Re: Crash! Bang! Wallop!
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 10:28 pm
Yes
Even just sitting there with the handbrake off and out of gear it safer than being say there with the brakes on, but you do whatever makes you feel safe Ben.BenHar wrote: ↑Tue Aug 04, 2020 10:13 pmIs doing 5mph in the "live" lane any safer than being stationary?CLINT wrote: ↑Tue Aug 04, 2020 12:53 pm70? Who said 70?? If I have a flat on a smart motorway then I'm driving at low speed til it's safe to change it, wether I fuck the tyre or not, can't see how thats unreasonable. If a truck hits me while I'm doing 20 then it's better than if it were to hit me while I'm stationary surelyDodgeRover wrote: ↑Tue Aug 04, 2020 11:15 am
What about a sudden loss of control caused by a tyre dropping off the rim/ brake or suspension failure and the vehicle swerving into passing traffic doing 70mph? I doubt most people would slow to a few mph as that would seem to be just as dangerous as being stationary - the vintage car fatality on the London to Brighton for example and they were probably doing 20mph or better.
In an ideal world they should make the people who thought smart motorways were a good idea experience this.
Ben
Me? I'm just going to try to reduce the risk and get out of there, Im amazed it's even a discussion.