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Car crashes into building - please post your Local news stories
Running this one up the flagpole to see who salutes...
I just don't remember this being a thing until recently, now it seems a daily occurrence.
Could it be that there are drivers not up to the job, too many cars; should houses be made to ride in single file, shops put on high viz, why are we putting newer buildings in danger like this, it's irresponsible.
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18649201.car-crash-wall-iceland-s...
'A Dorset Police spokesperson said: "Dorset Police was called at 12.48pm on Thursday, August 13, to a report of a collision involving a car and a wall outside Iceland on Poole Road in Bournemouth.
"It is reported that the vehicle was also in collision with a pedestrian, but they did not require medical treatment." '
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On a serious note (for once) the video posted by hirsute shows what happened - I.e. another car turns across the police car's path - SMIDYT with your blue flashing lights.
A lucky escape for one shopper (as reported by Belfast Live)
These so-called car meets cannot be described as "events". If is like those we had a run of in Southampton, they are a mass trespass and often a noise nuisance for local residents.
All made worse by the "let them have their fun" attitude in the comments, while a cycle cafe (Warren Row - remember all that?) gets the local council coming after it.
Hello, Halfords, yes, I'm having trouble with my brakes.
I can make you an appointment to bring it in Sir, but we often find it's the nut that holds the steering wheel.
We need a black box in every car that means it will not start for someone in this state, will not be driven like this - it stops, not just a warning - and ensures that no car will start for Vose until his ban is up or more preferably, ever.
When was the last time you saw a car with parking lights switched on? Back in the day, my dad had a special parking light wired in with a long wire (don't think we had a fag lighter fitted as an extra) that clipped onto the window of his Mk1 1100 (the one with wing mirrors) - which also meant you could park on the wrong side of the road as you fitted it with the white light facing backwards. Our Mk2 1100 had a small built in parking light on the frame between the doors.
We posted within 2 mins of each other on the same story.
One twitter comment was the cop driver should have braked and taken the hit rather than risk endangering others. (protective cage, air bags, crumple zones).
You can clearly see how that lady was protected by that mass of cans.
That's one of my background fears with being overtaken on bends - they are going to take me out when they swerve to avoid a head on.
Not the first one to involve spectators. Bassett's Pole was 2004:
https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2004/may/woman-dies-after-bassetts-p...
Solihull like many other places has permanent injunctions in place (though I think the legality of such blanket injunctions has successfully been challenged - you can't make an injunction against someone who hasn't been involved in or made aware of in the legal argument or some such, if I understood it correctly).
When was the last time you saw a driver who knew about parking lights and how/when to use them?
In contrast to your dad - that's a nice story.
I expect the turning driver had been making that turn for 20 years and never had a issue.
Split-second stuff. I guess we'll never know what siuqtion it was they were all racing to - I hope it was worth the effort.
Is there a reason cars don't have front reflectors? New bikes have come with them since my days in Halfords in the 1980s.
part of me thinks theres a period when they did, but ultimately although the tech does change the front lights on a car are largely basically big front reflectors anyway, so I dont see what value that would add with additional reflectors, plus frankly if you cant see a car shaped object in your way in the dark, you probably shouldnt be driving anyway.
I think the world is a more illuminated place than when the HC was written so perhaps a slightly quaint rule; in the case of this story, in a suburban street, the f/r orientation of the car that was hit won't have made any real difference.
In the UK, number plates must be made of a reflective material, so in a way, there is a largish white rectangle reflector.
I believe rear and pedal reflectors are required by law but on the front they are only suggested.
Wheel reflectors are only advisory too.
I like the spoke straws.
There's a difference between what has to be supplied with a new bike - f and r reflectors and side/wheel reflectors, I think it was, and requirements once you've taken delivery, I.e. the front and side reflectors can come off.
Lights aren't required to be supplied, but must be used at night, of course and I think the red reflector might still be in thr mix. It's nothing a letter to the advice column of thr CUK magazine wouldn't resolve.
Pedal reflectors are good because of the distinctive up/down motion, which catches drivers' attention in the moments between texts and breaths of laughing gas.
Risking a pile-up if going fast.
Smashed up mystery car stranded in the middle of beach
No tracks 😱
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/smashed-up-mystery-car-s...
https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/27/lorry-driver-destroyed-girlfriends-home-b...
"The court heard Wellington caused £475,000 worth of damage after wrecking both Ms Cassidy’s and a neighbour’s homes late on September 6 last year."
This is why cyclists need insurance.
"Wellington had been an HGV driver ‘for a decade or so’ and the incident might mean he could never return to the profession."
He should never be allowed in charge of a child's scooter for the rest of his life.
No driver involved
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/20586830.porsche-crash-telegraph-...
An exercise here in driver bullshit played out in court here if ever I heard one:
https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/drink-driver-reve...
Man, 24, charged with drink driving after car crashed into house
Audi
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/man-24-charged-drink-dri...
Bromwich Road crash: Warrant for man alleged to have been drug-driving
BMW - drugs - no insurance
https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/20589236.bromwich-road-crash-warran...
Neighbours speak after car crashes into house in Swadlincote
100 homes had their power cut off after the accident caused damage to supplies
https://www.staffordshire-live.co.uk/news/local-news/neighbours-speak-af...
Mangled car which hit deer was still being driven days later
https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/20601116.mangled-car-hit-deer-st...
A McDonald's spokesman said: "Our drive-thru lanes are custom built for motor cars, vans, trucks and road-worthy mobility scooters. The health and safety of our customers and employees is our top priority and for this reason we are unable to serve pedestrians, bicycle riders, non road-worthy mobility scooters, horse riders or any horse-drawn vehicles through the Drive-thru lane."
McDonald's drive-thru refuses to serve blokes on horse and cart due to 'health and safety concerns'
sorry to be off-topic, but at least McDonalds are up-front about the drive-thru question (wrong sort of "driving", I guess). I'll see if I can go another 20 years without ever having a McDonald.
https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/real-life/mcdonalds-drive-thru-r...
Spalding woman furious after driver 'obliterated' fence and drove off amid roadwork chaos
The 40-year-old is now worried for her safety as multiple cars are using her large driveway as a turnaround point. She said: "Even though there are road signs saying it's blocked and not to go down, people keep coming.
"The problem with my yard being a horse yard is it has the biggest turnaround area. Someone has obviously driven down and smashed through it but not even stopped to say anything which is not fair.
https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/spalding-woman-furiou...
does a train count as a building ? https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/man-in-court-over-norwich-level-cross...
well done, Mr Friday afternoon Drunkie: it's not like they haven't got anything else to do:
Man arrested after car ploughs into home leaving front wall 'collapsing'
A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage while drink driving
"Three fire engines and the Technical Rescue Unit special appliance attended the incident where a vehicle had collided with a house and caused significant structural damage"
BMW submerged by the tide at Noss Mayo as people row out to see the damage
The car got swept out near a pub in the village
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/bmw-submerged-tide-noss-mayo-7...
EDIT: "periscope depth, number one". Have they pixelated out three ducks?
Sea also
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/two-vehicles-rescued-bei...
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