TheTeapot Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Foggy out, so guess what? https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/vehicle-off-the-road-in-mountain-road-crash/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanShimmin Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 9 minutes ago, TheTeapot said: Foggy out, so guess what? https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/vehicle-off-the-road-in-mountain-road-crash/ Surprised they can't just follow the cats eyes in low-vis conditions... all major public highways have them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Blue car on its side, Douglas bound, at 33rd, looked like it had run up the inside bank of the corner. Something else had happened further down at Keppel Gate too, Police in attendance at both. Traffic being controlled from Brandywell and Keppel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 I see that the wall at the Gooseneck has been demolished again, looks like somebody northbound has run out of brakes or talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Flint Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 10 hours ago, Non-Believer said: I see that the wall at the Gooseneck has been demolished again, looks like somebody northbound has run out of brakes or talent. There needs to be a more sustainable solution for that corner. There's a good argument for a 40 limit from the 26th down to the town 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Derek Flint said: There needs to be a more sustainable solution for that corner. There's a good argument for a 40 limit from the 26th down to the town There’s a good argument for people driving as they should do when taking that corner. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellanvannin2010 Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 51 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said: There’s a good argument for people driving as they should do when taking that corner. Just get average speed cameras set up on the mountain road, set at 50mph. It seemed to help on the Cat and Fiddle route in the UK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoymouse Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Derek Flint said: There needs to be a more sustainable solution for that corner. There's a good argument for a 40 limit from the 26th down to the town Used to hate driving a HGV round that corner, the amount of dickheads that would be over the double white lines (and probably only actually doing 40mph) was frightening. In my car I can comfortably do 50-60mph on the way up well within the lines, on the way down down however it tends to be a little slower, probably more like 40-45mph. I’d like to see more checks carried out out on vehicles, better driver education, yes 1.6mm is the legal tread limit but if you’ve got Chinese Ling Longs on when you get below 3mm you can treat wet roads as if you’re driving on ice, somewhere like the Gooseneck is a terrible place to suffer with understeer, its not exactly forgiving. Edited September 21, 2021 by Annoymouse 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake me up Judy Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 I've said it on here before everytime this comes up, but the signage coming down into the Gooseneck is piss-poor for inexperienced drivers who don't know how tight it is. Has been for years and the DOI has never listened. Still one sign last time I checked showing a 60 degree left-hand bend. It's nearer 160 degrees. If you don't know the road and it's foggy it can take you by surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoymouse Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 11 minutes ago, Shake me up Judy said: I've said it on here before everytime this comes up, but the signage coming down into the Gooseneck is piss-poor for inexperienced drivers who don't know how tight it is. Has been for years and the DOI has never listened. Still one sign last time I checked showing a 60 degree left-hand bend. It's nearer 160 degrees. If you don't know the road and it's foggy it can take you by surprise. Perhaps one of those advisory speed limit signs might work? Like at Windy corner? I’ve actually had people argue with me and tell me there is a speed limit at windy corner, so they do have some impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Johnson Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 15 hours ago, Shake me up Judy said: I've said it on here before everytime this comes up, but the signage coming down into the Gooseneck is piss-poor for inexperienced drivers who don't know how tight it is. Has been for years and the DOI has never listened. Still one sign last time I checked showing a 60 degree left-hand bend. It's nearer 160 degrees. If you don't know the road and it's foggy it can take you by surprise. Driving out of Ramsey the sign before the hairpin is a 60 degree left sign too. Coming off the mountain its a proper hairpin 180 degree sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Mountain shut from @ 2pm, and still closed at this time, following a "serious" RTI at Guthries. Creg-ny-Baa backroad now also closed following a second RTI. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 16 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: Mountain shut from @ 2pm, and still closed at this time, following a "serious" RTI at Guthries. Creg-ny-Baa backroad now also closed following a second RTI. The second one was a wayward fire engine! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 2 hours ago, finlo said: The second one was a wayward fire engine! on its way to the first one apparently, you can't make this stuff up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
display name Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 1 hour ago, WTF said: ....you can't make this stuff up. I should hope not,you could be banned for that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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