It could have been worse, had the missus been further into to her term, she might not have been wearing a seat belt.

Quoted from Threepwood

Wouldn't you?

Seriously though, why wait until the NEXT day?


Threep.

Because he had to give himself time to think about it. Plus he had whiplash remember.  

Probably saw one of those "claims 4 you"  ( or whatever ) ads on the T.V. that night.


Threep.

Quoted from Downlander

What, like driving in a bus lane for example?

You're getting the order of things confused. He decided to drive down Northbrook street apparently because his wife was feeling faint and he wanted to pull over "...where there were lots of people in case we needed help." He could have done this at any point from turning into the Broadway (and there are disabled and taxi bays there), but instead, rather than pull over and ring for an ambulance, he tried to drive down Northbrook street.

Threep's quote was about what he would have done in the event that he himself had been in an accident, but up until the guy's own actions, this chap hadn't been in an accident at that point.

Also, note that the guy was so concerned about his wife and unborn child that he only bothered to seek medical help the next day. His story about the doctor seems dubious too, as they would have kept his wife in for monitoring had the baby been under stress to the point that the doctor was concerned, but there was no mention of that.

In any case, it was hardly like he was trying to get help in the first instance because they couldn't feel the baby moving. His wife was merely feeling faint (as pregnant women often do), and rather than a number of glaringly more obvious options available to him, he thought it best to drive down Northbrook street. Not forgetting also that the bollards are left in the "up" position until an authorised vehicle approaches them, when they lower. So this guy must also have tried to follow another vehicle into Northbrook street.

Agreed.  He's fulla 'whatsit' in my view.

Quoted from massifheed

You're getting the order of things confused.

No, I wasn't.

Quoted from massifheed

Threep's quote was about what he would have done in the event that he himself had been in an accident

I know. That's what I responded to, nothing else.  

Another victim today, in Bartholomew Street. This time a Bessacarr Motorhome. How they do not see the large array of signs now in place, beats me!!

Quoted from LocalRes

Another victim today, in Bartholomew Street. This time a Bessacarr Motorhome. How they do not see the large array of signs now in place, beats me!!

The excuse was probably along the lines of 'we didn't know there were bollards, we're not from around here'

How hard is it to miss all the signs the council have had to waste money on because of these stupid people!

Not that hard it would seem.

If I lived in Bourton on the Water say, I doubt I'd have a clue what rising bollards are. I'd see the sign, but if I'd never heard of rising bollards or seen them, I doubt I'd expect a chunk of metal to come crashing through my vehicle floor.

Another numpty hits the bollards. Yes, there are so many signs you would have to be a real idiot to miss them.

I agree with Eddie on this one. If you come from somewhere out in the sticks the words ' rising bollards ' would mean something totally different to what the people  in Newbury know them as..

Quoted from 26

I doubt I'd expect a chunk of metal to come crashing through my vehicle floor.

Perhaps you could remind me of the last time a poor unfortunate motorist had the bollards actually come "crashing through" their vehicle's floor?

Quoted from 26

If I lived in Bourton on the Water say, I doubt I'd have a clue what rising bollards are. I'd see the sign, but if I'd never heard of rising bollards or seen them, I doubt I'd expect a chunk of metal to come crashing through my vehicle floor.

You do people who live in the countryside a dis-service.... Or are you presuming that everyone who lives out in the darker corners of this land, such as Bourton on the Water, are all straw munching types with three fingers on each hand and get scared when they see 'iron horses...'.




I would hope they understand the word 'Rising' and I'm sure they'd get their heads around 'Bollards' to know it's not good when those words are connected......

It seems some people need their cars to be driven by someone else and refuse to take any responsibility themselves when they use the roads....  

Quoted from spartacus

You do people who live in the countryside a dis-service.... Or are you presuming that everyone who lives out in the darker corners of this land, such as Bourton on the Water, are all straw munching types with three fingers on each hand and get scared when they see 'iron horses...'.

I could as easily chosen Swansea or Croydon. In fact anywhere in the country that doesn't have rising bollards - not saying they don't. There may well be one or two idiots that think they can out run the bollards (there are people that try to outrun level crossings after all), but I'd be willing to bet that the vast majority were pretty shocked and didn't have a clue what had happened.