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Over the weekend, there were 2 major incidents on the roads around Skipton.
Both incidents had fatalities which no doubt will have long standing implications on all people involved and their friends and family.
I won't name, names on here but I am aware that one of those fatalities was a claret just finding his way in life. I didn't know him but my heart goes out to him and his family.
Another loss to the claret family. Helps put life in perspective I guess....
RIP.
Both incidents had fatalities which no doubt will have long standing implications on all people involved and their friends and family.
I won't name, names on here but I am aware that one of those fatalities was a claret just finding his way in life. I didn't know him but my heart goes out to him and his family.
Another loss to the claret family. Helps put life in perspective I guess....
RIP.
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Very sad news. Puts the guff we argue about on here in to perspective.
RIP.
RIP.
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Just heard this news myself. RIP. Very sadclarethomer wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:01 pmOver the weekend, there were 2 major incidents on the roads around Skipton.
Both incidents had fatalities which no doubt will have long standing implications on all people involved and their friends and family.
I won't name, names on here but I am aware that one of those fatalities was a claret just finding his way in life. I didn't know him but my heart goes out to him and his family.
Another loss to the claret family. Helps put life in perspective I guess....
RIP.
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And there was me cursing when I got turned round at Kildwick roundabout at 11pm on Saturday.
Really sad news.
Really sad news.
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true, very sad news.
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A very dark stretch of road from from skipton to Thornton in craven......driving at speed is commonplace.
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I was coming out of Skipton the other day..rush hour and the driving instructor had the driver turning right at the junction to go up the A59.....not for the faint hearted.Jakubclaret wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:32 pmTrue, the home straight into Thornton in craven isn’t so bad, the stretch in & around tempest bomb far too fast.
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The one on Saturday night appeared to be on the A629 between Crosshills and Skipton.
We were turned back by the police at the Kildwick roundabout.
We were turned back by the police at the Kildwick roundabout.
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Know what you mean Tim, its a bloody awful direction to turn with the speed some traffic does coming down the A59.
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The incident affecting the young lad was between Kildwick and Skipton.
https://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/181 ... y-skipton/
The other incident was on the A59 between broughton hall and carleton turn off.
https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/n ... cPTveh1bqU
https://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/181 ... y-skipton/
The other incident was on the A59 between broughton hall and carleton turn off.
https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/n ... cPTveh1bqU
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It's usually the junction opposite The Bull where accidents happen.
Wasn't too long ago that further along the A59 towards ilkley where someone was killed.
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Yes it's a black spot. Very sadclarethomer wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:52 pmIt's usually the junction opposite The Bull where accidents happen.
Wasn't too long ago that further along the A59 towards ilkley where someone was killed.
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As someone who probably drives 40-50,000 miles a year, you become complacent and every now and again you get a wake up call. I don’t always drive like I know a should, but I’ve certainly improved ten fold over the last 12 months, the thought of my family getting that knock scares me to death
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As well as those who have sadly passed and or been injured along with their families, really have to feel for the emergency services. Especially firefighters. To see this must really affect them.clarethomer wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:48 pmThe incident affecting the young lad was between Kildwick and Skipton.
https://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/181 ... y-skipton/
The other incident was on the A59 between broughton hall and carleton turn off.
https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/n ... cPTveh1bqU
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Wow, some mileage that Burnley1989
Done the A59 journey many times (Guisborough to Burnley) a challenge even in good weather
Done the A59 journey many times (Guisborough to Burnley) a challenge even in good weather
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It's certainly far reaching - when this happens, it's like dropping a pebble in water with the ripple effects which can be far reaching as you say.
It's amazing that we all get into potential killing machines each day and the amount of drivers out there that risk their own lives and others by doing stupid things. Just over the weekend, I saw;
- 4 people on mobile phones texting.
- A mainline bus go through red lights near prairie football pitches
- A orange van being driven like an idiot, which was later reported for crashing into a wall.
- 3 people racing down the M65 weaving in and out like they were playing Gran Turismo, or GTA.
It's like the wild west out there at times. It could be any one of us that's in the wrong place at the wrong time.
It's amazing that we all get into potential killing machines each day and the amount of drivers out there that risk their own lives and others by doing stupid things. Just over the weekend, I saw;
- 4 people on mobile phones texting.
- A mainline bus go through red lights near prairie football pitches
- A orange van being driven like an idiot, which was later reported for crashing into a wall.
- 3 people racing down the M65 weaving in and out like they were playing Gran Turismo, or GTA.
It's like the wild west out there at times. It could be any one of us that's in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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Your correct...and the couple killed sadly in the wrong place is all I would say.clarethomer wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:10 pmIt's certainly far reaching - when this happens, it's like dropping a pebble in water with the ripple effects which can be far reaching as you say.
It's amazing that we all get into potential killing machines each day and the amount of drivers out there that risk their own lives and others by doing stupid things. Just over the weekend, I saw;
- 4 people on mobile phones texting.
- A mainline bus go through red lights near prairie football pitches
- A orange van being driven like an idiot, which was later reported for crashing into a wall.
- 3 people racing down the M65 weaving in and out like they were playing Gran Turismo, or GTA.
It's like the wild west out there at times. It could be any one of us that's in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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Some of those incedents sound just like an average trip to the match from Barrowford to Casterton Avenue (along the M65 and through Brierfield) especially the weaving in and out on the M65clarethomer wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:10 pmIt's certainly far reaching - when this happens, it's like dropping a pebble in water with the ripple effects which can be far reaching as you say.
It's amazing that we all get into potential killing machines each day and the amount of drivers out there that risk their own lives and others by doing stupid things. Just over the weekend, I saw;
- 4 people on mobile phones texting.
- A mainline bus go through red lights near prairie football pitches
- A orange van being driven like an idiot, which was later reported for crashing into a wall.
- 3 people racing down the M65 weaving in and out like they were playing Gran Turismo, or GTA.
It's like the wild west out there at times. It could be any one of us that's in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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Absolutely. And like 1989 drive w lot every year.clarethomer wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:10 pmIt's certainly far reaching - when this happens, it's like dropping a pebble in water with the ripple effects which can be far reaching as you say.
It's amazing that we all get into potential killing machines each day and the amount of drivers out there that risk their own lives and others by doing stupid things. Just over the weekend, I saw;
- 4 people on mobile phones texting.
- A mainline bus go through red lights near prairie football pitches
- A orange van being driven like an idiot, which was later reported for crashing into a wall.
- 3 people racing down the M65 weaving in and out like they were playing Gran Turismo, or GTA.
It's like the wild west out there at times. It could be any one of us that's in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I try to have a lot more patience these days.
Try to leave gaps. Let traffic flow. Drive at my own pace.
Avoid rush hours unless absolutely essential. While the roads are a lot busier and slower moving, this is the time you seem to see most on phones or distracted because they’ve lost patience.
I don’t get all the rushing and aggressive driving. And now when I can if I get some dickhead driving like that behind me I will let them go and be their own problem somewhere else. Previously I’d have blocked them off or similar.
Driving with plenty of time to spare is always the best way. Against the clock just heightens stress, anxiety, aggression and all other negative behaviours.
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Although I have noticed the problem with leaving gaps is most see it as an opportunity to cut in and cut you up.
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Some driving instructors have dual controls & can disable & enable & intervene in any dangerous manoeuvres, nevertheless doesn’t detract from possible fear from another driver driving at speed & at the time prior possibly not even being aware of it being a driving instructors car.
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I used to travel that route from getting on at nelson & getting off at the B&Q turnoff wasn’t worth my while leaving the LHS lane.
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Only found out today that 1 of the passengers in the Carleton/Broughton crash was my former boss who gave me my job. Proper gutted.
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Takes a good man to honestly look at their own actions & realise you could do better... Takes an even bigger man to actively change them. KudosBurnley1989 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:57 pmAs someone who probably drives 40-50,000 miles a year, you become complacent and every now and again you get a wake up call. I don’t always drive like I know a should, but I’ve certainly improved ten fold over the last 12 months, the thought of my family getting that knock scares me to death
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you are spot on,clarethomer wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:10 pmIt's certainly far reaching - when this happens, it's like dropping a pebble in water with the ripple effects which can be far reaching as you say.
It's amazing that we all get into potential killing machines each day and the amount of drivers out there that risk their own lives and others by doing stupid things. Just over the weekend, I saw;
- 4 people on mobile phones texting.
- A mainline bus go through red lights near prairie football pitches
- A orange van being driven like an idiot, which was later reported for crashing into a wall.
- 3 people racing down the M65 weaving in and out like they were playing Gran Turismo, or GTA.
It's like the wild west out there at times. It could be any one of us that's in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I have had the odd speeding fine for slightly over the legal limit and accept it, but there are some genuinely murderous b******s on our roads. Selfish, uncaring, and unfit to get behind the wheel of a car anytime. They ruin lives on a daily basis, and I detest them.
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The orange van crashed into a house wall at the top of Barkerhouse road in Nelson 5 minuites after I had walked past the same spot with the dogsclarethomer wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:10 pmIt's certainly far reaching - when this happens, it's like dropping a pebble in water with the ripple effects which can be far reaching as you say.
It's amazing that we all get into potential killing machines each day and the amount of drivers out there that risk their own lives and others by doing stupid things. Just over the weekend, I saw;
- 4 people on mobile phones texting.
- A mainline bus go through red lights near prairie football pitches
- A orange van being driven like an idiot, which was later reported for crashing into a wall.
- 3 people racing down the M65 weaving in and out like they were playing Gran Turismo, or GTA.
It's like the wild west out there at times. It could be any one of us that's in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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I hate to sully this thread anyway, and especially because I am a very close friend of the couple involved in the tragic accident near Broughton on Friday night. Please can the person posting the racist remark remove it, because no matter how you try and justify it, the fact that you are stereotyping using one example of dangerous driving is plain wrong. It has nothing to do with either event on Friday or Saturday and the link to those accidents and what you are saying is tenuous at best. There’s enough now in the local media for people to see what the lady tragically killed in Friday night’s accident did for a living and how she helped people of all ethnicities. I know she wouldn’t want her accident to be used to justify remarks like that. I’m not for one second diving in with two feet accusing you of being racist, just pointing out your post is along those lines. Thanks in advance.
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Just remove the reference to race. Young males driving too fast is a story as old as cars.ChorltonCharlie wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 8:26 amI hate to sully this thread anyway, and especially because I am a very close friend of the couple involved in the tragic accident near Broughton on Friday night. Please can the person posting the racist remark remove it, because no matter how you try and justify it, the fact that you are stereotyping using one example of dangerous driving is plain wrong. It has nothing to do with either event on Friday or Saturday and the link to those accidents and what you are saying is tenuous at best. There’s enough now in the local media for people to see what the lady tragically killed in Friday night’s accident did for a living and how she helped people of all ethnicities. I know she wouldn’t want her accident to be used to justify remarks like that. I’m not for one second diving in with two feet accusing you of being racist, just pointing out your post is along those lines. Thanks in advance.
Sorry for your loss.
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I must admit to probably going too fast on that stretch but then I have been passed by people making me look like I was going backwards. Dangerous.
Always sad after a fatal road accident because in the main they are so unavoidable.
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As an example of how accidents happen, take a look at this knob in the video in the LET.
Keep an eye on the speed and don't be surprised at the end.
Words fail me.
https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/n ... affic-m62/
Keep an eye on the speed and don't be surprised at the end.
Words fail me.
https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/n ... affic-m62/