Looking at where the (drunk?) driver ended-up aross the tracks in Salford
<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5gpqz6406o>
It seems to have launched over a low crash barrier, knocked some metal "extensions" off the top of a wall and knocked parts of the concrete
wall itself down onto the tracks in a cutting, the trajectory something
like this
<https://maps.app.goo.gl/ojtd2uVrSsMvLvqm7>
I thought they beefed up the barriers around mainline tracks after the
Selby crash?
Looking at where the (drunk?) driver ended-up aross the tracks in Salford
<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5gpqz6406o>
It seems to have launched over a low crash barrier, knocked some metal "extensions" off the top of a wall and knocked parts of the concrete
wall itself down onto the tracks in a cutting, the trajectory something
like this
<https://maps.app.goo.gl/ojtd2uVrSsMvLvqm7>
I thought they beefed up the barriers around mainline tracks after the
Selby crash?
Somehow the Google streetcar seems to have managed to photograph inside itself?
<https://maps.app.goo.gl/Jrz4iWiBfxsQDfmZ7>
Looking at where the (drunk?) driver ended-up aross the tracks in
Salford
<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5gpqz6406o>
It seems to have launched over a low crash barrier, knocked some metal "extensions" off the top of a wall and knocked parts of the concrete
wall itself down onto the tracks in a cutting, the trajectory something
like this
<https://maps.app.goo.gl/ojtd2uVrSsMvLvqm7>
I thought they beefed up the barriers around mainline tracks after the
Selby crash?
Somehow the Google streetcar seems to have managed to photograph inside itself?
<https://maps.app.goo.gl/Jrz4iWiBfxsQDfmZ7>
Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
I thought they beefed up the barriers around mainline tracks after the
Selby crash?
On motorways, where vehicles are travelling at speed and have lots of
energy. This appears to be (just) off the motorway, and there was a
concrete barrier. There are too many bridges to beef them up to deal
with people doing 100mph in a 40 zone.
The bridge the car crashed through is a footbridge - it's unlikely anyone would consider vehicles hitting it a significant risk as there's no road access to it. Plus the car hit it pretty much square on - barriers are designed to deflect vehicles leaving the road at an angle back onto the
road, not resist a direct impact.
Mike Humphrey wrote:
The bridge the car crashed through is a footbridge - it's unlikely
anyone would consider vehicles hitting it a significant risk as
there's no road access to it. Plus the car hit it pretty much
square on - barriers are designed to deflect vehicles leaving the
road at an angle back onto the road, not resist a direct impact.
I seems to have vaulted a low section of Armco, flown through the
metal sections of a wall on one side of that footbridge, and then
bashed (as you say) straight into the wall on the other side of the footbridge ...
On Fri, 7 Feb 2025 19:18:55 +0000
Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
Mike Humphrey wrote:
The bridge the car crashed through is a footbridge - it's unlikely
anyone would consider vehicles hitting it a significant risk as
there's no road access to it. Plus the car hit it pretty much
square on - barriers are designed to deflect vehicles leaving the
road at an angle back onto the road, not resist a direct impact.
I seems to have vaulted a low section of Armco, flown through the
metal sections of a wall on one side of that footbridge, and then
bashed (as you say) straight into the wall on the other side of the
footbridge ...
As they say in the US, and semi-confirmed by the reports:
"Alcohol may have been involved".
On 09/02/2025 10:48, Davey wrote:
On Fri, 7 Feb 2025 19:18:55 +0000
Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
Mike Humphrey wrote:
The bridge the car crashed through is a footbridge - it's unlikely
anyone would consider vehicles hitting it a significant risk as
there's no road access to it. Plus the car hit it pretty much
square on - barriers are designed to deflect vehicles leaving the
road at an angle back onto the road, not resist a direct impact.
I seems to have vaulted a low section of Armco, flown through the
metal sections of a wall on one side of that footbridge, and then
bashed (as you say) straight into the wall on the other side of the
footbridge ...
As they say in the US, and semi-confirmed by the reports:
"Alcohol may have been involved".
Judging by the way the roof of the car had caved in, I'm amazed
that he got away with just 'minor' injuries.
On 09/02/2025 10:48, Davey wrote:
On Fri, 7 Feb 2025 19:18:55 +0000
Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
Mike Humphrey wrote:
The bridge the car crashed through is a footbridge - it's unlikely
anyone would consider vehicles hitting it a significant risk as
there's no road access to it. Plus the car hit it pretty much
square on - barriers are designed to deflect vehicles leaving the
road at an angle back onto the road, not resist a direct impact.
I seems to have vaulted a low section of Armco, flown through the
metal sections of a wall on one side of that footbridge, and then
bashed (as you say) straight into the wall on the other side of the
footbridge ...
As they say in the US, and semi-confirmed by the reports:
"Alcohol may have been involved".
Judging by the way the roof of the car had caved in, I'm amazed
that he got away with just 'minor' injuries.
I had trouble even confirming that it was a BMW>
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