I witnessed the aftermath of a car crash this morning made me feel sick all day but there is a question I would like some discussion on.
The scene
I was driving toward Newcastle at about 8.20. Was on the stretch of road from Whitemare Pool to Heworth Metro Station (if any one know it).
It had been snowing overnight and the roads were a but iced up but nothing too bad.
It may help to describe the road. It is a dual carriage way with a limit of 50. There is a speed camera on the carriage way heading into Newcastle area. This road however many people often ignore the speed limits on the other carriage way heading away from Newcastle (this will become important later). Between the 2 carriageways is some metal fencing about 5 foot ish high.
I passed a car crash that could have only happened moments ago.
A N reg Clio had been heading on the carriage way coming from Newcastle and had some how skidded and turned 90 degrees and smashed into the metal fencing. Is I drove passed i could see a person in the passenger side in a very bad way. There was a man with a radio (not police) looking into the car and I presume seeking assistance from the emergency services. I did not get a good view but I could not see the driver. Also it looked like the passengers head was pouring with blood and he may have been impaled on one of the metal fencing rods as it had penetrated the car from the passenger side window.
Now you are probably thinking what an unfortunate accident and hope the guy gets better etc however my final observation is what I would like peoples opinion on.
On the hard shoulder of the carriage way the car was driving along was a mobile speed camera unit only 10 or so yards down from where the accident happened and the person looking into the car with the radio was the person who was from that van.
My question is this was the speed camera van in some way responsible for the accident? and if it hadnt been there would the accident have happened?
I havent posted my opinion on this so please dont flame me. However on my "limited" knowledge and view it would appear that the clio was going too fast saw the mobile camera unit braked heavy and the skidded on some black ice.
What do other people think.
The scene
I was driving toward Newcastle at about 8.20. Was on the stretch of road from Whitemare Pool to Heworth Metro Station (if any one know it).
It had been snowing overnight and the roads were a but iced up but nothing too bad.
It may help to describe the road. It is a dual carriage way with a limit of 50. There is a speed camera on the carriage way heading into Newcastle area. This road however many people often ignore the speed limits on the other carriage way heading away from Newcastle (this will become important later). Between the 2 carriageways is some metal fencing about 5 foot ish high.
I passed a car crash that could have only happened moments ago.
A N reg Clio had been heading on the carriage way coming from Newcastle and had some how skidded and turned 90 degrees and smashed into the metal fencing. Is I drove passed i could see a person in the passenger side in a very bad way. There was a man with a radio (not police) looking into the car and I presume seeking assistance from the emergency services. I did not get a good view but I could not see the driver. Also it looked like the passengers head was pouring with blood and he may have been impaled on one of the metal fencing rods as it had penetrated the car from the passenger side window.
Now you are probably thinking what an unfortunate accident and hope the guy gets better etc however my final observation is what I would like peoples opinion on.
On the hard shoulder of the carriage way the car was driving along was a mobile speed camera unit only 10 or so yards down from where the accident happened and the person looking into the car with the radio was the person who was from that van.
My question is this was the speed camera van in some way responsible for the accident? and if it hadnt been there would the accident have happened?
I havent posted my opinion on this so please dont flame me. However on my "limited" knowledge and view it would appear that the clio was going too fast saw the mobile camera unit braked heavy and the skidded on some black ice.
What do other people think.