Lorry pushing a Clio -sideways

Unread post by **myglaren** » 18 Mar 2010, 18:43

Just seen this on the Beeb's website. Amazing that no-one was killed.
Youtube video

DickieG · Unread post by **DickieG** » 18 Mar 2010, 20:35

The lorry driver deserves 10 years inside for that

should a tyre on the Clio have burst due to scrubbing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Toby_HDi · Unread post by **Toby_HDi** » 18 Mar 2010, 20:55

Apparently the lorry driver couldn't see the Clio, this may be so but what I want to know is how the Clio got there in the first the place. Surely the lorry driver would have realised that he had just hit something?

Gingerposer · Unread post by **Gingerposer** » 18 Mar 2010, 21:23

http://www.trucknetuk.com/phpBB/viewtop ... =2&t=56590

from a truckers forum. Seems to have polarised opinion somewhat

Citroenmad · Unread post by **Citroenmad** » 23 Mar 2010, 22:38

Very odd that, i dont know how the driver wouldnt have known.

No doubt a classic case of a lorry pulling into the side of a passing car (did anyone catch the fifthgear years ago where they tried this and it wrapped the car round the front of the truck? Its on youtube). Though how the driver didnt notice it was there.

Im amased the CLio still had tyres on it, you would have thought they would have popped quite quickly.

ACTIVE8 · Unread post by **ACTIVE8** » 26 Mar 2010, 10:00

Same thing has also happened a week later, apparently B & Queue drivers can do it too!

Homer · Unread post by **Homer** » 27 Mar 2010, 10:43

Citroenmad wrote:
No doubt a classic case of a lorry pulling into the side of a passing car

More likely the car trying to nip out in front of the truck and clipping it.

Im amased the CLio still had tyres on it, you would have thought they would have popped quite quickly.

I think that's only thanks to the wet road, probably had those nasty energysaver tyres on as well.

Truck will have been on the cruise control and it's obviously empty so wouldn't have noticed the extra resistance. Tucked up that close in the streaming rain I think you can excuse him for not seeing it. And with the state of the roads these days what's one more jolt?

ACTIVE8 · Unread post by **ACTIVE8** » 28 Mar 2010, 10:02

The thoughts of the driver...............

"I think I will have a word with him indoors, and get a chassis alignment test done, as he used my car the other day, and this is the worst case of crabbing

I have ever experienced, my mini was not this bad even though the subframe was needing attention!"

Xaccers · Unread post by **Xaccers** » 28 Mar 2010, 11:06

They've released footage from inside the lorry's cab

R9UKE · Unread post by **R9UKE** » 28 Mar 2010, 13:37

Xac wrote:They've released footage from inside the lorry's cab

Ha ha ha ha!!!!

Seriously though, that's a terrifying sight, I read about it on Sky News, the driver in the Clio definetly thought she was going to die - so would I.

Bet she's grateful for Renault's safety record

ACTIVE8 · Unread post by **ACTIVE8** » 28 Mar 2010, 21:21

R9UKE wrote:
Xac wrote:They've released footage from inside the lorry's cab

Ha ha ha ha!!!!

Seriously though, that's a terrifying sight, I read about it on Sky News, the driver in the Clio definetly thought she was going to die - so would I.

Bet she's grateful for Renault's safety record

Pleased to hear she's OK.

Well at least the bonnet stayed shut during this trucking encounter!

ACTIVE8 · Unread post by **ACTIVE8** » 31 Mar 2010, 14:18

Not exactly nice road truckers are they?

ACTIVE8 · Unread post by **ACTIVE8** » 15 Apr 2010, 14:17

Here's B and Q getting too close to their customers!

Julz · Unread post by **Julz** » 15 Apr 2010, 15:07

ACTIVE8 wrote:Here's B and Q getting too close to their customers!

I saw another car wedged in the front of a lorry on the M25 J13 a couple of days after that, although it looked like the car was at fault.

ACTIVE8 · Unread post by **ACTIVE8** » 15 Apr 2010, 15:16

It's like buses they all come at once, or the stories about this type of incident, makes you wonder how many times this sort of thing happens.