Accident tonight opposite ASDA - 5th Aug 2011 6-7pm ish?

[emmy]

No, it was the other side of the carriageway. Although I can't be sure for certain, I would hazzard a guess that the car had came from the wolverhampton road direction and ended up to the left of the lights (as if heading left for the town centre), or could possibly have been coming from the lammascote direction heading in towards the town. All i saw was a set of traffic lights down and I assume it shorted the electrics as all of the lights around the entire island were off. (I initially thought the lights being off may have caused the accident, but after seeing the set of lights which were demolished a couple of hours later I figured that would more likely have caused the lights to go off as a result of the accident)

Had a search on local radio news etc. but can't find any news yet. I do hope that whoever was airlifted makes a recovery from this.

^^ thank u about the aitlifted bit we have x

 

[emmy]

i was there and witnessed the crash all 3 people in the corsa escaped with minor cuts and back pains no body had to be cut out as we managed to pull them out to safety before the emergency services arrived the asian bloke in the bmw was untouched so every one involved was lucky really

Thank u so much i am.the girl take was in the back.of the corsa i think u help the driver out he is a worker at.the.care home nf we just can.thank the people who.helped.us.out enought we.need.more people like u in the world.today.thank.u ever so much u dknt no.what it means to us all xx

 

[db]

well, no-one can accuse you of apathy, emmy.. you're certainly a lively one - registered 10 minutes ago, and 18 posts already lol


edit: ah no, i was looking at the "last post" time and thought that was your register date/time - d'oh!

 

[emmy]

Would a care home really have such an old car to take the residents around in tho?
Isn't very disabled friendly a 2 door Corsa.

Yeh it was actualy a 4 door corsa nd it worked it passed the mot 2 weeks beforw.the crash with no work needed welm a new window wiper blade but thats all nd the home sint hand of money ya no we have a budget to last a month.nd.everyone may think we get loads well we dont nd not sayin anyone will but before someone.does i wud just like to say.that just.coz we are care kids it dont mean we are bad either us consentrated and went to school we got good grades i got 1 a* 1 c and the rest were b's nd the lad got 2 a's nd the rest b's we didnt like goin above the speed limit and never did just thought id say before someone put somat alobg the line there care kids its there fault as kids in care get blamed for everything

 

[db]

i wud just like to say.that just.coz we are care kids it dont mean we are bad either us consentrated and went to school we got good grades i got 1 a* 1 c and the rest were b's nd the lad got 2 a's nd the rest b's we didnt like goin above the speed limit and never did just thought id say before someone put somat alobg the line there care kids its there fault as kids in care get blamed for everything

no-one is saying anything like that, don't worry! i'd just leave this thead for a bit if i were you, everything that needs to be said has been.. have a look around at all the other threads and see if there is anything else you fancy contributing to

 

[emmy]

1. Welcome to the forum.

2. Can you try and use some structure to your postings if you are going on a rant, its very difficult to read (not picking you up on spelling, but sentences would be nice).

3. Toble's post that you quoted wasn't specific to your incident, it was a general mantra for people to use to keep themselves safe on the road so I thionk you owe him an apology.

4. How is Vex taking a photo of a local news incident sick... its not like its a picture of someone dying on the side of the road, its a car on its roof... again think you owe him an apology but doubt you'll see the sense in that...

5. That is all *awaits the rant at me*

Im guessjn u think this is funny.u try bein a.16 year old autistic care child withe severe epalepcy the be in.the crash i was in the see all.this when u have expwrianced.this.the talk to me byee

Well you are guessing wrong, you have taken my post completely wrongly (as you have most of the posts on this thread) so i'm giving up trying to help / be involved and just going to leave you to it.

(Oh and thanks Admin for trying to explain on my behalf... )

i am sorry if i have take.this the wrong way but my defence is up at the minute aabout all of this i apresiate what u sed but i havr.got to look out for me the other lad from the.home.nd the.driver.who is.the.closest.thing to a.dad.ive.got so i.obviousely have.taken ot.the.wrong way.i just.dont like the thought people could seriously.think we.were.goin 90 just.comin of a roundabout its inposible i am sorry for.takin it the wrong way
and r.e the spellin i am dislexic and autistic

 

[emmy]

i wud just like to say.that just.coz we are care kids it dont mean we are bad either us consentrated and went to school we got good grades i got 1 a* 1 c and the rest were b's nd the lad got 2 a's nd the rest b's we didnt like goin above the speed limit and never did just thought id say before someone put somat alobg the line there care kids its there fault as kids in care get blamed for everything

no-one is saying anything like that, don't worry! i'd just leave this thead for a bit if i were you, everything that needs to be said has been.. have a look around at all the other threads and see if there is anything else you fancy contributing to

Oh no i.dont mean anyone has i.just am used to people thinkin it is our fault coz we.r in care.had it all my life ever since i was 4 but just coz we havr staff that step in nd act as parents nd i no they change everyday but we r the same as everyone else nd i sorry if i have misunderstood things but i am sobprotective ova the driver coz he is the closest thing to a dad i got nd he really cares.and looks out for me just a shame he cant foster or adopted from the home he works in like thanks everyone c

 

[henryscat]

Just as a word of caution... It might be better to not comment too much on what happened in the accident itself. If it is still being investigated or if BMW man is facing charges he might well have a solicitor looking after his interests - and they will look for anything to defend their client.

A friend of mine is a part-time bus driver (not in Staffs) and a couple of years ago was involved in a minor accident. Pulling into a bus stop, he mis judged ever so slightly and clipped an illegally parked taxi. Only minor damage done. There were no occupants (no driver, no passengers) in the taxi. Insurance stuff etc was sorted at the time. Then.... earlier on this year my friend gets a County Court summons as the scum bag taxi driver decided to claim he was in the taxi and was injured in the collision. The scum bag solicitors acting for him had been through his Facebook amongst other stuff and used things he had said as supposed "evidence" against him. My friend lost and the lying taxi driver got his compensation.

I'm sure you haven't said anything that would damage anyone's interests, but its best to be careful!

 

[gilesjuk]

Guy at work lightly bumped a taxi as he was reversing. There was little or no damage and the impact was 10mph or under. The taxi driver he hit claimed whiplash and all sorts of things.

I don't think it's always them that try it on, it is the personal injury people trying to get work. As soon as an accident happens and you give your details they get sold on (usually by the recovery firm) to lawyers, car rental firms and so on. It can be worth up to £1000 for the garage in exchange for the information.

It's why premiums are rising.

 

[henryscat]

Guy at work lightly bumped a taxi as he was reversing. There was little or no damage and the impact was 10mph or under. The taxi driver he hit claimed whiplash and all sorts of things.

I don't think it's always them that try it on, it is the personal injury people trying to get work. As soon as an accident happens and you give your details they get sold on (usually by the recovery firm) to lawyers, car rental firms and so on. It can be worth up to £1000 for the garage in exchange for the information.

It's why premiums are rising.

Yes, I know - the point I'm trying to make is that these sods will look on Facebook, forums (like this one), and anything else they can find using Google then use it as "evidence" - so if involved in an accident it is wise to be careful what you say about it publicly on the internet.

 

[tek-monkey]

I had a text earlier saying i was due £3125 in compensation for the accident I'd had. Must have really cracked my head cos i don't remember it at all!

 

[Admin]

Guy at work lightly bumped a taxi as he was reversing. There was little or no damage and the impact was 10mph or under. The taxi driver he hit claimed whiplash and all sorts of things.

I don't think it's always them that try it on, it is the personal injury people trying to get work. As soon as an accident happens and you give your details they get sold on (usually by the recovery firm) to lawyers, car rental firms and so on. It can be worth up to £1000 for the garage in exchange for the information.

It's why premiums are rising.

Yes, I know - the point I'm trying to make is that these sods will look on Facebook, forums (like this one), and anything else they can find using Google then use it as "evidence" - so if involved in an accident it is wise to be careful what you say about it publicly on the internet.

Very good advice from henryscat, here. Whilst I would never discourage freely expressing one's opinion on Stafford Forum, one should always be conscious of the ramifications it might have in the real world! That is one of the reasons for the anonymity clause.

 

[Toble]

Hi i was in the corsa and we were goin the speed limit and got told yhe air bags didnt go of coz it was hit at the side nd it is care home car sovwe aint aloud past 50 thanks
care kid 1

Yeah, and I'm not allowed to go over 70, but that didn't stop me doing 125 one night up the M6 surrounded by police cars.
And they complained that I was going to slow.

Well more fool u then we r in care nd u no are cared for they dont go fast

At the time I actually following an ambulance, transporting the parents of a child who was in said ambulance. under police escort.

 

[Withnail]

I wid appresiate people post what is fact from police or official documents as all of this has caused more unecserry stress on us 3 expecialy the low life who took the pictures

Hi emmy, sorry for taking you up on your spelling – it was uncalled for.

As has been much mentioned, you can’t really blame people for talking about incidents such as this, and you can’t blame them for not knowing all the facts – after all, one of the reasons for the OP was to see if anybody knew whether those involved were ok.

To my mind this is what makes the forum such a useful place, in that it gives people the opportunity to give a first hand account of events. It can’t be nice reading comments from people who are not party to the facts making unfounded judgements, but it must make up for it a bit to be able to set the record straight.

Good to hear that no-one was hurt.

 

[Toble]

Hi emmy, sorry for taking you up on your spelling – it was uncalled for.

WRONG!
If you don't constantly pick up on the mistakes that people make, they will never get any better. I'm dyslexic (and dyscalculic) and the only reason that anything I type makes any sort of sense is that I read though it a few times and correct my mistakes.

 

[Withnail]

I'm a bit ambivalent toward the spelling thing. Obviously correct spelling makes it a lot easier for people to understand what you are saying, but on the other hand you can usually make out what people mean, albeit with a bit more effort.

The question is, if you do constantly pick up on the mistakes that people make, will it deter them from contributing at all?

The great big unpunctuated block-o-text thing is off-putting though.

 

[Gramaisc]

Obviously correct spelling makes it a lot easier for people to understand what you are saying.

Possibly even more important when you're writing.

 

[Withnail]

smrt rse.

 

[Gramaisc]

Straynshinnit spellinanspaisinhahdlimarraswenyurjustorkin

 

[tek-monkey]

The great big unpunctuated block-o-text thing is off-putting though.

This is something I have problems with, my eyes start to wander. Any more than about 8 lines and chances are I won't read it, split it into paragraphs though and I'm fine.