Sheppey

[rockyracoon]

Anyone else watching Sky News at the moment, a bad pile up (100+ cars) on the Sheppey Bridge

Yee Gods! No fatalities thankfully.

[berniecuddles]

my cousin lives a mile away from there cant believe how bad it looks terrible pictures!

[rockyracoon]

Shocking isn't it Bernie, it looks like a scene from a Bad Boys movie.

[ChillDoubt]

Sky News says over 200 injured.

Injury Lawyers For You will go into meltdown!

Thankfully no fatalities.

[rockyracoon]

Will be a nightmare sorting out those insurance claims.

[Eve]

I saw it flash up on This Morning, just awful! Thankfully no reported fatalities, there by the grace of God! Some seriously injured though.

[Baldric]

Just found this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23968776

[ToraToraTora]

It seems people where not using their lights/fog lights.

[rockyracoon]

Indeed TTT, I don't know how often they get fog there but we had some here this morning and no one had lights on that I could see, also there was a crash at the top of the road, don't know what caused it though, but makes you wonder.

[Canary42]

Good job the speed limit to 80 proposal hasn't been implemented yet.

[Booldawg]

woman walking past in low cut top?

[rockyracoon]

Think they've given up on that Canary, apparently they thought women wouldn't like it!

Booldawg, down boy! ;)

[pixie373]

I hope that everyone recovers well that's been involved.
However, the speed limit makes no difference, as it would only be 80 if safe to do so. Clearly, it wouldn't be safe in those circumstances. The problem is people driving too close together, so they cannot stop in the space they can see.

[rockyracoon]

I think there might have been clusters of fog, one lot crashed, then another lot was able to stop, then another lot crashed behind them, still it boils down to driving to close whatever way you look at it.

[BlueToffee]

I too am glad there are no fatalities, but it beggars belief the way some people drive in adverse weather conditions, no lights, too fast, and too close. When oh when will people learn?

[Eve]

I think issues such as appropriate speed, stopping distance and generally driving to the conditions of the road could be a factor, the fact that there is a general speed limit, stopping distance etc... doesn't mean it is appropriate in all conditions such as if there was fog where visibility is reduced.

It reminds me of that other awful incident on the M5 a couple of years ago.

[EcclesCake]

I've just seen some photos from someone who was involved in this.

There is a group of people stood in glorious sunshine, yet when you look further into the picture you cannot see the end of the bridge due to fog.

A sudden thick fog can easily appear from nowhere and drift across the bridge with no warning.

I'm not suggesting that all the drivers are blameless but knowing the bridge and the peculiarities of the weather there it is easy to be caught out.

[rockyracoon]

That's what I was thinking Eccles, from what some witnesses have said it may well be the case.

[youngmafbog]

Not looking good, but what the heck has an 80mph speed limit got to do with it?

It would not have made one iota of difference. People drive at that speed anyway; get real.

It's prats that refuse to use their lights and drive at inappropriate speed that cause these things. Floozies in short skits dont help of course!

[youngmafbog]

Might be the back to school syndrome too.

I had two women in 4*4 d*ck extensions with hordes of kids nearly have me of my Bandit this morning (in a 2 mile drive!). One woman thought she was perfectly in her right to just pull out of a junction without stopping. Unbelievable.

[EDDIE51]

Happens every time there is fog , especially after a long hot spell as now. People are just not prepared for it and do not slow down, just keep on at 70 mph.
134 cars at the last count.