gordonaldson Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Anyone see it. Very dramatic. Motorhome, looked like a Swift Kontiki, on its side on the hard shoulder of the north bound carrageway. But the dramatic bit was it was facing the otherway, south ?? Police,Fire Brigade and ambulance in attendance. Feel real sorry for the family who were probably on holiday. A holiday, we Motorhomers out there, hopes never happens to them. Hope no one hurt. Gordon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 unlikely to be a family on holiday during term time........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondo Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 JudgeMental - 2009-05-16 9:49 PM unlikely to be a family on holiday during term time........... Of course you'd know !! .... they might have been off for the weekend.. but then again judge your never wrong *-) are you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 mondo - 2009-05-16 10:01 PM JudgeMental - 2009-05-16 9:49 PM unlikely to be a family on holiday during term time........... Of course you'd know !! .... they might have been off for the weekend.. but then again judge your never wrong *-) are you!! I was hoping that the odd's were against a family with young ones on board being involved in such a tragic accident you A$$! Especially the weekend before half term........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duetto owner Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 not sure about Lancaster but down here in surrey had very strong gusts of wind which rocked our hi top. perhaps the kontiki had similar winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapido-lass Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Fingers crossed whoever's motorhome it was that they are safe and well. Motorhomes can be fixed or replaced, people can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainbow-Chasers Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Probably wind, weight and those darn ruts on the motorway! Get a wiggle on and it often sends things over. Never known such poor conditioned motorways but here in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tof Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I agree, those ruts are lethal. Not so bad with the old Ducato but new one has different track front and rear which seems to make matters worse especially in those winds. The state of most of our roads here in UK are getting steadily worse. Incidents like that make you stop and think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonaldson Posted May 18, 2009 Author Share Posted May 18, 2009 Not a wind problem at all that day. The odd thing is as I said the Motorhome was pointing the other way as if it had been clipped by another vehicle. Blowout perhaps on overtaking. Interesting though and something we won't get the answer to. No words can explain what they went through. Gordon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred22 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 I know it is not the correct thing to have done but, when I was driving a coach I, and many other drivers, drove in the middle lane to avoid those ruts. It's very tiring having to fight the wheel all the time, some were so deep they tried to dictate your position on the road. Even more hairy in the rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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