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Previously on "Anyone near Taunton on the M5 last night?"
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Originally posted by PAH View PostIsn't there such a thing as smokeless fireworks and suitable bonfire material?
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Originally posted by Pondlife View PostIt's sad but I think you're right.
If they do get stiched up with the blame, the insurance companies will most likely try to bankrupt the club and therefore make this the last firework display ever, anywhere in the UK.
No one is ever going to take the risk again.
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Originally posted by malvolio View PostNot on the roads they don't; less than 5% have been shown to be down to properly accidental causes. Hitting the back of a truck at 70 when you can't see where you're going is not accidental.
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostPersonally I think the Rugby Club are being made scapegoats.
If they do get stiched up with the blame, the insurance companies will most likely try to bankrupt the club and therefore make this the last firework display ever, anywhere in the UK.
No one is ever going to take the risk again.
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I dont wish to disrespect anyone who has been caught up in the M5 incident, but the absolute worst conditions to drive in, is when the sun is low and in your eyes.
who are you gonna sue then ?
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Firework smoke definitely holds to the ground more than bonfire smoke, I over look a firework display and noticed that there was a cloud of thick smoke that drifted through the houses near to me at the end. The smoke from the things are getting thrown downwards anyway and into cold air that will cool it almost instantly, gravity will then do the rest.
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostIt sounds as if cars slowed down due to much reduced visibility and lorries (or cars) jackknifed behind when they came upon them. The irony of that scenario is that if everyone were to drive like a loony the accident wouldn't have happened. This driving philosophy works most days anyway.
Yep, Days of Thunder taught us to keep the foot to the floor and drive straight through any sudden fog/smoke patches, and aim for any spinning vehicle you can see in front as it will have moved out of the way by the time you get to it.
Similar applies with aquaplaning, no sudden changes in speed or direction.
Brakes can be an enemy sometimes.
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That's such a wide junction I don't see how that is possible unless the driver had a heart attack.
Re the M5 accident,I've driven on a long stint of motorways on bonfire night before and in places you get poor visibility with drifting smoke, it's a wonder it doesn't happen more often.
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Originally posted by dazza12 View PostI've just heard on the news that there's another motorway pile up in Cheshire.
A lorry fell of the A56 onto the M56, several cars ploughed into the lorry. At least one person dead.
M56 at Preston Brook and Daresbury due to be closed for hours after fatal crash (From This Is Cheshire)
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I've just heard on the news that there's another motorway pile up in Cheshire.
A lorry fell of the A56 onto the M56, several cars ploughed into the lorry. At least one person dead.
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It sounds as if cars slowed down due to much reduced visibility and lorries (or cars) jackknifed behind when they came upon them. The irony of that scenario is that if everyone were to drive like a loony the accident wouldn't have happened. This driving philosophy works most days anyway.
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