Originally Posted by Alistair
Some time back in summer 2019 before the world went odd I was driving home when this occurred in front of me. I had joined the A34 southbound from the M4 and came around the bend to find I was first on the scene as this was taking place.

The lorry had been coming towards us on the other side of the road. The 500 was on this side of the road to begin with. The artic driver has a front steering tyre blow out as he was performing a lane change and then had gone straight through the barrier. I weaved and slowed the traffic then parked blocking across the road. The steel wire was in quite some tension. Fortunately the occupants of the 500 (lady and child) were physically okay. The lorry driver was terrified he had killed them and in a worse state. The lorry was in excellent condition so not a maintenance issue, it was one of the mobile flight simulators you see at posh events and fairs. The A34 was closed for the best part of a week. All from a tyre going pop.

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That is scary, I have often thought how ineffective those wire ropes look and this has confirmed it that was a lucky one for the 500 occupants and you.

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