Changing a car tyre on the hard shoulder.

[screenman]

@screenman ..m180, cant remember where I came off but went past a small airport, onto a road called high street, (it isn't a high street) for 20 miles, bloody hell, it almost has a road surface in some parts, absolutely terrible

I know where you were going, that was Caistor High Street, they have just done it up a month or so back, one of our better roads now.

 

[screenman]

The M180 has parts in Lincolnshire.

You are correct, but it never used to be.

 

[roadrash]

I know where you were going, that was Caistor High Street, they have just done it up a month or so back, one of our better roads now.

glad I didn't drive down it before they "did it up"

 

[Slick]

It is a little over ten years since I saw these figures, so, they may have changed, but, as far as I remember, in the UK, the Hard Shoulder is the most dangerous "lane" on a motorway, with more collisions on the hard shoulder than any other lane. If you consider that the hard shoulder also has the lowest occupancy, that, is quite an achievement.

A quick Google got me this.

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/...adliest-motorway-hard-shoulders-revealed.html

 

[dfthe1]

Trust me, you do not want to be doing anything on the hard should of a motorway, other than getting quickly to the other side of the barrier:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-42752149

Adam and Paul were trained, had many years' experience and were doing everything correctly, and this was still the tragic consequence.

Here is some very good advice:

http://www.survivegroup.org/pages/safety-information/stopping-on-the-hard-shoulder

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Trust me, you do not want to be doing anything on the hard should of a motorway, other than getting quickly to the other side of the barrier:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-42752149

Adam and Paul were trained, had many years' experience and were doing everything correctly, and this was still the tragic consequence.

Here is some very good advice:

http://www.survivegroup.org/pages/safety-information/stopping-on-the-hard-shoulder

And he is allowed his license back after 8 years. Unbelievable. Should be a permanent ban for that.

 

[Slick]

Trust me, you do not want to be doing anything on the hard should of a motorway, other than getting quickly to the other side of the barrier:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-42752149

Adam and Paul were trained, had many years' experience and were doing everything correctly, and this was still the tragic consequence.

Here is some very good advice:

http://www.survivegroup.org/pages/safety-information/stopping-on-the-hard-shoulder

Yeah, the messages and video footage had no bearing on the crash. Disgusting

 

[Stephenite]

People shouldn't be allowed to drive cars on public roads. I really think that.

 

[Piemaster]

And coincidentally today I just changed my wheels over for the first time ever. Winter boots

Do you know something about upcoming weather you want to share? Seems either quite late, or very early to change them now

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Although a lot folks think that Americans are really stupid there's a rule over there in a few states (don't know how many) whereby if a vehicle is one the hard shoulder you can't use the near side lane as you pass by.

 

[Tin Pot]

Do you know something about upcoming weather you want to share? Seems either quite late, or very early to change them now

My forecast is of light rain on thursday, developing into tall mountains covered with snow. Snow on Friday and Saturday with Sunday developing into flatter ground and warmer temperatures.

 

[Piemaster]

My forecast is of light rain on thursday, developing into tall mountains covered with snow. Snow on Friday and Saturday with Sunday developing into flatter ground and warmer temperatures.

Enjoy!

 

[craigwend]

 

[Slick]

[QUOTE 5132486, member: 9609"]Not much room left here

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JiOETTsHWI
the inbound DAF was so close he knocked his own mirrors off. (you see the wagons mirror land next to the driver)


A few years back I did change an offside tyre heading up Drumochter on the dual, it was late at night so quite quiet, everytime something come along I climbed over the barrier - it took a while.[/QUOTE]
Who drives with one wheel in the hard shoulder?

 

[Tim Hall]

[QUOTE 5132495, member: 9609"]
Could also be a foriegn driver in a right hander! difficult to get your road positioning correct for a few days.

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I get the impression that LHD trucks are over represented in collisions with cars on motorways. This is based purely on seeing the sad combination of dented car and pulled up foreign plated truck on the hardshoulder too many times. Anyone got any stats?