On my commute on the M4 I’ve had two debris incidents.
First....driving a Peugot 205 diesel. In the dark, passing a slow car (about50mph) in lane1, doing 70 in outside lane. Saw a pallet slap bang at range limit of dipped beam. Hard braking, couldn’t swerve, bang, on stop, hazards on.. Tried to pull over to hard shoulder but fast cars undertaking. Got there ok. Cars were hitting the pallet, and wood flying everywhere, not slowing or stopping. My car was ok, just a bend in the tow loop, no fluid leakages, brakes and steering good. I was by an emergency phone so called it in.
Few years later driving up on M4 past the DVLA. “Bump-bump” heard. Nothing in mirror. Couple hundred yards on spotted an 8’x4’ metal frame of 1” square sections on the road. Another “bump-bump”. Came up to a low loader and saw another frame come off the back and cartwheeling along in the next lane. Signalled to the low loader but don’t know if he stopped.
Also seen tyres come off lorries on the M4. Even one lorry veer off and down an embankment.
Luckily no flying stones into the windscreen........just a dented sump on the Plus8 from a large stone rolling into my path whilst on A40 near Brecon. No leaks, just a dent. Well done Rover for a strong steel sump.
