Responding To Horrific Motorway Collision | The Motorway: Life In The Fast Lane | Real Responders

[@YourLocalGP]

Am the only person that thinks resurfacing 4 lanes of motorway in six hours, overnight, for £40k, with everything that involves at short notice is pretty impressive?

[@rnf1227]

Impressive - but how long will it last?

[@noongourfain]

Very impressive! If the farmers can't sleep they should put them up in hotels away from the noise. This is what I wonder....all the fields that grow the food we eat on either side of the moterway and all the bodies of water.....are subject to a constant and microscopic rain of tyre rubber. Think about where all the rubber goes when the road surface wears it away. The lobster around me is starting to taste like a tyre.

[@alantaylor353]

Incredible.!

[@inspireme-hn1oh]

@@noongourfain lmao

[@davey6024]

Aye but not as impressive as my Price of 20k. Shamus Mcdoogle is the name and Gypsy Tarmacking is the game...🤣

[@mojo657]

That woman in the lorry who was complaining about being pulled over should be ashamed of herself. Yes transporting of goods is a requirement, but so is having a responsible vehicle. Telling people they should be grateful is ludicrous, when her vehicle is defective is astounding.

[@BarneySaysHi]

When I was going for my truck driver license, I learned that the driver is responsible for their truck and the load.

[@ProGear360]

Especially when they've been pulled over by someone they should be grateful for, lol

[@JaseFace1985]

Hope someone shows her the lady at the end of this talking about how a lorry driver having been on the road for 21 hours caused the death of her husband and 2 others! Yes, we all want to be appreciated, but she needs to have some perspective as well!

[@jeanmyers1787]

Put more long freight on the trains and make motorways safer!

[@adab.3681]

A few years ago, a truck driver killed a woman in our town. She was walking on a narrow sidewalk alongside the road, the driver was on his phone, dropped it, ducked under the wheel to get it, and those two seconds took a life. It's dangerous.

[@vexmesilly]

I'm sure the majority of people would prefer their bread being delayed rather than a death due to an unsafe vehicle.

[@DeputatKaktus]

At the scene of one accident in Germany, a firefighter kept people from filming out of their their cars simply by turning a firehose on the cars where people were filming. In another instance, a police officer stopped some cars where drivers were filming, got the driver out and invited him to take a closer look, saying „There’s a dead body in there - wanna see? Come on, take a look!“ The vast majority of people were suddenly not that keen on filming anymore and preferred to leave the scene...but not without a fine and in some cases penalty points.

[@FLAMEalan]

Tim Berghoff those people always cause traffic

[@christianrasmussen1]

Clever.

[@SuperDi_]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5-Ql3p_dqx2fa8m16s Here's the the one about the dead driver. The policeman is speaking English to a foreign driver, there is a voiceover in German but you can understand him pretty well.

[@coover65]

What would you actually get fined for? Is it actually illegal in some countries for a passenger to video a crash scene? I can understand it's a nuisance slowing down unnecessarily at such a scene and holding up traffic.

[@SuperDi_]

@@coover65 It's not just a nuisance. They slow down traffic and therefore slow down potential emergency vehicles. And yes, it is illegal in Germany to photograph and film an accident or injured people. Just "Gaffen" (trans. to gawk/stare) is also illegal and carries a fine anywhere from 20 - 1000 Euros. A lot of Europe has a "it's none of your god damn business" mentality about accidents and injured people. Basically if you aren't involved or helping, get lost, nobody needs spectators.

[@CymruEmergencyResponder]

That trucker complaining that they get treated like scum....no you don't. You get held to standards for your vehicle like anyone else. If you don't want to be fined, keep your vehicle in order. It really is that simple.

[@adriantuck2933]

Truck and bus drivers only have to do a walk around visual check of their vehicles not crawl underneath and check them, the company or companies service provider would the ones who would of been held responsible for that particular defect.

[@CymruEmergencyResponder]

George Michael ultimately it is the drivers responsibility to ensure that the vehicle they are operating is legal. The buck always stops with the driver.

[@terrystratford1235]

@@CymruEmergencyResponder we aren't required to do an mot inspection! We have a legal check list which is a requirement from the traffic commissioner! It is a legal document which we sign! Same as a load plan for double decks! We have to show 15mins for checks. So tyres, lights, oil and coolant levels! Load security! We aren't mechanics, and in fact it's now illegal for a driver to change a bulb! Has to be a qualified person! But yes, driver is always to blame! Along with maintenance and company! When u drive us car, I bet u get in and go, yes? Car drivers, by law, still have to check the vehicle is roadworthy! So many leave it for the mot to get things fixed!

[@leewhy6238]

Police badge on the window “put your seatbelt on” works every time!!! 👍😁

[@fantomphalcon9153]

LeeWhy It largely depends on the vehicle you’re driving, thanks to reality TV it’s now common knowledge how old unmarked vehicles are, and the models being used can be found on the local force’s website - and who crews them. Ultimately though, if it takes a sticker to alter the attitudes and behaviour of motorists’ then cars should have 5 random questions from the Highway Code to be answered correctly before the engine can be started - most modern consoles could easily handle that, and an alcohol test, a drug screen test, and a baton and cuffs secreted in the headrests for passengers to make safe and efficient civilian arrests and detainment until someone in uniform arrives and Tazes them before releasing them back into society. The car can then text all the members of the driver’s family to alert them as to the extent of the misdemeanour which should then also be shown at the end of the national news alerting other drivers to avoid the city where the highest rate of offences occur, thus impacting on local economy and hopefully leading to the mandatory use of bicycles under the pretext of the alleged adverse effects to health from any airborne carcinogens and contaminants, the danger posed by biofuels to the ionosphere and ozone layers further impacting on an atmosphere not conducive to good health and long living. Repeat offenders should be sent to Brazil or India where they can learn how to drive with reckless endangerment properly and safely. Oops, almost got spotted there, but I believe that mild intoxication and occasional phone use helps me to really concentrate more on driving safely - well, more alertly as I’m now mindful of the tricks coppers use, especially us traffic bobbies as we have additional embarrassment to deal with at the nick. This probably warranted a post of its own rather than being a lengthy response to a valid point well presented. It’s also true.

[@deadgaming20]

@@fantomphalcon9153 what? what?

[@ACERASPIRE1]

it only works if they look at him

[@helookalikaman79]

The driver should have given the cop the finger....

[@marianagoulartdossantos9134]

helookalikaman79 arjfjRfh

[@fives2155]

I come back to watch this periodically and remind myself never to get angry when there's motorway closures or the traffic is horrendous

[@kristenellie]

this always gets to me in a way... a friend of mine was a fire fighter... he got killed when a car hit him when he was working at a traffic accident on a highway... all the way too many persons are ignorant to fire fighters working on highways...

[@morganjoyce8712]

the easiest way to deal with the lorry problem is regulate the employers not the employees. Its like arresting a drug taker but letting the drug dealer get away with it.

[@Tuberuser187]

56:10

[@mrwings745]

When the one bloke said he use to come back with bucket loads of newts is maybe why there's so few nowadays. Lol.

[@dshe8637]

Exactly 😂

[@Lwah0812]

The precision of these workers getting accidents cleared, the roads fixed and traffic moving again is incredible! Here in the US the debris is cleaned up and as long as there’s no fuel spilled the road is opened up even with damaged guardrails which remain that was for sometimes months. Potholes remain for months as well. Impressive system there!

[@jase6709]

"I used to fill up buckets of newts and take them home. Now all of a sudden they're protected" ....I wonder why 🤔

[@hesselpower0187]

Jay Jay hope you had your license xD

[@jase6709]

@@hesselpower0187 License to quote someone? 🤨

[@hesselpower0187]

@@jase6709 no they said in the video you need a license to even pick up a newt

[@jennstewart3003]

Hahaha. Protected species complaints are always so fun. People just can't get it in their heads that THEY are a part of the point.

[@user-ky6vw5up9m]

Only Great Crested Newts are protected.

[@amywilson7109]

That poor woman, being widowed with 3 babies under 3 😢 those babies never knowing their daddy just because of some arsehole who broke the law and killed him and then only got sentenced to 5 years!!! Absolutely heartbreaking 😭

[@oliviabear2595]

😢😢😢😭😭😭

[@ranjitf1]

That poor arsehole, how dare he drive 21 out of 29 hours? Who gives a shit about his kid's back in Romania or Poland or wherever his wife is probably cursing their circumstances trying to make end's meet while newt's, birds and an irate farmer are being tended to with care!

[@liamangus5215]

ranjitf1 he killed 3 people mate.

[@ranjitf1]

@@liamangus5215 when did I deny that? Where is it said that he set out to kill them? Who or what forced him to work long hours? You want to curse? Curse his boss! Or his bosses boss, CEO, CFO, COO, shareholders of the trucking company or better still! The governance that turns poor hard workers into hate magnet's!!

[@CMDRSweeper]

The roads do need more tanks, if he had been driving a tank, then he would have come home. "Oh, somebody smashed a truck and the crane hit my tank... I chewed up that crane with my tracks and totally destroyed it."

[@marnie6904]

I’m not a driver but wow these people that mend ,clear and deal with accidents I salute them for their dedication and hard work that they all do to keep everyone safe ,it’s so opened my eyes and I am so much more aware whenever I travel on the motorway as a passenger to remind the driver things u have spoken and Warned us all about. my heart goes out to that lady who lost her husband bless you whoever you are I totally agree to the advice u gave at the end it’s Logical and commonsense. Thank u for showing this documentary it was well worth the watch 👍x😊

[@stuartforrest3412]

Marnie May )

[@sonjam314]

The farmers wife ask if the building of roads is worth it and then you see them driving on them to get to there next fields lol. I know they have to but it was comical to me!!!🥰🤷🏽‍♀️😂

[@terrystratford1235]

My thought was... well you sold your land to them!😅😄😃🤣

[@jeanmyers1787]

They have no choice, it was previously all farmland.

[@lulzyboy]

Completely agree with the lady who lost her husband. Just follow the rules of the road. It's not hard. They're simple, and they're there for your sake and the sake of everyone else. Don't be a tosser.

[@jase6709]

It's often foreigners in Lorries who work more hours than they're supposed to and fall asleep at the wheel. A lot of them drink and drive too.

[@lulzyboy]

Jay Jay as a Brit who lives in Eastern Europe and drives around the world, I disagree. There’s as many western truck drivers drinking driving too, and far too many in UK don’t seem to understand lane disapline and stay in the middle lane when the outside is empty

[@billyporter1389]

@@lulzyboy The UK are among the least dangerous drivers in the world. AMOF they are and have been in the top 5 for many years. It's an insult to Brits to even compair them to eastern Europeans.

[@lulzyboy]

@@billyporter1389 Good. I'm glad you're insulted. I wrote this a month ago, I've since returned to the UK for christmas. Took me 7 hours to cover 260 miles, yet I could cover 600 miles in 12 hours before I got in the channel tunnel. Your motorways are shite, the driving standard is abysmal, nobody has half a brain of what might happen ahead and is so paranoid of being 1mph over the speed limit with signs everywhere reminding them DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT. Enjoy your bubble.

[@lucasbarton1773]

That’s terrible what happened, poor woman, it’s simple, drive in a straight line and be aware and follow the simple rules

[@ollylewin]

I drove with my job for nearly 15 years. I recently left the industry because the driving was taking up so much of my time. The roads are at a critical point. They can no longer sustain the amount of vehicles using it. And it will only ever get worse. Nothing makes me happier than hearing a traffic report and I'm not in it.

[@Kylirr]

bruh

[@jeanmyers1787]

Totally agree & a lot of long haul cargo should go on trains which would make motorways much safer.

[@Thomashorsman]

As someone who works at a supermarket, I know how much impact a missed delivery will have.

[@shiver_me_timbers]

JIT is your problem Sir.

[@imconfused1237]

Thomas Horsman | I worked in Tesco too when I was a useless kid. I used to delight in telling self entitled customers to fuck off. Give it a go. It’s very satisfying.

[@Kylirr]

@@imconfused1237 lmaoo fr there's nothing like it

[@elizabethkuchta5097]

Rather have missed impact on motorway than supermarkets.

[@lifelong5425]

After all that..the tragic story of how a family is torn apart. Having been through a potentially fatal event myself..It brought it all back..I was lucky to have walked away...Slow down people, we all get there in the end...to both places !

[@airsickspace9272]

I’m so sorry for your experience and agree with you. I don’t think we’ve been in as many accidents as we used to in Korea but the good thing is back then people drove slower. In VA where I live now there’s at least 1 major crash a year on a road near my house. People love racing and even if not racing where I live people feel they need to be somewhere quickly. If a road is 35mph people believe they should go at least 40 mph and usually go 60 and above. It’s very terrifying. I was heading to school one time turned and bam someone was behind me. We avoided an accident but people go so fast there is no telling when they’ll be behind. The most I ever go is 10 mph over speed limit but most of time just 5. People hate me because that’s slow to them. I’ve had people even cut in front of the car during a red light driving straight into traffic just missing others

[@HeyThereCharlieGirl]

41:25 - there's been a 'leek' on the motorway 😂🤦‍♀️

[@digitalradiohacker]

Get out!

[@andymcneil7085]

Bless her. That lady seemed really lovely giving out a message to everybody.

[@formulafish1536]

Maybe you should be fining the trucking companies that are forcing their drivers to overwork instead of fining the drivers! They only do what their employer expects of them...

[@johnread-jones9846]

Nah, if the company demands they work beyond legal hours, which they will basically never do, because it's just asking for a law suit, the driver need only say no and they'll listen real good.

[@danosverige]

@@johnread-jones9846 - Oh they'll never demand you go over your hours as you rightly said, they'll just sack you when you get back for being "unreliable"! It's mostly foreign companies that do that though, though I've had the threat come my way a couple of times.

[@johnread-jones9846]

@@danosverige If I am correct to assume you live in the UK, you can probably sue for unfair dismissal, especially if you put in a complaint (officially) about them trying to force you to work over your hours. You could then reasonably assume you were fired for making a legal complaint, which is an open-close.

[@danosverige]

@@johnread-jones9846 - It'd be just my word against theirs basically. I'm an 'agency' driver so don't really give a shit what they threaten me with. It's the company drivers with families and a lot to lose that I feel sorry for.

[@johnread-jones9846]

@@danosverige If you start to get worried, record your phone conversation with them. You can do that in the UK without telling them or informing them, but it sounds like you're in an alright position anyway. But I do agree, not just this industry, but all of them, taking advantage of their employees in a way to push them to break laws needs to be stamped down on. Delivery drivers (Calling out Amazon here as that's the one I've most experience with) especially, are soometimes given times to reach each destination. These times often require you to speed to meet them if you are even unlucky with a green light turning red at the wrong time. Legislation is really required here.

[@lagresomadsl]

Because we deliver the bread, we are allowed to break every single rule and regulations which I don't feel apply to me. Is being stupid one of the requirements to drive an HGV?

[@mrsanselmo3342]

yeh, i'm pretty confident the country won't come to a standstill because there isn't any bread😂 such an arrogant woman

[@suzetridesanandalusian8529]

@@mrsanselmo3342 "the country won't come to a standstill because there isn't any bread such an arrogant woman"; said the pot to the kettle.

[@suzetridesanandalusian8529]

That isn't even close to what she said, but you certainly confirmed one issue she mentioned. Can you guess? Look in the mirror.

[@garethifan1034]

That wasn't what she said..

[@RomanHistoryFan476AD]

@@mrsanselmo3342 Funny actually if no trucks moved or got though there would be no food for most people, then the nation would shut down as shops do not have much stock in that will last long.

[@tomthebomb3572]

45:25 how about wearing your seatbelt correctly? Practice what you preach

[@robz8989]

No Belt. No brain.

[@valleyboy2099]

The uk is corrupt as fuck , you did know this?

[@portlyoldman]

valleyboy - it’s sickening isn’t it, all this no seat belt corruption. Awful.

[@portlyoldman]

Also Police are exempt from seat belt laws, as are fire, ambulance, taxi drivers etc (www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q332.htm)

[@tomsixsix]

Highways agency are not the police and do not enforce seat belt laws. In fact they pretty much are powerless except at directing and stopping traffic on a motorway.

[@martinburbridge7545]

that story at the end of the lady was so heart breaking and shows as humans we should be aware of what we are doing on roads as it could mean that someones family member will not be coming home😥😥😥

[@airsickspace9272]

Definitely that’s what I think about whenever I’m on the road. This makes it so I can keep going safe speeds while others pass me going 30mph or over speed limit

[@JonathanGillies]

I don't humans are the only ones causing danger on the roads.......... :/

[@walterulasinksi7031]

For road construction areas in the US, our transportation agencies both live cal and national, erect portable concrete barriers to close any existing lanes and protect the construction workers. They can then work during the day and ease the nighttime complaint and workers also benefit from not having the sleep/ wake cycles interrupted. Additionally the public can see the progress of the construction When motorists can see the progress, they are at a greater position to support the work,maintain lower speeds and thereby lessen the incidence of collisions. The government should have acquired the triangle field from the farmer as part of the land acquisition process.

[@shiver_me_timbers]

That's the reason why Newts are now protected, because 'We used ta collect em by the bucket load'.

[@StremmeR]

i knew this comment had to be here.

[@nenblom]

Kid: "We could talk about how people drive, how bad they drive!" KID, I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Always remember that lorries (or trucks as we call them here in the US) have a much wider blind angle than a car. Never drive in a lorries's blind angle. The driver will not be able to see you and that can be catastrophic. Sometime last year I was on the highway driving to work and my car broke down. I switched on my hazard lights and pulled over onto the shoulder. I called for a tow truck and I also called the police to ask if they could send a trooper out to make sure that I was all right since traffic was just whizzing by me. The police came first and activated their emergency lights. Not longer after that, the tow truck showed up and activated his caution lights. Do you think traffic slowed down? NO!! Believe me, we were VERY visible! Ridiculous!

[@thesunrisechick6878]

So many are selfish. They think of no one but themselves.

[@THEREALBLU13]

“On the m5 you find money on the m50 you find porn” legendary quote

[@branoliagaming3651]

i was like wtf :)

[@donotneed2250]

We need to go visit both..

[@mistofoles]

He he ! If I worked on the motorway maintenance team, I would alternate from one to the other each day !

[@billyporter1389]

You'd want to carry a hot water bottle to have piss on the M50.

[@gittenielsen95]

It is so sad how the wildlife suffers because of human activity.

[@Interknetz]

25:00 Honestly, the easy solution here would be the company providing him ear plugs.

[@jamescollier3]

hotel

[@grammgale58]

I love these shows. I wish more USA shows were done like this. My ex (now deceased) was a trucker for 30 years. He taught my three sons to drive a 18-wheeler as we call them here at an early age. We would ride with him on occasion for some trips. The boys were thrilled. Not so much for me. It was ok. Now my oldest is a tankerman for an oil company. He operates the long barges that hauls fuel to their destinations. I worry to death about him. It can be quite treacherous in icy waters. I will be so glad when he finally gets his captain's license. Then he can set his own hours of work and get home more. What is a Nute? LOL A night crawler?

[@trueilarim]

newt? Is that word not used in US?

[@grammgale58]

@@trueilarim Maybe I am getting too old. I just don't remember that word. Maybe my youngest son would know. He's former Army and traveled all over the world. LOL

[@grammgale58]

@@trueilarim I had to look it up. A small salamander. LOL. Never heard of them in that context. I feel old now. Funny thing is that I live in a rural area. Like 16 1/2 acres! I feel like an idiot. We have small Lizards.. Most are harmless. Is that a similar thing?

[@trueilarim]

@@grammgale58 I myself am not a native english speaker but knew the meaning of the word enough to know what he was talking about :) And yes, I think small lizard is what it means!

[@grammgale58]

@@trueilarim I had to look it up to make sure it was that. It must be a different species of sorts. I don't see them like that here on my land embedded in the dirt. It's not that they don't do that but they do go running around on my deck at times.

[@robloxbloke258]

Combustible, official vocab guidelines state that we no longer refer to these incidents as 'accidents' they're now 'collisions'.

[@michaeldemetriou1399]

The motorway teams are essential to smooth running roads thank god we have these people that do the job well. It was great to see the crested newt. Tired lorry drivers on unfamiliar roads is a recipe for disaster. The cost is far too high. Lives drastically changed.

[@amylouwho8991]

Wow, I've never seen this happen in the US. They pick up the wrecked cars, give a half assed sweep, maybe put something down for gas or oil and away we go. No resurfacing until it's so utterly fucked up that it's causing accidents at which point they patch it. Full resurfacing is only when it can't be patched anymore.

[@jamescollier3]

have you donated to the highway dept for us?

[@janebrown7231]

Yes, unfortunately that's true all over the US. Constant deterioration all round.

[@Xenogeek2]

It takes them 6 hours to repair the roadway. In the States it takes 6 months.

[@Netlogic.]

Everyone talks about protecting the newts, but the old farmer whose land they're on probably grinds up hundreds of them everyday with his tractor, or his cows eat them in the fields.

[@marciam6224]

"Stretching their necks to see what's going on". We call that "rubber neckin'" here in the US.

[@happyapple898]

The family with the youngster in the back winds me up bc the mother doesn’t wear her seatbelt correctly and if in an accident she will fly out of the windshield

[@natashagreen-chillaxedprod7769]

Skanz should’ve offered a sound proof fence barrier for the farmer

[@Frazzled_Chameleon]

21 hours of 29 on duty! People from the driver's company should be in prison as well!

[@davidjb65]

The bakers lorry overturned and asked one of the roadworks to use his digger. The roadworker said "If you use your loaf and give me some dough, I'll do it"

[@terrystratford1235]

I heard the driver was a masterbaker, but the kneaded him😅😄😃🤣👍

[@philb2820]

I must say, I love your channel, it's cost me 7 hours of sleep in the past 2 nights.

[@tjohsoeitan7539]

I was on the M4 in the 70s, doing about 100miles per hour, with a Marina 1800 TC, and was overtaken by a Jaguar E type Mk1 in just a few minutes, he was doing 150 miles per hour. I was alone on the motorway.

[@ElgarL]

The top speed of a Marina was 99-100mph. www.automobile-catalog.com/car/1973/39185/morris_marina_1800_tc_coupe.html

[@gregshearer423]

ElgarL never know might have been modified abit

[@garethifan1034]

Brave man to take a Marina to that eye watering speed..being in one doing 70 was risk enough for me

[@garethifan1034]

@@tjohsoeitan7539 It must have been slowly disintegrating as you went along..

[@tjohsoeitan7539]

I was judging from the speedo meter, pointer was up to the limit and shaking unstable, the dial is printed 110 with extra lines, I would take it as 115 miles, that was a rented car for few days only. I just check about the speedo meter.

[@QiuyuanChenRyan916]

Resurfacing over a diesel spill, we still have sands on the road from 5 months ago and every time someone drive by it is a plume of dust coming off. Oh canada.

[@walterulasinksi7031]

When the politicians get involved, they should be told that if the want it cleared faster they should get their asses out there and help out.

[@marcosalvestomasini]

In Portugal not even the police cant stop you on the hard shoulder on a motorway, it is forbidden by law, if you commit an offense they will escort you to the next petrol station and deal with you. All this due to your own and their safety. And remember that we have there 3 and 4 lane plus the hard shoulder motorways

[@JaidenJimenez86]

I've seen the Polizei stop a car on the autobahn at night once near Dortmund. I thought he was off his head attempting that - yet, every single vehicle slowed right down - even the 150mph Porches.

[@g-forcehack1913]

Respect for the highway maintenance

[@gary63693]

Respect for the NHS

[@g-forcehack1913]

@@gary63693 yeah also them

[@JaidenJimenez86]

Ye I always move over for them where possible, at the very least I slow down if I can't. Can't imagine it's nice being in the middle of a vortex generated by a trailer as tall as a house.

[@g-forcehack1913]

@@JaidenJimenez86 yeah they don't just get the respect as much as other people.

[@stormangelus6638]

14:48 - *slaps badge against window" "PUT YOUR SEATBELT ON!" Man, you're a LOT more forgiving than the cops in America! They don't give you a warning, just *WHOOP WHOOP* bitch, that's a $400 ticket, thank you.

[@YourLocalGP]

Where in the US do you get a $400 ticket for not wearing a seat belt?

[@janebrown7231]

First offence... the vehicle details have already been checked on the police national computer before the vehicle is stopped, unlike in the US. If it was a second offence they would be fined.

[@will4may175]

26:22 Paul Reid enters the meeting 'only me !!!', sees the plans, 'you dont wanna do it like that, you wanna do it like this'

[@high1voltage1rules]

We are very grateful ya silly cow! We just want ya lorrys kept in good condition, safe to drive and not cause a accident to for you or other drivers.

[@JaidenJimenez86]

Lol "I hate lorries they are so scary", said whilst slowly creeping up the inside of a lorry through his blind spot. "There are too many", whilst probably having 500 things on delivery from Amazon. Get on a train if you don't like it.

[@kwlkid85]

Yer I've never had a lorry overtake me on a motorway, she must be crawling along. She's a bigger danger than any of those lorries are.

[@billyporter1389]

@@kwlkid85 you mustn't be driving very long. I've been in lane 1 to exit a mile or so ahead with all types of vehicles in my lane, and trucks in lane 2 overtaking.

[@hogwashmcturnip8930]

She is in the inside Lane, the lorry is in the Middle one. We drive on the Left? Seeing as you seem incredibly stupid, here is a clue. The Inside Lane is designed for slow moving traffic, and everyone basically, the Middle and third Lanes are for Overtaking. The lady is where she should be, the lorry is not. Simple. But they do that all the time. They will even block lanes 2 and 3 by driving alongside each other. Or 1 and 2, giving you no choice but to get mega fast and risk lane 3. As the speed limit in All lanes is 70mph You are being forced to break it.. Forget video games, try driving the M6.

[@hogwashmcturnip8930]

@@kwlkid85 never been on the M6 then? Never been on Any UK motorway, come to that.

[@terrystratford1235]

@@hogwashmcturnip8930 you have no idea how lucky you are!😎

[@Crusaderglenn]

I remember 10-12 years ago, i loved driving on the motorway here in hungary .Whenever i drove to visit my friends,i rarely had to brake and everybody looked after each other.Nowdays i hate it with a passion.Last time 4 cars wanted to crash into me...2 of them were phone f.ckers the other wanted to race and brake checked me.So sad.

[@strawberrysoymilkshake]

The bloke with the locs is having a laugh but it is so serious. Especially after what happened to the 4 police officers in Australia attending to a speeding vehicle that got hit by a truck, the driver was on drugs and all of them died but the truckie and the speeding driver who had gone to take a wee (who also mocked the officers, laughed, and filmed them on his phone as they died. A huge tragedy and I have huge respect for all those that risk their lives for us to keep things running smoothly, frontline, behind the scenes, everywhere.

[@bookcat123]

Do we have this in the US? I feel we don't have this. At least not on this level. And repaving a section of road in 6 hours? You didn't misspeak and mean 6 months did you? And immediately repairing the barrier when a truck crushes it... amazing concept.

[@jamescollier3]

depends what state.

[@janebrown7231]

We complain about our infrastructure, but it's infinitely better than in the US.

[@eedwardsable]

At the end when he said he used to bring home buckets full of newts and now 'all of a sudden' they're protected 😂 I wonder if they'd still be protected if you'd put your bucket down 😂

[@FinnersBinners]

Well i'm sure he didn't kill them

[@eedwardsable]

@@FinnersBinners irrelevant

[@grahamkeeton6643]

I do agree with the woman who lost her husband Also she was incredibly brave to drive on that same piece of motorway that her husband died on Thank goodness that the driver who caused that horrific crash was charged and convicted even though the sentence wasn't enough In my own personal opinion he should have been banned from driving for life and given at least 20 years in prison

[@inastormydaze2044]

Mother of God.. That Car at 46:38 needs a stint behind Bars. He could so easily have knocked down the Work-man like.. :/

[@PharexsysMage]

In reguards to the Newts, at first i was ."offs it progress just clear the land and replant, they'll come back. its called progress" then at the end of the show, when they show you one and went "OMG... DONT YOU DARE HARM OR KILL ONE OF THOSE LITTLE ANGELS."

[@kinlongcanonho1352]

14:47 "sigh, put your seat belt on" quoted from an unexpected lorry police 🚔 🤣

[@saraanderson6615]

That road would take forever to be fixed here in Texas where I live! We have had major highway construction going on since 2018 and it might not all be finished before 2023! So four hours to repair a road I am impressed!

[@rempanda]

Can't blame them for that. Texan road infrastructure is so obscure and confusing that half the workers are probably haven't made it to the site yet because they're lost in a junction somewhere.

[@saraanderson6615]

@@rempanda 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 or they made it but are just standing around shooting the breeze. 🤣🤣

[@lewiscourtney5740]

5 years in prison for killing 3 people. Crazy.

[@jess.bus.photosx6388]

Wish someone would lock up the young man near me who killed a old couple and seriously injured another when he was speeding taking over people and crashed into a taxi but no he got away with it because the court system is fucked

[@ryanb7385]

@@jess.bus.photosx6388 We're a joke country

[@thesunrisechick6878]

I guess they were like “well he didn’t mean too!” People have gone to jail longer for weed for fucks sake.

[@HelloItsYou]

33:20 every parent with more than 1 child has been thru that car scene in their life lmao

[@BobBlarneystone]

I wonder why the interchange can't be modeled on a computer system to that the engineers could virtually 'drive it' under different traffic and weather conditions.

[@natashagreen-chillaxedprod7769]

Trucks should only be allowed in certain lanes. As a truck drivers wife, I know first hand what their hours are like even tho my hubby drove courier trucks, he still worked 14 - 15hr Days

[@kirsty1078]

5 years OMG that is not long enough

[@smokey1402]

42:57 it’s a supra on the back!!!

[@richardsgothardsons4116]

same question!

[@d.j.martin9289]

M5,2JZ,RB26 Lover yo, I saw it and lost it for a second

[@JesusAndCo]

54:25 guys saying “we used to collect newts as kids, come home with buckets full” well that explains a lot hahaha

[@Joe-zv2yc]

Dude made a whole model just to be shut down

[@whatshisname3304]

he was nt going to listen. He would have to be a road designer to be taken seriously.

[@itemushmush]

@@whatshisname3304 yeah a 190million pound job with structural engineers and 11 years of planning versus dave down the local pub LMAO

[@whatshisname3304]

@@itemushmush true. at the start of the planning stage. but after everything else no chance apart from that his ideas were shit.

[@taylorowen5137]

They should make an extreme awareness course that shows all the bad things that the police have to face on a daily basis as part of the driving test. So many collisions would be avoided & more common sense would prevail if people knew the full truth.

[@trr4488]

In Australia we have pre warning vehicles with messages and arrow boards on highways like this. No one would be setting up cones on a fast moving highway without what we call bump trucks behind the workers. The idea if vehicle"s make mistakes then they crash into specially fitted trucks to save the persons working on the road. No one can work on roads like in this video without that protection.

[@gr3yh4wk1]

We have those here too...not sure why they weren't deployed here tbh - maybe none available

[@kittyrichardson68]

WOW was that eye opening. thank you for sharing

[@SEPK09]

13:05 yes we are grateful but not at the cost of someones life put in danger because your vehicle is unsafe.!!

[@adammachin]

I was talking to someone about this in exactly the way that you've written it. Same as in one of these episodes the guy says that if he has an accident for driving his tractor with no sleep it's their fault. It's like technically it's his fault for being unfit for driving and he's like openly saying it on camera?!

[@SerenaBluee]

Appreciation would be lovely but I'd never demand it while driving a dangerous vehicle.

[@SnowPink90]

Before watching this video, I watched the video of the accident where that woman lost her husband. How awful.😔 It did say that the lorry driver was on his cell phone at the time of the accident.

[@cowboyfrankspersonalvideos8869]

I've been saying for years that there is no such thing as a motor accident. I think they should be called careless-nesses, but that's just so hard to say.

[@justsaturn737]

My brain is becoming smaller

[@PeRRXX]

It’s still accident, even if it’s because of carelessness. People aren’t intentionally getting in collisions.

[@mortxiii]

call 'em pratfalls then

[@billyporter1389]

Only around 10% of road collisions are accidents Human error is the main cause of deaths and injuries on our roads. People don't drive dangerously or carelessly by accident. They are well aware of the risks they are putting themselves and others under by dangerous driving. An accident is an unavoidable collision, ie a heart attack, a stroke, a seizure, a fallen tree, an animal etc. That 10% cannot be avoided

[@KeithSmith-zd5xz]

Most accidents occur at low speeds, out “smart” motorways and average speed camera areas cause problems. Most people lose concentration in these areas sat in traffic, I travel a thousand miles a week and I see the same accidents over and over again. Speed doesn’t cause accidents bad driving does, people on phones etc. Most of the time people are watching out for speed cameras etc rather than watching the road, I do it even when I’m not speeding as it’s a worry in your mind. Government doesn’t know what they are really doing.

[@Djordymans]

True. I drive a lorry most of the day for work. And i have cruisecontroll set on the speedlimit and still i watch out for speeding cameras.

[@allis5870]

My country has half the fatality rate of the USA and our entire traffic violation system is run by cameras. Cops do not pull over cars. Cameras are not the issue. After some time in America I suspect it is phone use.

[@fastasfox]

Yes well said that lady at the end.....problem being that driving is often for some drivers at least 3rd or 4th on the list of priorities.....whilst driving 🙄

[@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791]

27:00 If you want to convince people of your design without having any engineering background, probably best to not mention immediately that you think the British are the best at everything roadwork related. That's just delusional.

[@niceguy235uk1]

Please do post up a link of your design when you have done it.

[@regalel]

Yes, let’s put tunnels in . Couldn’t wait to see how they fair after a heavy rain. Maybe you need to be an engineer before you start making suggestions lol

[@imconfused1237]

That’s the typically ignorant xenophobic Brit. Stuck in a time warp where the Empire still rules. In reality, British workers are shite and lazy and its engineering is woefully out of date when you see the scale and ingenuity of truly gargantuan civil projects across the world. He’ll be one of the muppets who voted Brexit. Thick as dog-muck.

[@silentlord85]

@@imconfused1237 and you clearly must of been one of those complete twats who hate Britain and democracy and voted remain. dont be an arsehole all your life, grow up, work and try and make a difference, i know it will be for you. but hey, you can try. or better yet, get the fuck out of the country and bugger off to the dying EU? you love it so much, just a thought! Have a nice Day.

[@tiffanysalvador7472]

l No hay 5. '\ 1 ~ de de .ris.. No que ' que que de la 66666yhhhi quec -

[@1SafetyAngel]

As for poor Mr Turner he doesn't stand a chance to have the construction done during the day. All these meetings are is political politeness so as to say "we told you so" the involuntary acquisition of land, the construction being done at night, the tax payers cost etc is already set and no one can change anything!!

[@BossySwan]

Who should the roadworks inconvenience? Hundreds of thousands during the day or a few sleepy farmers at night? No debate necessary.

[@sweeptheleg.]

A gallon or two of that spilled milk and a few loaves of bread would have found it's way into my fridge if i was there that's for sure. The entire load was a loss as far as the insurance company is concerned so why not? 20 years ago my truck caught fire with a load of fresh cut flowers heading to local flower shops for Valentine's day. The fire was due to some electrical malfunction in the engine, probably some faulty wiring. The entire cab and the top half of the trailer was a total loss but there were quite a few boxes on the bottom of the pallets that were untouched. My boss arrived on the scene a couple hours later while the fire crew was doing cleanup and he told them to help themselves to as much of it as they want because the entire load was a loss.

[@gsdalpha1358]

Many, many years ago my grandfather and dad were on a local volunteer fire department which responded to a freight train derailment. It was very rural and only 2-3 box cars rolled off the tracks with little damage to them. They were full of vegetables and frozen chickens. The train people said everything had to be disposed of. I recall my grandmother and mom canning and freezing cases of vegetables and chicken. Local schools and even the tiny local hospital welcomed free food - back in the days schools actually cooked lunch, and the hospital wasn't obsessing over liability problems. I imagine today's health inspector would have a cow, but no one got sick, except we burned out over all the meals with chicken.

[@TSKseattle]

29:55 Hey lady we're not disrespecting the great service you provide, we just don't want a 100,000 pound lorry careening down the road when something breaks because you can't be bothered to keep up on your maintenance.

[@user-mm6dn3jc7n]

that was a woman?

[@gary63693]

The driver is NOT a qualified mechanic, please get that through your head right now. We do basic checks

[@PeRRXX]

gary63693 you don’t need to be a qualified mechanic to keep up on maintenance

[@gregshearer423]

PeRX aye but you don’t know what the companies they work for are like some will just tell them to get on even when they report the problems

[@NHope-md8ds]

I'm curious to know if the classes people go to for not wearing seatbelts are so effective because people learn a lesson or because people don't want to have to go to another class...

[@YourLocalGP]

Either way...

[@coover65]

"No Such Thing As An Accident"? I challenge that. Having attended about 2700 traffic crashes as a paramedic, I can recall about 4 that were could be deemed "accidents", due to extrinsic natural factors such as a tree branch falling and killing an occupant. Apart from those and the very infrequent acute medical episode causing a crash, the others certainly weren't "accidents".

[@imconfused1237]

Coover | Indeed. No one wakes up and thinks ‘I know, I’ll go and have a collision today’. The suggestion that people crash intentionally is disgustingly offensive. Accidents always happen. Circumstances may have contributed to its likelihood, but it still remains an accidental event.

[@coover65]

@@imconfused1237 I speak as somebody had careers in ambulance and policing when I say we refer to an "accident" as an event where no human fault could be attributed to the event. People may not certainly intend to crash, but stupid acts while operating a motor vehicle such as not paying attention and driving beyond their abilities cause crashes. I'd estimate that 99% of crashes can be attributed to human blame, and therefore not classed in the eyes of the law as "accidents".

[@phillippowell3847]

I really felt that woman's pain but sadly cars and lorries are driven by human beings and we are by our very nature stupid at times so while I like to think that it should be possible for us to change there is little evidence to that being possible and now we have self driving cars thrown into the mix sadly I feel that we have not seen anything yet as far as road collisions are concerned.

[@tootSweet66]

17:28 should have had that wagon driver for mobile use. Who's to say that the accident itself wasn't caused by an HGV driver using their mobile or some other distraction.

[@janet180971]

Exactly, he had him stopped - get him fined!

[@petestry]

spot the offence, from 58:52 girl passenger not wearing her seatbelt.

[@clairepapadatos1116]

Stop at about 54.00: When I was a kid, many decades ago, we used to see the newts in the 'Dartford Reaches', which was just land going down to the Thames! Decades later, I visited my late mother and took a 'longer bus journey home', which went through a mega housing estate on what used to be this 'protected' and formerly swampy area!

[@karinarock]

I got my provisional motorcycle licence when I was 16 so I could ride a 50 cc and my professional car licence at 17. That was in 1982 and 1983. I passed both my motorbike and car driving tests in 1983. I am now 57 years old. In the 40 years of having a full licence the driving standards of motorists in the UK have dropped. It's not just me who's noticed this. I was at a scene of an RTC as part of the recovery. A driver in a Reliant Robin pulled out of a junction junction straight into the path of an oncoming BMW. The cause was the Reliant driver not paying attention and obviously the BMW driver was very shook up. Unfortunately as the Reliant was made of fibreglass the driver was killed instantly.

[@amac6483]

As for truck drivers, working week, 15 hrs, 15 hrs, 15 hrs, 13 hrs, 13 hrs 13 hrs is the Max working week, WTD is a joke. and you have 30 minutes from getting you paper work, hitch your trailer, check the load, cjeck your vehicle and get out of the gates.

[@terrystephens1102]

An excellent program, thank you. 😃👌👏👏👏👏

[@almostanengineer]

I totally agree with what that trucker at 29:35 said, however that bloody truck she was driving was atrocious!

[@ryanjamespemberton9190]

the normal hgv driver that redesigned the junction his work is impressive

[@dannygroom3327]

Surely an accident is an event that was not deliberate?

[@clyqk]

Honestly it is just to protect them in a court case. Everything is treated at possible fault.

[@janebrown7231]

Yes, it is. 'Accident' does not at all imply there is no responsibility, it implies there is no intention.

[@felicitykirk2401]

Talks about people getting distracted by a crash yet purposefully distracting driver while driving past them to put a seat belt on

[@michaelbirchall2247]

Trucker to Highway man: I've got an idea, look at this model I made! Highway man to Trucker: It's rubbish go away. Highway man to his Boss: I've got an idea, look at this model I made!

[@minstrelofMir]

this guy needs to be in control lol

[@imconfused1237]

The plans for that junction have been in planning for 10+ years. Mr Trucker will have seen various iterations of designs put forward by the HA. Hilarious watching him suggest that’s all his own work 🤣

[@joannelivote9803]

I'm so sorry about your husband 😔

[@macbitz]

Sebastian's mother wearing her seatbelt incorrectly... convenience more important than safety it seems. As for the Audi driver 'E5 MWH' videoing the accident scene as he's driving past - hope he gets locked up!!

[@hugheszie]

I just can't believe that there's actually workmen at the work sites. Normally you drive up the M6 and it's just cones for no reason.