Terrible things seen on the road
Terrible things seen on the road
Folks,
Sometimes we see terrible things while driving.
This is mine – yesterday. In Asda/Walmart car park there was a young lad sitting on the kerb with his head in his hands, staring down at his feet. Next to him was an enduro off road motorcycle, with no number plate. Standing over him were two police officers, one phoning somewhere and the other writing up the citation.
The lad had the body language of despair, and it was obvious from his look that he wasn’t legal. The lack of number plate was enough evidence of that, probably no insurance, MOT, or even driving licence. As the police couldn’t verify the ownership of the bike, they would have to take it in and probably arrest the lad. He was facing the whole book.
I’m not a judgemental type and we have all made mistakes in our lives. I was very sorry to see this lad facing up to his mistake.
D.
Sometimes we see terrible things while driving.
This is mine – yesterday. In Asda/Walmart car park there was a young lad sitting on the kerb with his head in his hands, staring down at his feet. Next to him was an enduro off road motorcycle, with no number plate. Standing over him were two police officers, one phoning somewhere and the other writing up the citation.
The lad had the body language of despair, and it was obvious from his look that he wasn’t legal. The lack of number plate was enough evidence of that, probably no insurance, MOT, or even driving licence. As the police couldn’t verify the ownership of the bike, they would have to take it in and probably arrest the lad. He was facing the whole book.
I’m not a judgemental type and we have all made mistakes in our lives. I was very sorry to see this lad facing up to his mistake.
D.
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Sounds like he had that sinking feeling of despair we've probably all had at one point or another, when you know you've royally fucked up.
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I saw a 1980s Austin Maxi on the road a couple of days ago.
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I saw a guy on a scooter with a very loud exhaust pipe... those things ought to be severely repressed.
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I remember when I was a kid, my Dad and I used to, not infrequently, drive from one side of the country to the other. On one of our trips we were approaching a narrow bridge on the "highway" (as much as it could be called that back then), and a big semi-trailer was approaching from the other way. The bridge was wide enough (just) that we could both fit through there. The disconcerting thing was that there was a heron of some sort standing right in the middle of our lane right in the middle of this bridge. We could see the silly thing from about 100 metres out. Herons look like this:
This thing is standing there side on with its head held high, doing god knows what. So we had a great view of it as we eventually ploughed straight into its head. The stupid didn't even move. What made it seem all the more worse was that we didn't really connect with its body, as it was below the level of the bumper bar. So all I could imagine was this poor bird not only suffering from an horrendous death, but getting the worst case of whiplash at the same time.
This thing is standing there side on with its head held high, doing god knows what. So we had a great view of it as we eventually ploughed straight into its head. The stupid didn't even move. What made it seem all the more worse was that we didn't really connect with its body, as it was below the level of the bumper bar. So all I could imagine was this poor bird not only suffering from an horrendous death, but getting the worst case of whiplash at the same time.
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Re: Terrible things seen on the road
Returning from Canberra to Sydney one night I saw one headlight of an oncoming car disappear, then some sparks and a barrel bouncing into the distance. The barrel turned out to be a Diesel tank. It also turned out that the driver of the oncoming car gradually veered into the path of the truck ahead of mine, bent the truck's front axle out of alignment by about 20 degrees and smashed the tank off the chassis rail. The car flipped onto its roof, slid into the bushes and came to rest upright. I came to a stop with my truck's headlights shining right on it. The driver, an elderly lady, was dead. Her passenger was her nephew, in his early or mid twenties, had a bump on his head. He was non-compus mentis. The driver of the truck she hit was still in his cab when I approached him, and about to light a cigarette. I told him that in view of the Diesel smell from his ruptured tank all around us, this was probably not a good idea, then offered him the use of my phone. Few people had mobile phones then, and there was no cell coverage in this spot anyway. Just the same, a siren could be heard a few minutes later. Ambulance. The cops arrived soon after. The truck driver told me that he had made the trip between the Sydney fish markets in Pyrmont and his shop in his four ton Isuzu chiller six nights a week for 23 years without a single incident.
After exchanging the necessaries and informing the cops about whatever I could tell them regarding the accident I resumed my journey home. With 270 kilometres to go it should be done in well under three hours at this time of the night. It took almost four, and at one stage I noticed that I had my seatbelt clipped on even though that was not mandatory when driving a truck at that time and I had therefore not ever bothered using them while driving trucks. With suspension seats seat belts were a bit of a nuisance until later on when someone had the bright idea of anchoring them to the seats themselves rather than to the cab. I cannot recall actually putting it on, but there I was wearing it. I noticed when I eventually became aware of the swishing sound the retractor made whenever I reached for the gear lever.
After exchanging the necessaries and informing the cops about whatever I could tell them regarding the accident I resumed my journey home. With 270 kilometres to go it should be done in well under three hours at this time of the night. It took almost four, and at one stage I noticed that I had my seatbelt clipped on even though that was not mandatory when driving a truck at that time and I had therefore not ever bothered using them while driving trucks. With suspension seats seat belts were a bit of a nuisance until later on when someone had the bright idea of anchoring them to the seats themselves rather than to the cab. I cannot recall actually putting it on, but there I was wearing it. I noticed when I eventually became aware of the swishing sound the retractor made whenever I reached for the gear lever.
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Re: Terrible things seen on the road
I have seen things you people wouldn't believe.
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Re: Terrible things seen on the road
I don't think it's terrible that some lunatic boy racer has been taken off the roads before he can kill someone. These scrambler bikes are an absolute plague and menace around these parts.Dworkin wrote:Folks,
Sometimes we see terrible things while driving.
This is mine – yesterday. In Asda/Walmart car park there was a young lad sitting on the kerb with his head in his hands, staring down at his feet. Next to him was an enduro off road motorcycle, with no number plate. Standing over him were two police officers, one phoning somewhere and the other writing up the citation.
The lad had the body language of despair, and it was obvious from his look that he wasn’t legal. The lack of number plate was enough evidence of that, probably no insurance, MOT, or even driving licence. As the police couldn’t verify the ownership of the bike, they would have to take it in and probably arrest the lad. He was facing the whole book.
I’m not a judgemental type and we have all made mistakes in our lives. I was very sorry to see this lad facing up to his mistake.
D.
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I was halfway home on the motorway tonight when a mosquito the size of a sparrow rose up in front of my face.
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It's not all bad on the road - the best feeling of schadenfreude I ever had was on the road. A hoon in a loud car came up from behind, well over the speed limit, weaved in and out of traffic, disappearing into the distance. A few km further on, the very same car was stopped on the side of the road behind a police car, lights flashing...
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Re: Terrible things seen on the road
pErvin,pErvin wrote:Sounds like he had that sinking feeling of despair we've probably all had at one point or another, when you know you've royally fucked up.
You've said it better than I could. This lad's body language was such a rare thing to see in pubic, and yet immediately obvious, to me anyway.
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