IOMRS97 Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 (edited) As someone who has dealt with hundreds of traffic accidents on the island, many of them of a serious nature and a good few fatal I can assure you that the first thing is always to protect the scene. This might be possible by signage and the positioning of vehicles but in the case of anything significant it is essential to close the road. Apart from protecting those involved and officers attending it is necessary to preserve as much as possible of the scene in order to properly investigate and determine the cause. Since tyre and scrape marks and minute pieces of debris are often involved it may be necessary to crawl along the road for some distance so as not to miss anything. Then you need to take measurements - often dozens of them. Not something to be undertaken while traffic is zooming past! Leaving this to a quieter time is not an option as I have known a second accident to occur at the same location within 24 hours and trying to distinguish one set of marks from another is no joke. Edited June 4, 2016 by IOMRS97 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger9650 Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 As you wish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesultanofsheight Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 As you wish. What they said looks pretty sensible. It's you who looks like an idiot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 The free for all cannot go on much longer. One-way and no speed limit clearly encourages people to treat it like a race track. Including locals. If they wanted to make it less accident-prone it would be 50 mph or less max + speed traps and cameras. This is a neutral point. I am not arguing that it should or shouldn't be made less accident-prone. That's a policy decision. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paswt Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 https://www.facebook.com/john.kensall/posts/10154216615869458 Thanks for posting , same footage definitely @ Black Hut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bees Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 I've been thinking about the police and the hospital staff, the stuff they're having to deal with because of these races is incredible. Dear police and hospital workers, you are ace! Last night I watched a race on ITV4, the tv production is fab and captures the crazy of the bikers to a tee/t/tea . I don't think I will be taking up TT riding anytime soon and to be quite frank, I'm surprised those choosing to race haven't been sectioned (for their own safety). I don't like drama farmers and try not to do it myself but it is difficult not to let the death of a 27 year old get to you. Minibee was watching at Sulby yesterday, I really wish she didn't like the bloody bikes, luckily I have the parent stalker app so I can see where she is at all times (needy mum...she is mid twenties btw) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notwell Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 And it doesnt get much sadder than that. The app I mean! Yesterday was terrible. I think each fatality just kills off a bit of my support every time. Dreadful day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bees Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 The parent stalker app (find my friends) is ace, minibee and me have a great laugh about it. Sad is the word my mum used when she was trying to annoy me, it's a shit word to use but as is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 https://www.facebook.com/john.kensall/posts/10154216615869458 Thanks for posting , same footage definitely @ Black Hut bet they won't park there again. and you wouldn't be happy with mr drift to the right and stop after you'd got on your overtaking line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Dickhead of the year goes to this cyclist filmed over the mountain during one way, what a tosser. https://www.facebook.com/dan.fenlon.35/posts/10157047020320253 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisenchuk Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 (edited) https://www.facebook.com/john.kensall/posts/10154216615869458 Thanks for posting , same footage definitely @ Black Hut bet they won't park there again. and you wouldn't be happy with mr drift to the right and stop after you'd got on your overtaking line. I can see what you're saying but a fair proportion of blame also lies with the biker who collided with the van for not allowing enough braking distance to the preceding bike to react and avoid a crash. Edited June 5, 2016 by Lisenchuk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmanx Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 So the total stands at 4 dead (of which 1 was a racer) and several with significant injuries... Is it too soon yet or .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 2 racers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 3 if you count the pre-TT Billown incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 So the total stands at 4 dead (of which 1 was a racer) and several with significant injuries... Is it too soon yet or .... 2 dead competitors on mountain course I thought?? and 1 on southern 100 course pre TT classic, I'd love to be wrong in this case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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