Motoring by Press Association 11/12/2018, 1:55 pm FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter A lorry driver has shown exactly why motorists should turn their headlights on in wet and rainy conditions – by posting a photo of a near-invisible car behind him. Scott Chidley, of Morebath, Devon, shared a picture on Facebook of the view from his lorry’s side mirror during heavy rain on the M5 on Saturday. The view behind is so obscured that he was forced to draw an arrow on the photo, pointing to a faint blur – which is all that’s visible of the following car. Chidley urged drivers to follow the ‘wipers on, lights on’ procedure – where drivers put their headlights on in wet weather as well as when it gets dark. “We have over foot long mirrors,” he commented alongside the photo, pointing out the comparative size of his HGV’s side mirrors. “Imagine in car mirrors? Please, … [Read more...] about Lorry driver highlights need for headlights in rainy conditions
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Lorry driver who allegedly vandalised Narrow Water memorial while chatting on phone refused bail
A LORRY driver who allegedly vandalised a memorial to murdered British soldiers while chatting on his phone must remain in custody, a High Court judge ruled today. Robert James McKeegan (44) was refused bail amid claims he kicked over poppy crosses and wreathes at the shrine to the Narrow Water massacre. Eighteen soldiers were killed in two IRA bomb attacks at the site near Warrenpoint, Co Down in August 1979. McKeegan, of Beech Close in Bleary, Craigavon, is charged with criminal damage to the memorial, which belongs to the Royal British Legion, on October 4. He faces a further count of having an indecent photograph of a child on a phone seized last week by police investigating the attack. The case against him involves CCTV images from cameras installed in the area following previous acts of vandalism, the court heard. Crown counsel said: "One male exited the lorry while chatting on a mobile phone, kicking crosses and wreathes off display and damaging the memorial." The incident on … [Read more...] about Lorry driver who allegedly vandalised Narrow Water memorial while chatting on phone refused bail
Lorry driver ‘fixes’ his broken indicator by sellotaping a Lucozade bottle to his rear lights
STUNNED police officers caught a lorry driver using a Lucozade bottle for an indicator. The bottle was flattened and stuck onto the rear lights using tonnes of sticky tape. West Yorkshire traffic cop Dave Cant stopped the vehicle on the M62 near Bradford. Having tweeted pictures of incident, 'Traffic Dave' joked that the Lucozade bottle was actually a good colour match. The brake light on the lorry was also broken, as well as having a smashed wing mirror and cracked windscreen. Pulled over on November 3, the unnamed driver had even overloaded the vehicle to make matters worse. The driver was fined and prohibited from moving the lorry until the weight issue was rectified. He was in the process of delivering beds, with the vehicle originating from "the wrong side of the Pennines", according PC Cant's tweets. When asked what the driver will get [as punishment], the officer also quipped "hydration and lots of energy". Another Twitter user commented: "That is quite possibly he worst HGV … [Read more...] about Lorry driver ‘fixes’ his broken indicator by sellotaping a Lucozade bottle to his rear lights
Lorry driver charged over death of cyclist on Chelsea Bridge
A lorry driver has been charged in connection with the death of a cyclist who was killed on Chelsea Bridge. Claudette Landi, 36, was cycling on the morning of Wednesday, September 27, 2017, when she was struck by a lorry on Chelsea Embankment, at the junction of Grosvenor Road and Chelsea Bridge. Following the crash, just before 8am, a 15-year-old boy performed CPR on the cyclist as they waited for emergency services to arrive. Claudette was rushed to hospital but was declared dead later that morning. She became the seventh cyclist to be killed on London's roads in 2017. At the time of the crash, the Metropolitan Police said the driver of the lorry had stopped at the scene and had been arrested by police on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Jason Edmunds, 43, of North Cockerford, in Basildon, who police say is the driver of the lorry, has now been charged with causing death by dangerous driving. He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on October … [Read more...] about Lorry driver charged over death of cyclist on Chelsea Bridge
Feltham lorry driver who caused the death of peer avoids jail
A lorry driver was spared jail despite knocking a veteran Labour peer off his mobility scooter at a zebra crossing - causing his death. Lord Taylor of Blackburn was on a zebra crossing outside the House of Lords, in Westminster, when a heavy goods vehicle crashed into him, leaving him suffering severe head injuries, which he later died from. Former Nepalese Gurkha Kul Pandey was handed a 24-week jail term which was suspended for two years the Old Bailey on Monday (April 9). The 56-year-old from Feltham had pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving. Lord Taylor, an 87-year-old great grandfather who "fought injustice all his life", suffered severe head injuries in the incident and died in hospital days after the collision. Read More Latest west London news The Old Bailey heard how Pandey was returning to Shepperton after making a delivery when the crash happened at 6pm on November 16, 2016. It was raining and dark as he stopped at the zebra crossing, overshooting the 'give … [Read more...] about Feltham lorry driver who caused the death of peer avoids jail