laurenceb Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 As I understand it the council were not billing for the damage caused. Which seems daft to me 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted July 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 9, 2021 You could have them sponsored by the local garage. And there are some unused ones in Newtown, installed for a bus route which never happened. Jonathan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Not just cars and not just rising bollards ... there's even the one on here who got bollarded when being towed by the AA man ... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted July 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Michael Hodgson said: Not just cars and not just rising bollards ... there's even the one on here who got bollarded when being towed by the AA man ... That last one looks as if he was trying to fake an accident to claim compensation. He was lucky to be able to walk limp away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejstubbs Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 13 hours ago, PhilJ W said: That last one looks as if he was trying to fake an accident to claim compensation. At first viewing I thought he was just being deliberately obstructive in an "I'm not impressed by your expensive car" sort of way. 13 hours ago, PhilJ W said: He was lucky to be able to walk limp away. More the case that he was extremely unlucky to have encountered an impatient @rse who seemed to think a few seconds' delay was reasonable grounds to employ his motor vehicle as an offensive weapon. On the other hand I think there's something a bit dodgy about the whole clip. I seriously doubt whether any normal person would be able to get up and limp away after a car had been driven over their lower leg. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Radford Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 23 hours ago, grahame said: I'd have thought that was a good reason for installing more. To get more idiot drivers and their cars off the road. ;-) They used to follow the buses through, so the road was blocked while the mess was cleared up - all the twiters then complaining that their bus was delayed!!! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 15 minutes ago, Bill Radford said: They used to follow the buses through, so the road was blocked while the mess was cleared up - all the twiters then complaining that their bus was delayed!!! Yeah, that also happens on bus lanes without rising bollards where inconsiderate drivers block them and delay the buses. At least the bollards leave a permanent reminder in the way of damage to their cars and a more salutory lesson. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted July 10, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 10, 2021 19 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said: Not just cars and not just rising bollards ... there's even the one on here who got bollarded when being towed by the AA man ... The AA man one looks expensive and he'll get a kick up the backside for that. Ought to have guessed what might happen. A call to the control centre would of had them keep the barrier up. I know a women who had her car severely damaged (half the electronics blown up), when she had the RACV out to jump start her car. He managed to connect the helper battery incorrectly. Of course he denied it, by trying to make out that was why the car didn't start before he got there. The evidence showed otherwise and after a while the RACV coughed for repairs. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium JDW Posted July 10, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 10, 2021 10 hours ago, ejstubbs said: At first viewing I thought he was just being deliberately obstructive in an "I'm not impressed by your expensive car" sort of way. [...] More the case that he was extremely unlucky to have encountered an impatient @rse who seemed to think a few seconds' delay was reasonable grounds to employ his motor vehicle as an offensive weapon. On the other hand I think there's something a bit dodgy about the whole clip. I seriously doubt whether any normal person would be able to get up and limp away after a car had been driven over their lower leg. I see what you mean - but there are a lot of strange people out there! Assuming it is genuine, I suspect the car driver hadn't seen him fall. As the car pulls up, the driver's likely looking at the ticket machine. S/he opens the door, suggesting maybe a problem with the electric window, another minor distraction. By which point the guy is on the floor out of view of the driver in front of the car. Driver sees him crossing, focuses on getting ticket, looks back, the man's gone, sets off... it's not hard to think it's one of those cases where all the holes in the Swiss cheese line up to lead to an accident. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 7 hours ago, kevinlms said: The AA man one looks expensive and he'll get a kick up the backside for that. Ought to have guessed what might happen. A call to the control centre would of had them keep the barrier up. Why would an AA van be going through the bollards anyway? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted July 11, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 11, 2021 8 hours ago, RJS1977 said: Why would an AA van be going through the bollards anyway? To rescue a vehicle that's broken down inside the car park, perhaps? Is it relevant as clearly the AA has messed up big time! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 16 hours ago, kevinlms said: The AA man one looks expensive and he'll get a kick up the backside for that. Ought to have guessed what might happen. A call to the control centre would of had them keep the barrier up. I know a women who had her car severely damaged (half the electronics blown up), when she had the RACV out to jump start her car. He managed to connect the helper battery incorrectly. Of course he denied it, by trying to make out that was why the car didn't start before he got there. The evidence showed otherwise and after a while the RACV coughed for repairs. I gave up on the RAC here when I realised that their patrol guys knew less about my vehicles than I did and, yes, were likely to actively endanger expensive electronics. The towing service was handy a couple of times, but as my vehicles have become newer and more reliable, the necessity has dropped off. If I were to chuck the annual subs into a pot, I'd easily accumulate enough to cover a (massively overpriced) private tow on the rare occasions it might be needed. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 3 hours ago, kevinlms said: To rescue a vehicle that's broken down inside the car park, perhaps? Is it relevant as clearly the AA has messed up big time! At first glance I didn't think it was a car park exit as those sorts of bollards are more usually used for blocking off busways. However perhaps you're right, as a busway wouldn't have barriers as well, or double yellow lines. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcm@gwr Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 We are making assumptions (that the patrol man is at fault), for all we know he did ask for a longer exit time, and either the operator got distracted, or discovered (too late) that it wasn't possible/faulty equipment/wrong code! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman56 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 On 07/07/2021 at 17:54, Hobby said: What's the phrase we were taught as soon as we started on the railways... "Regard any track as live and treat it that way". Especially if there's a third rail... 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Smeeton Posted July 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2021 I'll just leave this here: Regards Ian 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisman56 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 So that van driver couldn't read and/or understand the very clear instructions that were on that sign? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 So that van driver didn't read the very clear instructions that were on that sign? There, I've corrected it for you! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted July 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2021 I know it's not a level crossing, but it certainly is stupid. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-57853305 2 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 The car gained access to the line via the LC at Cheshunt station, so it certainly is level crossing stupidity, of a particularly outrageous kind in this case. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted July 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2021 Stolen car, police officers hurt trying to stop him. Hope he gets caught. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted July 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2021 46 minutes ago, caradoc said: The car gained access to the line via the LC at Cheshunt station, so it certainly is level crossing stupidity, of a particularly outrageous kind in this case. Given how busy that bit of line is, it's amazing that a) they were not hit by a train b) the barriers were up so that they could drive onto the tracks. I well remember staying at the YHA just past the crossing and finding that you could wait there for a very long time. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted July 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2021 10 minutes ago, Kris said: Given how busy that bit of line is, it's amazing that a) they were not hit by a train b) the barriers were up so that they could drive onto the tracks. I well remember staying at the YHA just past the crossing and finding that you could wait there for a very long time. The car was driven through the barriers, a train had just left the station but the barriers had not raised. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium phil-b259 Posted July 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2021 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Kris said: b) the barriers were up so that they could drive onto the tracks. They wern't The barriers were down for a train but the car thief drove through them and onto the tracks anyway in a bid to escape. Fortunately barriers are fitted with something called 'boom proving' which means if it gets broken off or badly bent then it will be detected and signals thrown back to red. Not much use if the train is too close to the crossing to stop mind - this criminal was very lucky, but will hopefully be caught and be dealt with for their reckless actions. Edited July 15, 2021 by phil-b259 1 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Whoever he was, he'd already been stopped by the police - so they should have a pretty good idea who he was. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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