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Title: What a load of bollards!
Post by: benbrunt on 07 January 2009, 21:36:12
Another post reminded me of this... makes you chuckle!

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/v/1005018/0_always_mind_the_bollards

Title: Re: What a load of bollards!
Post by: zippo on 07 January 2009, 21:50:02
A fire engine was caught out in the same place a few weeks ago not a pretty sight. Manchester council tried to sue the fire brigade for the damage
Title: Re: What a load of bollards!
Post by: benbrunt on 07 January 2009, 21:54:35
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1586371503/bctid3121097001

That'll be this one then, turn up the audio, they must be moving slow!
Title: Re: What a load of bollards!
Post by: zippo on 07 January 2009, 21:57:14
that's his no claims bonus gone, Was that the fuel tank ruptured
Title: Re: What a load of bollards!
Post by: Vamps on 07 January 2009, 22:03:37
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A fire engine was caught out in the same place a few weeks ago not a pretty sight. Manchester council tried to sue the fire brigade for the damage

Were then on a run to an emergency?
Title: Re: What a load of bollards!
Post by: benbrunt on 07 January 2009, 22:06:36
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1081519_bollards_hit_fire_engine

Is the original story
Title: Re: What a load of bollards!
Post by: zippo on 07 January 2009, 22:06:46
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A fire engine was caught out in the same place a few weeks ago not a pretty sight. Manchester council tried to sue the fire brigade for the damage

Were then on a run to an emergency?
hiya Mike
  i don't think so if iirc they were checking water mains pressure
Title: Re: What a load of bollards!
Post by: Tony H on 07 January 2009, 22:38:31
Anyone notice how hitting the bollards mysteriously turns the windscreen wipers on on some vehicles  ::)
Title: Re: What a load of bollards!
Post by: Martin_1962 on 08 January 2009, 11:30:44
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A fire engine was caught out in the same place a few weeks ago not a pretty sight. Manchester council tried to sue the fire brigade for the damage


Should be other way round >:(
Title: Re: What a load of bollards!
Post by: Kevin Wood on 08 January 2009, 11:34:54
You wouldn't have thought it'd be rocket science to design bollards that detect when the vehicle has gone - or that realise they are trying to lift a fire engine and retract.  ::)

I guess this is the next tactic to get people out of cars since they got told to shove the congestion charge.

Kevin
Title: Re: What a load of bollards!
Post by: benbrunt on 08 January 2009, 11:48:36
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Anyone notice how hitting the bollards mysteriously turns the windscreen wipers on on some vehicles  ::)
Isn't that the drivers not wearing seatbelts bouncing off the dash and wiper stalks :o
Title: Re: What a load of bollards!
Post by: Martin_1962 on 08 January 2009, 11:57:45
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You wouldn't have thought it'd be rocket science to design bollards that detect when the vehicle has gone - or that realise they are trying to lift a fire engine and retract.  ::)

I guess this is the next tactic to get people out of cars since they got told to shove the congestion charge.

Kevin

They don't need that much power do they?

They are designed to break cars >:(