Cheescutter fails to stop car

[twotyred]

This morning on the way to work, a car coming down the Haywards hill rode along the barrier and over it passing across two on coming lanes to rest against the upside hill.
Debris from the car and barrier hit the two lead cars that were over taking a truck going up the hill with the airborne bumper of the crashing car hitting the windscreen of the first car.
If they had been bikes.....

It was a miracle nobody was killed

surely it wouldn't have happened had the barrier been concrete...

[Deano]

Would make a good news story...

[Fatjim]

If anybody cared.

[sunhuntin]

damn... which direction were the two impacted cars heading in? what about the one that jumped the barrier.

i hate the haywards, and will never ever ride it on a bike again.

[Krayy]

Call the Harold and get the story in the news. I'm sure that this will add strings to the bow.

[Number One]

eek that would've been pretty hair raising to be on the gas and heading towards oncoming flying bits oh and car!

[MSTRS:Me]

This is an event we need as much info on as possible. Our campaign hinges on convincing the apathetic that they are at risk too. In other words, it doesn't matter what your mode of transport is, cheesecutters are not the safety system Transit say they are.

[sunhuntin]

might be an idea to somehow advertise for witnesses to this event? or access to police records, if cops were called out. get a letter to the dom and other large papers, and hopefully they will do a follow up article.

wheres nikoli when shit like this happens?

[twotyred]

Yes cops were called out.
apparently the "driver" changed his story by the time the second police car arrived.
I have been told by a witness that the driver seemed drunk or otherwise intoxicated.

The spooky thing is I went back at 11.00 planning to take pictures and there was no evidence that anything had ever happened... no car, no debri and the barrier has been completely fixed with new bits and retightened etc!...

trying to pretend it never happened perhaps?.... hmmmm

[Deano]

I have been told by a witness that the driver seemed drunk or otherwise intoxicated.

So it doesn't stop trucks, or drunk drivers in cars either ?

[RiderInBlack]

So it doesn't stop trucks, or drunk drivers in cars either ?

Which is exactly what we need barriers ta stop, otherwise there is no point it them. Hope the paper/evidence trail can be found on this. It is exact what we need.

[Ocean1]

Would make a good news story...

Would make a better question in parliament.

Anyone got a Dom Post contact? This incident, combined with the mention of the cheescutter campaign is just the ongoing pressure required.

[Genestho]

Im not sure if you guys have your own media person (sorry cant think of the title) but do up a press release and send it to the whole lot - if you have a specific person on media relations then that delegated person can collect all email addys of each media site and save it in your addy folder, whenever you want to comment fire a mass release off to each big paper, they all share the same APN but at least you'll be sure each contact has the correct comments.., you wont need contacts Im sure, if your an organisation or society and/or this is your field/campaign you can comment on this, bloody drunk drivers!!!!
Pity the evidence has been cleaned up..I think on the Police website theres up to date crime and traffic details as they come, or I THINK..(dont quote me) on the TVone website theres Police reports as they come, cant quite remember where they are..sorry I cant be more specific...

[yungatart]

This is exactly the scenario that the naysayers have said can't/won't happen. I don't actually see them posting in here, either.
If some kind Welly person could extract the information from reliable sources, our campaign to have these nasty things banned would get a leg up!!!

[Genestho]

Yea its not a silly idea to call for the public to send in info, if the evidence gets the quick tidy up, how often is it really happening? Keep plugging, its not going to happen overnight...