Dulwich village crash

[rollflick]

Saw this Saturday morning, hope no one was hurt. 

At least the pillar on the roundabout escaped unscathed, unlike the one in West Norwood featured in another post.

[Sue]

😮😮😮

[march46]

A deeply worrying sight. I really hope no one was hurt. 

[DulvilleRes]

This one from April this year - similarly, I hope no one was too badly hurt

 

...... and this one from August this year. This was a driver attempting to evade Police. 

 

 

[march46]

Thanks for the reminder of those similarly serious collisions @DulvilleRes. 
 

It’s time for road safety to become a real priority for local police. There’s plenty of discussion about “community safety”, but reckless and dangerous driving seems to go largely unchecked.

Where are the traffic officers stopping speeding, impaired, or drug-affected drivers? Why isn’t there consistent enforcement against obscured or fake number plates, or drivers using mobile phones?

It’s also concerning that at least one recent crash reportedly involved a police pursuit and drug search. It’s not hard to see the link between high-risk driving and wider criminal behaviour. Strong, visible traffic enforcement isn’t just about road safety - it’s about community safety in the broadest sense.

[Sue]

We don't (I presume, I might be wrong) know the cause of the latest crash.

It's easy to jump to conclusions.

The driver could have had a medical emergency.

Edited Sunday at 10:06 by Sue

[Penguin68]

A number of recent crashes appear to have happened late at night or in the early morning. It is more likely than at other times that these may be stolen cars or ones being used for crime. These are not, really, road safety issues, at least in the sense that it's all about good driving. And need different remedies. 

[malumbu]

That's a bit of an assumption.  Some will no doubt not be criminals escaping the police, but just people who are bad drivers.

[Sue]

Well unless we know the cause of each crash we can't really know if there is anything which could have been done to prevent it?

[Glemham]

Might it also be a result of drivers racing their cars as happens in other areas of London?

[malumbu]

You mean going over the speed limit?  That's fairly common.