smashed up elise on M74 yesterday?

ninja · Post by **ninja** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:36 pm

heading south just before the bothwell services, same place i've seen 2 other elises smashed up on the hard sholder/up the embankment.

anyone on here?

ninja

r055 · Post by **r055** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 9:24 pm

lets hope i dont feature in one of your 'spotted' threads!!

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 10:24 pm

r055 wrote:
lets hope i dont feature in one of your 'spotted' threads!!

Stay safe out there guys!

keep on the black and off the green
although last time someone said that to me I crashed 50m later

ninja · Post by **ninja** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:53 pm

no one on here then? GOOD!

seriously tho i've seen 3 elises now all smashed up at the same spot on the M74! which is why i drive at like 40mph around there

ninja

Post by **campbell** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:45 am

Some kind of Bermuda triangle?! Isn't the M74 pretty straight?!

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:14 am

campbell wrote:Some kind of Bermuda triangle?! Isn't the M74 pretty straight?!

I'm fairly sure that there's quite a sharp left hand bend (coming Northbound), which if approached at usual cruising speeds (circa 90tuts) can cause a bit of a surprise. I'm assuming it's this bit that catches people out..??

r055 · Post by **r055** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:22 am

there was a horrible crash there yesterday (opposite services)

It looked like someone had cut onto the northbound m73 slip just behind a an artic lorry. Then the lorry in front hit the anchors and the the same size lorry behind didnt brake in time.

There was absolutely nothing left of the silver (unidentifiable) car

Stephen · Post by **Stephen** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:14 pm

Guys the bit of road in question is straight. The problem is that water often flows across it diagonally from the side to the center reservation at a 60 - 70 deg angle which i think causes the tyres to loose grip one at a time causing a spin.

Poor road design / drainage would seem to be the problem.

Oh and its not just elises I have seen other makes too.

RDH · Post by **RDH** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:46 pm

r055 wrote:there was a horrible crash there yesterday (opposite services)

It looked like someone had cut onto the northbound m73 slip just behind a an artic lorry. Then the lorry in front hit the anchors and the the same size lorry behind didnt brake in time.

There was absolutely nothing left of the silver (unidentifiable) car

The car in question!! - apparently the owner of the Micra apparently got out unscathed

and

neil · Post by **neil** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:48 pm

OMG

I'm amazed but glad they got out of that okay. Just as well there was noone in the back

craigs135s · Post by **craigs135s** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:52 pm

Thats a bad one. Can't beleave someone walked out of that.

Cheers
C

Rag_It · Post by **Rag_It** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:01 pm

Glad no rear passengers.....

Post by **campbell** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:46 pm

No less than Micras deserve mind you.

[joke]

As with others - impressed that occupant(s) ok from that mess. Couple of sections of M9 near me suffer from bad drainage as well actually, thankfully I know the trouble spots and plan ahead but often see others getting caught out and jumping on anchors etc. Worst examples are where leaves etc have blocked the drains on driver side camber of m-way, resulting in long deep puddles on edge of the "fast lane". Narsty.

r055 · Post by **r055** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:10 am

RDH wrote:
r055 wrote:there was a horrible crash there yesterday (opposite services)

It looked like someone had cut onto the northbound m73 slip just behind a an artic lorry. Then the lorry in front hit the anchors and the the same size lorry behind didnt brake in time.

There was absolutely nothing left of the silver (unidentifiable) car
The car in question!! - apparently the owner of the Micra apparently got out unscathed
and

thats the one!

how did you manage to get those pics Rob?

you know the person?

RDH · Post by **RDH** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:15 am

r055 wrote: thats the one!

how did you manage to get those pics Rob?
you know the person?

Nope - I was browsing another car forum to get parts for Laura's car that got broken into the other night
scottish mx5 owners club

Off topic: I may be joining you in Dublin temporarily