Upturned Car on Adys Road

[DuncanW]

Did anyone else see that car completely upside-down on Adys Road yesterday?

The road was closed off so I didn't get a close look, but I genuinely hope that no-one was seriously injured.

It makes you wonder though from a purely mechanical perspective, how that's even possible on a road like that. And how reckless the driving must have been and the damage that could have been done in a road with a playpark and a school on it!

Oh, and for balance I saw a Lime bike rider skip the lights the other morning. 

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

5 hours ago, DuncanW said:

how reckless the driving must have been

This is just typical of the anti-car rhetoric that pervades on here. We have no way of knowing that the accident was caused by a nun that was delivering warm milk to orphaned kittens suffered a medical incident after a child (probably a vegetarian one!!!) stepped into the road. 🤷‍♂️

[Rockets]

7 minutes ago, Dogkennelhillbilly said:

This is just typical of the anti-car rhetoric that pervades on here. We have no way of knowing that the accident was caused by a nun that was delivering warm milk to orphaned kittens suffered a medical incident after a child (probably a vegetarian one!!!) stepped into the road. 🤷‍♂️

@Dogkennelhillbilly an accident of this severity probably isn't something you should be making light of.....

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

You don't think that as much as it could have been careless or dangerous driving it could also have been caused by a driver having to take evasive action to avoid a pedestrian walking into the road whilst staring at their phone? 

[Rockets]

I don't think you should make light of it and use it as a point scoring exercise - bad taste and all that - you have no idea what either caused it or the outcome was, someone could have well been badly hurt. Speculation is not at all helpful and jumping to conclusions, without knowing the facts, is a fool's exercise.

[Huggers]

The car hit the billiard on the corner of nutbrook at speed. The guy was ok and police and ambulance involved. 

[Dulwichway]

Maybe it was that stupidly placed bell thing that they put on some corners which would flip a car if the driver wasn't concentrating when turning.. even at a relative slow speed? 

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

1 hour ago, Rockets said:

you have no idea what either caused it or the outcome was

Oh absolutely Rockets, gosh, OP's very suggestion that reckless driving had anything to do with a car ending up on its roof was so offensive I had to object to it. Obviously cars end up flipped over in the middle of the road for all sorts of reasons: blancmange incidents, wrinkles in the space-time continuum, spontaneous art installations, who knows? We have literally no idea what caused it - just as in fact you have no idea that it wasn't Sister Mary Josephine suffering a sneezing attack while dropping off neonatal feline milk. 

[march46]

30 minutes ago, Dulwichway said:

Maybe it was that stupidly placed bell thing that they put on some corners which would flip a car if the driver wasn't concentrating when turning.. even at a relative slow speed? 

Stupidly placed how? 

[Dulwichway]

1 minute ago, march46 said:

Stupidly placed how? 

Open your eyes! 

[march46]

Genuine question. They’re not located on any part of the road, where drivers should be. So how are they ‘stupidly placed’?

Surely you’re not saying the bollard is to blame?

[CPR Dave]

Perhaps the poor driver was distracted by that rather phallic hedge in the background.

[Dulwichway]

4 minutes ago, march46 said:

Genuine question. They’re not located on any part of the road, where drivers should be. So how are they ‘stupidly placed’?

Surely you’re not saying the bollard is to blame?

Read my post! I said if the driver wasn't concentrating! Jesus! wake up! lol! 

[march46]

The bollards are there to protect pedestrians by preventing drivers from mounting the pavement. Why do you think they are they ‘stupidly placed’?

[Insuflo]

1 hour ago, Dulwichway said:

Maybe it was that stupidly placed bell thing that they put on some corners which would flip a car if the driver wasn't concentrating when turning.. even at a relative slow speed? 

The bells are there because so many drivers are bell-ends.

[Dulwichway]

1 minute ago, Insuflo said:

The bells are there because so many drivers are bell-ends.

True! some are, but could be dangerous for motorcyclists, cyclists, restricted eye sight pedestrians during a fall?

35 minutes ago, march46 said:

The bollards are there to protect pedestrians by preventing drivers from mounting the pavement. Why do you think they are they ‘stupidly placed’?

They are dangerous for lesser sighted walkers and road users alike, imagine falling off your bike and planting your head on that without getting a chance to break your fall! ouch!

[malumbu]

1 hour ago, Dogkennelhillbilly said:

Oh absolutely Rockets, gosh, OP's very suggestion that reckless driving had anything to do with a car ending up on its roof was so offensive I had to object to it. Obviously cars end up flipped over in the middle of the road for all sorts of reasons: blancmange incidents, wrinkles in the space-time continuum, spontaneous art installations, who knows? We have literally no idea what caused it - just as in fact you have no idea that it wasn't Sister Mary Josephine suffering a sneezing attack while dropping off neonatal feline milk. 

There was a pile up  on the M4 today.   A tanker of milk, a van with vanilla essence and a truck of cornflower were involved.  Fortunately nobody was hurt but I understand all of the drivers are in custardy.

[intexasatthe moment]

I think they can be out of a driver's sight line sometimes.

[Rockets]

1 hour ago, Dogkennelhillbilly said:

Oh absolutely Rockets, gosh, OP's very suggestion that reckless driving had anything to do with a car ending up on its roof was so offensive I had to object to it. Obviously cars end up flipped over in the middle of the road for all sorts of reasons: blancmange incidents, wrinkles in the space-time continuum, spontaneous art installations, who knows? We have literally no idea what caused it - just as in fact you have no idea that it wasn't Sister Mary Josephine suffering a sneezing attack while dropping off neonatal feline milk. 

Still digging I see.

[Dulwichway]

7 minutes ago, intexasatthe moment said:

I think they can be out of a driver's sight line sometimes.

I am always aware of these dodgy obstructions when driving, but agree with some they can be.

[march46]

32 minutes ago, Dulwichway said:

They are dangerous for lesser sighted walkers and road users alike, imagine falling off your bike and planting your head on that without getting a chance to break your fall! ouch!

Agree it’s a shame they have to be there in the first place, ideally pavements would be free from all clutter. However, needs must when drivers can’t stay on the road and drive on the pavement. 

[Earl Aelfheah]

On 01/09/2025 at 21:23, intexasatthe moment said:

I think they can be out of a driver's sight line sometimes.

It's on the pavement. No one should be driving their car on the pavement.

[Earl Aelfheah]

On 01/09/2025 at 21:34, Dulwichway said:

I am always aware of these dodgy obstructions when driving, but agree with some they can be.

A bollard on the pavement does not represent a 'dodgy obstruction' when driving. 

[Penguin68]

Depending on the size and shape of a vehicle some portion may be over a pavement when the wheels are still firmly on the road. The low height and bell shape of these bollards make them almost invisible without cameras. I've certainly backed into them when doing a '3 point turn' on a narrow road. 

[Earl Aelfheah]

I do not agree. If your vehicle is overhanging the pavement as you turn, and you're unable to see what's on the pavement, then you are driving dangerously.

The same is true if you're reversing. 

Edited September 4 by Earl Aelfheah