Lorry Stuck On Bollard

This video is about Lorry Stuck On a Bollard trying to navigate a bend in Whitewall street, Swansea City.

[@marklatimer7333]

They made hard work of that, I hope I never get trapped in a car in South Wales .

[@glenjones6980]

Great bit of town planning there, not unlike one or two I used to have to deal with on transporters, you could sit for hours waiting for someone to clear the loading bay some pleb had decided to paint by a junction.

[@almostanengineer]

There’s a classic one of these kind of videos, a big Orange box stuck in Manchester because of a parking bay too close to the corner.

[@g2macs]

This apart from a cat born with two heads, was the most exciting thing to happen in Swansea that year.........

[@cheeseycheeseo6624]

Where jim swim

[@roseylee291]

surely that would reverse of that with a bit of opposite lock ffs

[@harrisuomi6281]

2 planks 2"x 6" and 1m under those backtyres and slowly back! Thats it!

[@Theoriginalbigbrillo]

I think the plank was already at the scene When he realised he'd hit the bollard 🤣

[@540globetrotter]

Surely he could of just flattened it himself and carried on !!! Bet he was looking at the knickers in Ann summers 🤣🤣🤣

[@tri33er]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JU0800]

No it would bend in adjacent to the road and stick out which is hazardous to other road users

[@540globetrotter]

@@JU0800 Top banana 👍👍

[@pyrotash]

Simple solution with no damage to anything. 1 Undo a few bolts and remove side rails.. 2 Get pallet truck of lorry that delivers pallets use to lift body clear. 3 Revers out slowly. 4 Reassemble side rails stow pallet truck. 5 Hope the boss never looks on u-tube.

[@dreadpirateroberts4052]

Your so called “simple solution” would of failed at point number 1!!! The side rails have nothing to do withe the vehicles dilemma-it’s the upright pole that is causing the problems and that’s not bolted to anything.

[@oczo22]

there was no air suspension to regulate at back of lorry?

[@joemengler1666]

John Kennedy makes perfect sense 👍🏻

[@jjreaney117]

The pallet truck wouldn't be able to lift the body as the pallet truck wouldn't even be able to reach the chassis

[@stevelomas4119]

Total wanker comment.

[@stuinNorway]

No local recovery service that could have got a medium sized recovery wagon reversed in and simply pushed the truck sideways rather than damage the bollard ? Would prob have been as quick too, or quicker.

[@mikesmith8278]

Jack truck place spacers under wheel, drivver could extricate himself out of sticky situation.

[@charliemason3170]

Exactly what I thought, only had to be winches around a few inches

[@martinmaddog.7190]

I would have risen up the rear air bags ...

[@mikesmith8278]

Truckie and fire boys thick as pig shit, that is thinking.

[@scooby2142]

Well, at least the Ann Summers shop opposite can find a new use for that bollard........

[@entity_dragons2013]

Just the right size I've been looking for

[@LIKWID]

Typical of the older 18 tonne eurocargo's, the turning circle on them is absolutely horrendous, the van being there made that problem a million times worse!!

[@99hammy99]

Thing is the van is parked legally. The idiot responsible for the road planning there should've thought about it a bit more carefully.

[@1ns4ne1d10t]

Liquid Vision The Eurocargo PSV Coaches are exactly the same as the Eurocargo Truck. Same shit turning circle...

[@LIKWID]

Yeah I agree about the van being parked illegally but the turning circle doesn't do the driver any favours either.

[@LIKWID]

1ns4ne1d10t Wow really? That's got to be a nightmare in some of the tighter towns and city streets!

[@1ns4ne1d10t]

Liquid Vision Thankfully they are PSV Coaches not lorries so we don't have jobs where they are sent where lorries would be sent. Some of the schools we pick up from can be awful though. We have two IVECO Eurocargo 5.9 Cummins MidiCoaches with an INDCAR bus body which both seat 24 built on the 18 tonne lorry platform and chassis. Thankfully the older one with the shit turning circle doesn't get used for Central London or Heathrow collections because it's not an LEZ compliant engine and doesn't use Adblue. The newer 5.9 has a much better turning circle and has the later Adblue version of the same 5.9 common rail DAF LF/Eurocargo engine as the lorry so it's not so bad. The older one gets used for school contracts and drunken horse racing events where your driving a fixed route or turning it in a massive grass field at the races. The lorries must be awful to take around!

[@Dan1885]

Move the van out of the way on his n/s front corner and left hand down. Maybe a few more shunts and your out

[@colinmould2219]

Surely the fire service have jacks, is there air suspension ? Ott

[@colinmould2219]

He was lucky they didn't cut the top off his cab

[@garysteven7896]

You can clearly see the leaf springs at 16sec

[@079565543]

Waiting for the Bang . From all the pressure .... weren't We ! 🙃

[@lolaridgeback5875]

When the video started i thort it was stuck on that bollard that comes up from in the road.

[@klaus.rudat.1969]

Gosh, those bollards are simple removable 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@I_Dont_Care49]

Cutting a bollard will get you a crowd of people lol

[@pj2123]

If town planners had to drive delivery wagons now and them this would never happen. Felt sorry for the driver, it couldn't have happened in a worse place.

[@mk-os8gl]

bro went under the truck

[@michaelbest5069]

Talk about making a drama out of a crisis !! Surely the truck has air suspension, just lift it clear ! Oh and what’s with the firemen all wearing helmets ?? Keep their hair dry maybe. Judging by the crowd watching this must equate to a big day out in Swansea 😂

[@woodhousewoodhouse5952]

A good driver would have never got as close enough to hit the post to cause the situation

[@Ian-yf7cj]

One hundred % with you. Simple and on damage..they will pro snap the blade if the truck weight is on the post anyway

[@jasonhead9123]

I would have unbolted the side bars, raise the suspension rather than cut the post

[@whatyousaidbud]

Shall we use the massive hydraulic snips? Nah get the shitty dewalt.

[@BenEyah]

Why not just chop the ends of the bars of the truck or just hit them with a sledge hammer and then reverse? No damage to the bollard, takes a few minutes and then if they want to fix the truck after they can

[@ibrah9962]

why am I watching this? I didn’t search for this video

[@jeroenvansimaeys4328]

All those public servants.... and the only priority seems to be to attack the driver, UK....

[@gavinf8375]

Was there no better alternative to ring out than the fire brigade ?

[@Alfybaby21]

That's not that bad. I would have just driven off and pretended I didn't notice

[@thetreadtrader7565]

Ffs, just jack it up, put a block under tyre then drive it off. Standard tyre fitter fix, no damage done.

[@BigButtocks967]

That’s the most exciting thing to have EVER happened in wales.

[@taff2wales]

Yes we're a peaceful quiet nation but we do have a nice fire engine!

[@dem-blades]

surely more cost and time effective to cut the bottom of lorry curtain?

[@77gravity]

I wonder how many parked cars this driver has damaged, as he cuts corners in his little truck? Lucky he doesn't drive something bigger, he can't even maneuver that one properly.

[@stuartcraigon2003]

Why oh why did the fire service not just use the air bags on the appliance to lift the truck and then use the winch on the front of the fire appliance to move it. There was absolutely no need to cut that bollard!

[@taff2wales]

+Theweescot You're quite right thats all they dad to do is lift the lorries back end up, it was not carrying anything heavy, and those bollards just turn and are removed.

[@tonela1231]

Fire engine from Haverfordwest?

[@Theoriginalbigbrillo]

Driver, not the sharpest knife in the draw me thinks HOW THE fuck COULD YOU not Miss that bollard ;(

[@taff2wales]

Hi Paul....He was distracted by a white van parked on the corner on the other side of the road.

[@Theoriginalbigbrillo]

@@taff2wales should have simply took the turning a bit wider before committing to the turn me thinks!!

[@mrmunye12]

I’m sure he could of just raised the truck using the airbags on the rears

[@Keepingitrespectfulmostly.]

1:17 the ole gal laughing then carries on.. priceless. I take it he was reversing.. Hire truck too ouch.. Doesn't look like much damage luckily.. Lift lorry up with industrial jack on wheels or even a small crane first might help..? Best of all get a driver who can reverse properly.

[@thestig8133]

Just goes to show that not every lorry driver is supposed to be brilliant at taking corners. Obviously this one needs a refresher course before being allowed back on the public roads & streets again. This could be a exspensive job for either the driver or his company or BOTH!!!! he is supposed to be working for or maybe not when they see the bill for getting him out of a awkward situation. 😳😳😳

[@AZIRIS456]

It's good that you not demolished building because of that

[@dwightstewart7181]

Interesting. Why did they cut it so low? All they had to do was cut off the top couple of inches, leaving the bollard (what we call "post") still usable afterwards. To be honest, I'm surprised they didn't just brute forcefully drive the lorry (what we call "truck") off of it (first back and then wider forward). Far less damage to the bollard (already damage to lorry).

[@77gravity]

Fireys use a Sawsall? Where's the K12?

[@matthewharmer1656]

I reckon the fire service couldn't have cut it worse if they tried..left a sharp pole ready to kill some one, why on earth didn't the cut if flush to the ground???

[@reviewmaster4x467]

Side rails unbolt from the body. Unbolt it or bar it in put it in reverse away you go. What a waste of bloody time, services and effort just for that.

[@smacklam7183]

the cutting jaws woulda sorted that in seconds

[@thebobr]

Why didnt he raise suspension?

[@harryandruschak2843]

So who paid for all the damages, and time lost? In the USA, the trucking company would be facing a *HUGE* bill.

[@douglasstocks9698]

It would have been his insurance that would have paid for it.

[@almostanengineer]

The truck companies insurance company, and it’s not gonna be cheap either a non-fire incident is around £400 an hour 😂

[@Alexsheward]

Can't park there sir

[@tompaye7877]

I could have got him.using a half decent forklift ,,, lift and push ,,, done it on artics b4 in tight spots when turning

[@edwilko8819]

why the hell didn't they just cut off the top that was stuck in the lorry then rever the lorry back

[@muhaahaloa941]

APC great service :)

[@hiskyboy8971]

The truck just self levled as he went on the cerb. how ever if he just rased the air he could av backed out as easy as he got into that mess

[@Theoriginalbigbrillo]

It's a 4 wheeled rigid , he doesn't have any manual adjustment for the rear axle!!

[@martincunningham141]

And they couldnt get recovery in instead of cutting the bollard seriously

[@oczo22]

2:35 PRO metal grinder xDDDD

[@xanadudawn]

Easy to do when you are looking four ways at once, and looking for wherever you are supposed to be delivering to. Idiot pedestrians wondering about all over the place. I wish the town planners would try to get a lorry around these streets before they come up with these daft ideas

[@xanadudawn]

Modern town planning has a lot to answer for. I suppose businesses or residents that need deliveries should be banned from town centres then eh?

[@ianwalton9109]

Would of been easier to cut a couple of foot off the alloy under runs on the truck and back it out, than cut a 4inch stainless steel bollard

[@markthomas717]

this is what i do not understand if the shop's know that they got a delivery why not open early in the morning before town open's that way they will not have this problem. it is crazy.

[@pamo7261]

How?

[@leonardclarke394]

get atrolly jack lift the truck up and pull it ti one side job done without damaging the steel post

[@lukecaughey7227]

he was bending the blade by pushing down on it thats why its not cutting as goo d

[@Connellski1986]

Shocking work that on the recip. Bad choice by the crew manager

[@ToanTran-mm3uv]

I hope the officer isn't giving him a ticket. Poor Man was only trying to do his job. We all make mistakes at work.

[@stevemason5175]

Stainless steel expensive Bollard or Bent aluminium side rail on the Truck..which one to cut???Thick as *&^% all of you..

[@ToanTran-mm3uv]

Notice how it's always mostly men gathered round.

[@079565543]

Right outside a Ann Summers ., 😉 . Oh ., You can't parked that there ! Sir ...

[@mjradar]

Should not be able to park so close to junction especially when road is narrow

[@jamesarmstrong8260]

He had plenty of room to turn wtf, I drive class 1s and got that round. Sackable offence im afraid.

[@leoja4578]

Lights and sirens for a lorry stuck on a bollard?

[@taff2wales]

+Leo Tapp Lorry blocked main road into the city, had to be cleared quickly just in case of another emergency in the city.

[@leoja4578]

This is Swansea Wales UK Ah, ok. Thanks for telling me!

[@jayo0000]

Dam billiards 🙈

[@toymachiney]

Watching all this action in the barbers 😂

[@taff2wales]

Having a haircut or giving a haircut?

[@timwilson1060]

Water fairy overkill

[@rabmc5879]

To even be on the kerb on a busy wee place like that he was asking for trouble ! But was only a bollard he took out so happy days , shit happens!

[@gary63693]

Exactly

[@taff2wales]

As you can see, there are two bars attached to the lorry, the bollard slid down to the end then snapped in behind the bars. Now the lorry could not go forwards or backwards. So cutting the top off the bollard would not of solved the problem. I think the firefighters made a meal of this as you can simply unscrew the bollard to remove it!

[@douglasstocks9698]

They couldn't as it was fixed in to the ground. They were designed not to be removed. You can see it in the vid

[@simontay4851]

Well its a stupid design then. Don't even need the bloody bollards anyway.

[@bam-skater]

@@simontay4851 Well, you do need the bollards just in case idiot drivers appear thinking they can cut the corner. I'm sure there's probably a video on You Tube showing just that somewhere🤔

[@rmc5278]

4 police officers 1 fire crew for one bollard , and instead of dismantling bollard he cuts it in half , no wonder we pay to much tax !

[@chris77777777ify]

Truth is it's all printed paper. Your ( our ) taxes don't even debt the real cost

[@terry987654]

the truck operator will be getting the bill to replace the bollard anyway. so there will be a nice shiny new bollard waiting for someone else to flatten.

[@DOCTORDROTT]

Bollard lives matters

[@markkimbell4254]

Nobody knew the number for a tow truck?

[@williamstephens9945]

The worst thing about it is that it tied up the fire brigade doing this dozy sh*t when there could be houses on fire!

[@gary63693]

Then they would of prioritized that fire you stupid twod!

[@jtromano1]

lift the air suspension . Simples

[@DennisSantos]

Not all trucks have air suspension.

[@baconsandwich2007]

And because it's an Iveco, it probably wouldn't have worked anyway! Bloody loathsome things!!

[@sparenovations7176]

Street bollards are a pain in the ass, Swansea is a particularly bad place to drive an Artic. Actually Cardiff is just as bad. They want the stuff delivered but they tried to screw it up for us. Is it any wonder that most of us want to get out of driving. Why is a Haverfordwest fire engine in Swansea

[@taff2wales]

Haverfordwest did not want it because it was too big and was returned back to Swansea where it stays to this day!

[@johnpaton9578]

This is what happens when the planners of local councils that make roads too narrow for vehicles doing deliveries trying to discourage hgv from town centres when that the only option of deliveries

[@johnpaton9578]

@@daviddou1408 no that not what I said the planners of town and cities are making the roads narrower more pedestrian wise so some places are harder to get to by truck some towns are actually banning trucks into the town or cities

[@johnpaton9578]

What are you on about by no need for delivery even 7.5 trucks and van struggle to make deliveries as most towns are being vehicle free and make it hard for businesses to function normally

[@johnferguson7052]

What a bunch of muppets.

[@chrisharper8380]

Why use that poxy little saw on it? Get the road cutting bad boy out

[@0000crusader]

cant help but think the van parked opposite didn't help the driver negotiate the turn.

[@daniellibich1376]

As those believe the owner of the sprinter was partly responsible for the lorry truck to get hung up on the bollard when the trucking company likely is facing a huge bill for both police and a fire response to cut the bollard to allow the truck to back off the spot.

[@antoniolbraga2729]

Porque eles deveria levantar os pneus traseiro no macaco não precisava corta o cano 🇧🇷🇧🇷😎😎👍👍✌✌

[@billalbion]

One scrap man with a stihle saw would cut that stainless steel post in minutes even if there was weight on it.

[@wattsmilly01]

jack it up something under wheels back off 15 mins max

[@donaldgrieve8854]

the most simple solution

[@almostanengineer]

I love how all the comments are people who could have done the job better 😂😂😂

[@andyspokes1652]

That lorry is a pile of crap, it is a nightmare of a thing drive cos the steering is so bad on it, I worked for that company for a couple of months before l walked out, they are horrible people to work for constantly on the drivers back for no reason, they are always advertising for a class 2 driver cos nobody ever stays there.

[@LIKWID]

I drove a similar model not too long ago for a local company and I can say the same, the turning circle on the older eurocargo's is really bad. Drove 3 different wagons, all the 18 tonne's and they were all exactly the same. In my somewhat limited experience I find an artic far easier to drive than these bloody things lol

[@mickharrison9004]

Yes your rite the time pressure companies put on people, makes these kind of accidents, drivers these days haven't got a chance, every day shit one way or another.

[@mickharrison9004]

Instead of all the sht, if you make things so tight for lorrys to drive in ban them from there and send in sensibly sized vehicles.

[@taff2wales]

Hi Mick... As you can see the white van parked there was a cause of this problem, apart from the driver not making sure he had enough room on his drivers side. He must of noticed that the side bars of the lorry was rubbing on the bollards. The council should remove that parking space as this is causing this problem all the time.

[@taff2wales]

@Maciej Pruszynski It is known that he has been driving lorries for over thirty years and this is his first mishap. But may be your right but not to take his licence off him completely but suggest to him to drive smaller vehicles such as vans.

[@SouthEastCashew]

was it necessary to chop the whole pole off why not just cut it half way and then pull it back. move the lorry and then bend it back to original place.😐

[@chris77777777ify]

Driver should of made the whole use of the bent to make the turn. Riding the curb like that says to me he's crap

[@sixfootbear]

+chris77777777ify There was a van parked in the Loading Only bay that is on the bend, look at the start of the video, and it made it impossible to use the whole of the bend. 50/50 drivers and planners fault.The driver could have helped himself by asking the van driver to move before he tried to take the bend.The planners could have helped by siting the loading area in a better place.

[@taff2wales]

+chris77777777ify White van parked on the other side reduced the bend.

[@roadcamfr3243]

I'm a lorry driver. 2 things come to mind. Firstly I think if he had taken the turning wider, he would have got through even with the van there, and secondly, mirrors are available for use on lorries. If he'd been watching where he was supposed to, he wouldn't have hit it.

[@drwoo6090]

chris77777777ify he's human...we all screw things up!!

[@Theoriginalbigbrillo]

My thoughts entirely Shit driver comes to mind in this situation, pure and simple!!

[@marshalllucky]

no wonder council tax is so high, bet they had helicopters hovvering overhead . firemen love cutting things, if they had just flipped up the collar at the base they could have unscrewed this bollard with no damage,

[@markburden6912]

Just remove the outside tire, drive off and then put it on again.

[@mackpeterbuilt7811]

lol

[@Rodriguez_76]

Amator🤦🏻‍♂️🤣

[@davidtanslow3584]

The company deducted the damages out of the drivers wages. Another good reason why you must be stupid to be a truck driver!

[@fastasfox]

Why would you stop and watch this, do the people of Wales have nothing better to do.

[@taff2wales]

+fastasfox Its the same all over the country when the emergency services are in attendance people will stop and look. Our cameraman was there and decided to film it so we could all have a bit of fun with the banter you see on this video.

[@lottielove7383]

REALLY!!!! APC!!! I could understand an Artic but not a rigid!!! There are Drivers and there are SCREWDRIVERS!!!!

[@RacinRitchieyt]

a ratchet strap around the side rail pull them in towards the chassis reverse out and dont be a prick again!!

[@shepd3]

Wow. So many fails in one video. I almost died laughing when I saw the fire brigade. The truck isn't on fire, what are they going to do, use the jaws of life on it? Over here you get a heavy tow truck and a chain. Pull back end sideways. Done. Option two for minimal damage (but more expensive): Call in a rotator truck. Sling the back axle, lift it, turn it, done. Hell, you could just put a strong bottle jack under the axle and shove... Not as professional, though. Then I see the bumpy sidewalk indicating for blind people they can cross the road. With a metal guard rail blocking it! WTF? And you have a half-dozen firemen working the job of one construction worker. Plus multiple police guarding the scene. And plenty of caution tape. LOLOLOLOL!

[@taff2wales]

Very good shepd3, there must of been an a more easy way of getting the lorry off that bollard.

[@MoeMoe-mx1nq]

Wow. Lots audience and almost 50 men firefighter..stupid driver just use the mideleast way....put the truck in high gear and pull the whole thing...

[@billybellend1155]

Agency drivers!