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no there was no fatal and no life theatening although there was one airlifted
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Blame culture. There must be some one to point the finger at.
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Who do you blame for the blame culture ? :-)
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Lawyers and Solicitors! Where there's blame they gain!! :)
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i blame that bush im sure it looked at me as i drove past
thing is as mentioned a million times before
yes everything needs data ring
but to shut major roads that are the lifeblood of a local community is taking things too far
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There were fatal or life threatening issues which needed proper investigation ..
That may be. But one can imagine 'proper investigation' taking days, or even weeks. However roads, especially in the Highlands, can be at least as essential as a 'p.i.'. A fair balance has to be found between investigating and reopening the road so that fewer travellers are inconvenienced. Sometimes it just gets a bit too autocratic.
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Sometimes it just gets a bit too autocratic. i p[refer hydromatic but then im usually gone like greased lightening
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Accident on the corner of our road this morning, road closed off and taped for a long time. I didn't see what happened but I was told by a visitor that a paramedic fast response car had gone through a brick wall into a storage compound and only the tailgate could be seen. He must have been going at a fair speed.
I hope all involved were ok. I expect my daughter, a paramedic, will know what happened.......I'll report back.
Ted
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Should I go down this whole ' emergency services drivers think they are better than they are ' route.... ?
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No. I assume it was a rhetorical question. Still no though ! :-)
Edited by Pugugly on 24/05/2009 at 01:06
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Turning left at the next junction then.
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Thanks. Sorry I edited my reply after you posted lest it sound snotty !
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i find the middle pedal always the best solution
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Given that it is highly unlikley that the emergency services sit plotting just how much chaos they can cause in between shifts, one would have to assume, if the roads closed, thats because it needs to be.
Those people who put the messages up on the matrix sign son motorways however, I suspect they might do :-)
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One would have to assume, if the roads closed, thats because it needs to be.
I suspect that some 21st-century closures may be (or seem to be) longer than before, because due to the Blame culture, none of those immediately on the scene have enough authority to risk a decision before their boss arrives. Surely, unless an injured party is best left where it is, photos could be taken (as suggested below), witness details collected, then any damaged vehicles moved asap?
Edited by Andrew-T on 24/05/2009 at 10:34
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Turning left at the next junction then.
Right, surely.
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We had this argument in NZ a year or three back. The coroners were getting upset because the police were not giving them enough information to make a definitive ruling, so the police are now required to treat every crash as a formal crime scene, with all its forensic reconstructions etc.
An American company was here last year [ I think ] introducing a system whereby the scene can be photographed quickly from various angles, and computer software used to do the reconstructions from damage, skid marks, etc. Supposedly allows re-opening of the road in a short time, with the forensics being done in relative comfort back at the office.
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