Slippery road: Cause, effect, liability?

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Mon 6 Feb 2006 13:21
Slippery road: Cause, effect, liability? - cheddar
This morning an oncoming car had an accident right in front of me. I was coming up a hill towards a bend, a driver coming the other way lost control on the bend and barrell rolled his car down the hill losing a wheel on the way, the car stopped on it's roof only 50 meters from where I had stopped having braked as I saw the accident happening. The driver was the only person in the car, he got himself out, he had a cut on the back of his head and was shaken though I reckon he came off lightly in the circumstances.

This was only 100 meters from where I had stopped one evening last week to assist a motorcyclist who had dropped his bike.

In both cases these accidents would have been much more serious had any one been coming the other way.

Other than being seperated by 100 meters, the common factor is the state of the road surface, it is extremely slippery caused, I believe, by the actions of a nearby business. I will not go in to details for obvous reasons though how should I proceed in reporting my views in respect of the road surface to the relevant authorities? (I mentioned it to the attending Police Officer this AM), 1/ so further accidents can be avoided and 2/ so these two accidents are not treated as isolated incidents.

Regards.
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Mon 6 Feb 2006 13:32
Slippery road: Cause, effect, liability? - Duchess
Report it in writing or by email to the Highways Department of the local authority, including your opinions regarding the possible source of the problem.

Separately to your local press, excluding your opinions regarding the possible source of the problem.

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Mon 6 Feb 2006 13:33
Slippery road: Cause, effect, liability? - martint123
I'd report it to the council road safety officer - they should have one. - Or 'casualty reduction'.
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Mon 6 Feb 2006 16:48
Slippery road: Cause, effect, liability? - Armitage Shanks {p}
Spilled diesel perhaps? I have noticed that Highway Authorities find it easier to put up a sign saying "Skid risk for a mile" than to fix the problem with a bit of re-surfacing!
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Mon 6 Feb 2006 16:59
Slippery road: Cause, effect, liability? - Lud
I know an s-bend on a Sussex B-road between a hamlet and a village where, in wet years, a trickle of water runs across and along the downhill stretch just before the first bend. A really cold night turns this innocent trickle into a sheet of ice that catches people out every time. Saw three cars in the ditch once.
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Mon 6 Feb 2006 17:08
Slippery road: Cause, effect, liability? - local yokel
As a lad of 15 I had a holiday job on a farm. We were very good about clearing mud off the road, as the farmer had been rollocked by Plod once, and told he'd be had up if mud etc. was left on the road again. This was 30+ years ago.....
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Mon 6 Feb 2006 17:10
Slippery road: Cause, effect, liability? - Bill Payer
As a lad of 15 I had a holiday job on
a farm. We were very good about clearing mud off
the road, as the farmer had been rollocked by Plod once,
and told he'd be had up if mud etc. was left
on the road again. This was 30+ years ago.....

This is a big thing in Cheshire, where I live. Farmers who are prosecuted get a very hefty fine.
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Mon 6 Feb 2006 17:26
Slippery road: Cause, effect, liability? - cheddar
Spilled diesel perhaps?>>


No not diesel as it happens.
I have noticed that Highway Authorities find it easier to put up a sign saying "Skid risk for a mile" than to fix the problem with a bit of re-surfacing!

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It is not the surface that is a problem, rather muck all over it, a skid risk sign would be a welcome addition if not the ideal solution.
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Mon 6 Feb 2006 17:27
Slippery road: Cause, effect, liability? - cheddar
PS: By "muck" I was not insinuating that a farm is involved.
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