Bank Holiday Horror

Jokester · 27 Aug 2017 at 20:14

Jeez, someone's reading comprehension is poor.

Chuk_Chuk · 27 Aug 2017 at 20:22

Amleto said:
Always makes me chuckle.

I make you laugh or explicitly writing that someones wrong makes you laugh?

Jokester said:
Jeez, someone's reading comprehension is poor.

Are you talking about me? If yes where did i go wrong?

Dis86 · 27 Aug 2017 at 20:30

Jokester said:
Jeez, someone's reading comprehension is poor.

Yup. Really is.

Mr^B · 27 Aug 2017 at 20:31

It gave me a Chuk(l). It's like one of those "How not to do it!" instruction manuals.

Amleto · 27 Aug 2017 at 20:39

Mr^B said:
It gave me a Chuk(l). It's like one of those "How not to do it!" instruction manuals.

inschuktion manual

Jokester · 27 Aug 2017 at 20:47

Chuk_Chuk said:
Are you talking about me? If yes where did i go wrong?

You're linking the wrong two things together. Automation will reduce RTAs and save lives. It's not one or the other!

Sliver · 27 Aug 2017 at 20:51

Jokester said:
You're linking the wrong two things together. Automation will reduce RTAs and save lives. It's not one or the other!

I give up with him Jokester. He's incapable of interpreting the written word correctly. A slight problem on a forum where written words are essential.

Dis86 · 27 Aug 2017 at 20:54

Sliver said:
I give up with him Jokester. He's incapable of interpreting the written word correctly. A slight problem on a forum where written words are essential.

Lol. I admit sometimes I find what you say to be a bit bizarre but on this one I really can't see how he couldn't interpret you!

Caged · 27 Aug 2017 at 21:02

"Going to have fish and chips tomorrow, lads"
"BUT NOT EVERY FISH COMES WITH CHIPS MY GOD MAN"

Chuk_Chuk · 27 Aug 2017 at 21:19

Jokester said:
You're linking the wrong two things together. Automation will reduce RTAs and save lives. It's not one or the other!

You've missed the entire point of my post. My original interpretation of the post was that second part (save lives) is a result of the first part (RTAs). This is a valid a interpretation of the use of the word "and" as shown by this example

Used to connect two clauses, the second of which refers to something that results from the first.
‘there was a flash flood and by the next morning the town was under water’

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/and

Can you please explain how i have poor reading comprehension?

@Dis86
Does the above answer your question?

Chuk_Chuk · 27 Aug 2017 at 21:21

Sliver said:
I give up with him Jokester. He's incapable of interpreting the written word correctly. A slight problem on a forum where written words are essential.

No i interpreted them fine, you were unable to convey your thought properly; that's all .

Jokester · 27 Aug 2017 at 21:23

To put it simply, it's the wrong interpretation in this context.

Chuk_Chuk · 27 Aug 2017 at 21:50

Jokester said:
To put it simply, it's the wrong interpretation in this context.

That's called a misinterpretation and in this instance has nothing to do with reading comprehension.

Jokester · 27 Aug 2017 at 21:54

Chuk_Chuk said:
That's called a misinterpretation and in this instance has nothing to do with reading comprehension.

Well it's a specific type of reading comprehension failure if you like. Is English your first language? I'm guessing not.

Chuk_Chuk · 27 Aug 2017 at 22:33

Jokester said:
Well it's a specific type of reading comprehension failure if you like. Is English your first language? I'm guessing not.

Okay, lets say your right.
By that logic the fact that you were unable to see any other way of understanding the sentence, would also be a type of reading comprehension failure; as it shows you were incapable of understanding the different usages of the word "and".
Is English your first language? I'm guessing not.

Boycey0211 · 27 Aug 2017 at 22:41

Back on topic, I've got no idea how this happened or who was at fault etc, but in the UAE trucks are not allowed to overtake under any circumstances and it's amazing, they sit in the 'slow lane' and you never have to second guess whether they will pull out to gain the extra 1mph

norm · 27 Aug 2017 at 22:51

From what I'm led to believe, the AIM truck stopped in lane 1 just past the slip road believing it was the hard shoulder, driver was later found to be intoxicated or over the legal limit anyway. It's possible he then tried to reverse the truck back onto the slip road, hence the angle of the trailer.

Minibus and Fedex lorry following closely behind could have been following traffic coming off at the slip-road, and didn't see the obstruction in lane 1 until it was too late.

Nitefly · 27 Aug 2017 at 23:03

Sliver said:
Maybe but you still have to concede that automation of vehicles will reduce the number of RTA's and save lives. Human error is responsible for the vast majority of RTA's.

Chuk_Chuk said:
Technically no. Not all RTAs end up with someone dead, so you can't make that statement.

Chuk_Chuk said:
We don't know what will happen come mass adoption. We may end up with a new type of accidents due to the use of computers.

Hmm we use computers to check systems for all sorts of things inc. aircraft flight. There is a new risk of error but I'd probably bet it's of equal or lower risk.

Jean-F · 27 Aug 2017 at 23:28

NinjaSeb said:
At the very least HGVs should not be allowed to overtake.

This has to be right up there among the dumbest statements ever made.
I have no idea what lead to the carnage on the M1, which led to 8 deaths, I wasn't there, so I only know what I hear on the news, or read in the newspapers.
However, for at least 14 years I drove 38-40 ton trucks all over Europe, operating out of London, I went from Poznan, Poland, to Porto, Portugal, and everywhere in between, Düsseldorf, Strasbourg, Ljubljana, Bratislava, everywhere.
There were times when I came up behind cars, towing caravans at 75-80 kms per hour on Routes Nationales in France, or autobahns in Germany.
If I was doing 100-120 kms per hour, I'd take a hard look in my left side mirror, indicate my intention, assess the situation, then when it was safe, I'd overtake as quickly and smoothly as possible, then return to the right hand lane.
If I was in the U.K., naturally I'd do the same, but use the off side mirror, then return to the left lane.
NinjaSeb seems to think that I should have slowed to the car and caravan's speed, then just sat there on its tail, praying that it would turn off.
Give me a break.

Blackjack Davy · 28 Aug 2017 at 00:35

Always seems to be the case on a bank holidays. Its not the first bank holiday fatality I can remember. Its a holiday and everyone drives like idiots.

Outcast said:
Yes.. Perhaps Amazon were onto something with Drone deliveries ?

Automated Heavy Chinooks whizzing about overhead ?

Until one falls on someones head and kills them. I can see the headlines now.