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05-11-2011, 00:12
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05-11-2011, 00:25
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That is truly shocking. Driving rain and thick fog, and STILL people weren't slowing down?
It's an incredibly bad piece of journalism though. It ISN'T the worst motorway pile up ever in the UK though, it's the worst in Somerset, and 'crashes' has an 'E' in it
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05-11-2011, 05:00
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Been listening this to the news reports on the radio, it's truly sickening. I'd put the TV and watch it live on but I think watching it would be truly distasteful, disrespectul and totally unacceptable.
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Last edited by Mecky; 05-11-2011 at 18:51.
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05-11-2011, 08:22
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The article says it's the worst ever crash in Somerset. There's been worse in other counties.
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05-11-2011, 09:06
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From pictures it looks like many cars were trapped by wreckage and so the passengers couldn't get out of the burning cars. Horrible.
Sky coverage is almost gleefully reporting that this may "beat the M4 crash" where 10 died. Sick.
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05-11-2011, 09:19
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How sad for those poor people it must have been terrifying, people never learn though 
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05-11-2011, 10:42
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05-11-2011, 11:08
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There was a bonfire lit too close to M5 which may be part of the problem-local RUFC
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05-11-2011, 11:41
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just seen it on the news.....very sad and shocking scenes
thoughts to the familys who have lost loved ones in the terrible crash
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05-11-2011, 11:49
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My thoughts are with the families who have lost loved ones.
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05-11-2011, 13:05
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mecky
Been listening this to the news reports on the radio, it's truly not sickening. I'd put the TV and watch it live on but I think watching it would be truly distasteful, disrespectul and totally unacceptable.
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Could you explain that? Why is the crash "not sickening"?
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05-11-2011, 13:33
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Originally Posted by LeMaquis
Could you explain that? Why is the crash "not sickening"?
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That will have been a mistake, give over.
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05-11-2011, 15:08
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That will have been a mistake, give over.
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Indeed. The rest of the post gives clear context. This ain't the thread to try and pick a row. Some people eh.
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05-11-2011, 15:14
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Originally Posted by Strix
That is truly shocking. Driving rain and thick fog, and STILL people weren't slowing down?
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And sadly in a few weeks time it will be all forgotten and people will continue to drive too fast and too close on the motorway.
There's a contraflow on the m53 near me with a 50mph speed limit. At the start everyone stuck to the limit, now nobody does.
For too long motorists have been allowed to get away with poor lax driving and I'm hoping this is the straw that breaks the camels back.
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05-11-2011, 15:30
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Death be it by car,gun,knife or bomb is still death and people who are found guilty usually get a light sentence when its a car that causes it,the penalties should be equal no matter what the circumstances are,ie life sentence because thats what the bereaved get.
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05-11-2011, 15:36
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Originally Posted by bullerboY
Death be it by car,gun,knife or bomb is still death and people who are found guilty usually get a light sentence when its a car that causes it,the penalties should be equal no matter what the circumstances are,ie life sentence because thats what the bereaved get.
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Isn't it a bit early to start talking about prosecutions? The emergency services are still looking for bodies. Let's wait for the facts to emerge.
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05-11-2011, 16:09
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Isn't it a bit early to start talking about prosecutions? The emergency services are still looking for bodies. Let's wait for the facts to emerge.
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What facts,people have died,its not the vehicles or the road thats at fault its human error.
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05-11-2011, 16:16
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Originally Posted by bullerboY
What facts,people have died,its not the vehicles or the road thats at fault its human error.
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We don't know that - just to pick one scenario, a vehicle at the front may have had a tyre blowout. Until the police have finished their investigation we simply don't have the full picture.
Many families are grieving today; let's leave the recriminations for another day.
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05-11-2011, 16:19
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Ah, so brakes can't fail or engines cut out. Where there's blame there is after all, a claim. So even if it is driver error they should go to jail forlife in the same way a an armed robber who shoots and kills a shop worker.
I do 25k plus up and down the highways and byways in this country. Someone will cut you up. Someone will be on a phone somewhere. A tyre could blow out and send a vehicle sliding across 3 lanes of traffic. It's a sobering thought that 50 odd people were going to or from work or holiday and at least 7 have died.
But for the grace of god go I.
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05-11-2011, 16:33
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Someone could have had a heart attack.
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