable of looking at camera data and making a decision it is left to the robots to enforce it. money grabbing rather than road safety I believe. uda I think you misunderstand me Wahl,, I went on the course which was exactly the same cost as the speeding penalty would have been and, although boring, I realise that I deserved to be there as I should have paid more attention while driving, particularly on an unfamiliar road. Speeding is speeding no matter what time of day or night you do it, as people aren't on a curfew then they can and are hit by speeding drivers at all times. There is also the chance that sticking to the limit may stop the driver from crashing and hurting themselves which is probably more likely in poor visibility or if they are tired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 PJ if you ever slip up again you could always slap your make-up on and swear blind it wasn't you.. as long as the police don't ever see the Warrington Worldwide magazine that's out now or read this forum you might be ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Despite doing up to 25000 per year I have no speed convictions, although I was once stopped for doing 50 in a 30. Anyone seen this http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/11146310.REVEALED__Where_you_are_most_likely_to_be_caught_on_speed_cameras_in_Warrington/ Also this http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/11170998.Police_appeal_after_cyclist_hits_pedestrian_next_to_Bank_Quay_station/?ref=var_0 just shows you do not need to be going fast to be in a serious accident Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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