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Wow So many armchair accident investigators putting forward their theorys. My thoughts are that we should wait for an official investigation to tell us what actually happened. -
By Svindal Larsen · Posted
Chester is a large ginger and while cat with a fluffy tail. He went missing from Casino Avenue on April 8. We only recently adopted him from Battersea, so he may be a bit disorientated. Please check any sheds or garages in case he's got trapped - he's not the cleverest cat. If you spot him please contact 07905 209 508. He does have a microchip. -
Hi. Have you managed to find any groups in the area? I'm also a woman with ADHD and looking for support/discussion ideally locally. -
Went to the junction today to check the "scene of the event" to try and work out from the tyre marks on the road and the damage to the kerb, what were the contributing factors to the accident. Here are my observations and deductions. 1.Compaction type refuse collection trucks, such as these, are exceptionally "tail-heavy" due the the weight of the hydraulic compaction mechanism and the fact that this weight is positioned on the rear overhang ie behind the rear wheels. 2. To compensate for the extra weight, the truck is fitted with a "tag axle". The tag axle is located forward of the rearmost axle. When fully laden, all the rear tyres will be running at very close to their operating limit. 3. The tag axle has only 2 wheels as opposed to 4 wheels on the rearmost axle. So on either side at the rear, there a three wheels. So if one rear tyre on the near side has lost pressure, the weight carried by the remaining two is increased by 50%. 4. Being tail-heavy with a high centre of gravity, the driver of such vehicles should be ultra cautious when cornering. 5. When turning to the right, the weight imposed on near side tyres is further increased depending on the speed involved. 6. The two long curved tyre marks on the road suggest that only two of the 3 tyres on the near side were taking the weight. 7 These curved tyre marks end abruptly and I'm trying to work out exactly why. This spot is very close to where the near side rear wheels slide up against the kerb and the wheel rims gouge out chunks of the kerb stones. There is a possibility that the driver braked late and so caused the tyres to loose all grip and so slide into the kerb. If there are any forensic traffic experts around, I would welcome their take on this.
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