j.m@talk
04-23-2007, 09:03 PM
Relatively recently a friend of mine was killed while attempting a roadside repair on the Hard Shoulder/Brakedown Lane.
It is unknown what it was that he was trying to repair/adjust, but at some point in proceedings a car .... A Ford somthing or other (Repmobile) left the motorway & struck the rear of his car (7 Series BMW) at a estimated 85 Miles Per hour..... launching it over the crash barrier & more importantly launching him directly into that path of a passing HGV in lane 1.
The coroner came to the conclusion .... I have no idea how...... That this was "Death By Misadventure" (As Against Being Caused By The Gross Incompitance Of The Other Driver) ...... Well I don't suppose there is much point in arguing the point any, as it isn't going to bring him back out of his grave.
Currently in the UK we are managing to Injure or kill 300 motorists a year on the Hard Shoulder/Brakedown Lane, quite a dramatic number when you factor in that the UK motorway network is all of 2,300 miles long ........... That & in the past 10 years gross motorway traffic has increased by 36%
Very little was made of the speed of impact, whilst it was a contributory factor. Plain & simple looking where ya were goin' would of been a absolute bonus (IMO). Had I been passing the location of the incident I would in all probability of been travelling at a similar speed, however in all likelyhood I would of been out in lane 2 or 3 watching out for bozos.......
The fact of the matter is, that the driver that collided with my friends car did not (imo) see his car...... Witnesses testimonies & after the fact forensic investigations portrayed that the offending vehicle did not brake harshly prior to the accident & the fact that BMW had its Hazard lights activated.
It is unknown what it was that he was trying to repair/adjust, but at some point in proceedings a car .... A Ford somthing or other (Repmobile) left the motorway & struck the rear of his car (7 Series BMW) at a estimated 85 Miles Per hour..... launching it over the crash barrier & more importantly launching him directly into that path of a passing HGV in lane 1.
The coroner came to the conclusion .... I have no idea how...... That this was "Death By Misadventure" (As Against Being Caused By The Gross Incompitance Of The Other Driver) ...... Well I don't suppose there is much point in arguing the point any, as it isn't going to bring him back out of his grave.
Currently in the UK we are managing to Injure or kill 300 motorists a year on the Hard Shoulder/Brakedown Lane, quite a dramatic number when you factor in that the UK motorway network is all of 2,300 miles long ........... That & in the past 10 years gross motorway traffic has increased by 36%
Very little was made of the speed of impact, whilst it was a contributory factor. Plain & simple looking where ya were goin' would of been a absolute bonus (IMO). Had I been passing the location of the incident I would in all probability of been travelling at a similar speed, however in all likelyhood I would of been out in lane 2 or 3 watching out for bozos.......
The fact of the matter is, that the driver that collided with my friends car did not (imo) see his car...... Witnesses testimonies & after the fact forensic investigations portrayed that the offending vehicle did not brake harshly prior to the accident & the fact that BMW had its Hazard lights activated.