Is it any wonder that there are accidents?
 

On our way home from Blackpool this afternoon via the M6 we had a bit of a surprise. In the lane next to us there was a chappie driving a HGV at approximately 60mph in quite heavy traffic with one leg dangling out of the window of his cab.

Ok, so it was a bit warm, but what would have happened if he had to stop suddenly?

It was only last night that we got stuck in a five mile tailback of traffic caused by an accident at more or less the same spot.

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Are you sure it was his leg?

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Quite sure. It had a foot on the end of it, I have two just like it.

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It might have been a prosthetic leg, he might have just spilt a drink on it and been drying it out of the window ;) (she says with tongue firmly in cheek)

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What with mobile phones, people picking their noses, general disregard for the highway code and now legs dangling out of windows. I hardly dare to get into the car...:D

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Or maybe his nickname is Clever Dick...

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Did he have a "how's my driving?" sign on the vehicle; I would have rung the number there and then and maybe even photographed the offending appendage!

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Who was the appendage offending?

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So, you would have lost concentration about your own driving whilst you fiddled around with your phone/camera to ensure that the offending idiot didn't get away with it?

In the mean time who would have to do something similar, just to catch a picture of you being as guilty as the first driver?

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wonder how he would explain it on a speed trap camera

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If he's not speeding, nothing

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:rolleyes: maybe he was from the h.g.v gymnasts society and was warming up prior to a competition over thelwall viaduct.
on a serious note where were the police i bet if you came down the m6 at 120 mph they would soon find you:s_whizz: :camera8:

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I see some horrendeous sights on the motorways. Ladies doing their makeup, Blokes having a shave, reading newspapers, etc. Best one ever was a traffic cop in a range rover TEXTING!

Ian

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ask fireman at the next meet - he will tell you a great and really funny story about bad driving.lol