aga man Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 This car was travelling between Market Weighton and South cave in east yokshire this morning, obviously shifting a bit, but little did the driver know four horses had broken loose up the road! The worst happened and one of the horses took a direct hit from the car. Amazingly the driver walked away with minor injuries The horse wasn't so lucky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 He should buy a lottery ticket this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 He should buy a lottery ticket this week. I think he`s probably used up his luck quota for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire graeme Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Holy moses and that road really get the people racing along it too, thats one lucky driver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 I think he`s probably used up his luck quota for a while. And his trouser allowance as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Tell you what, I'm ex police (special of many years) and that would make think of family liaison if I turned up. Poor horse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Tell you what, I'm ex police (special of many years) and that would make think of family liaison if I turned up. Poor horse But I bet Findus or Tesco were there helping out :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 I hope he sues the hell out of the horses owner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougall Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 my G/father in the late 70s was not so lucky...broke his neck & back when a horse came through his triumph 2000.very lucky he survived but was a hell of a recuperation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 I hope he sues the hell out of the horses owner And what exactly does that achieve?? Looking at the car he wasnt going slow, and looking at the photo the road looks quite straight. Im not saying this wasn't an awful thing for the driver but it could have been a deer, who would he sue then??? Every road user has to be aware of their surroundings and expect the unexpected. I hope the driver makes a quick recovery from what ever injuries he/she may of got Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 Bet he has a nagging headache in the morning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnie Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 Until it happens you don't know. speed is only a minimal factor, put a black stationary block of concrete in a unlit road, and see if you can stop before hitting it. Had a person dressed in black do this to me was well below speed limit for road (A road) and my foot never got to the brake pedal before I struck him, reactions just moved him from centre impact to passenger side. A friend who is a insurance inspector says this is common with horses loose there bearings and get drawn towards lights, said seen some terrible things involving horses very lucky man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny thomas Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 I work in a body shop we find braking is more of a factor than speed when the impact is under braking it is significantly less that one that is not When moving at the same speed Once saw a nissan Almera that hit a Hereford bull that had stayed into a road That was a mess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casts_by_fly Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 And what exactly does that achieve?? Looking at the car he wasnt going slow, and looking at the photo the road looks quite straight. Im not saying this wasn't an awful thing for the driver but it could have been a deer, who would he sue then??? Every road user has to be aware of their surroundings and expect the unexpected. I hope the driver makes a quick recovery from what ever injuries he/she may of got That road is far from straight and even when it is straight you don't have good long range visibility. There are full hedges on each side, the road dips up and down, and there are quite a few nasty bends on it. It is national speed limit, but it isn't a road to plan to do 60 across. Even in a sporty car it is a 40-50 mph range and then slow for the bends. The stretch from Market weighton down to Newbald in particular has bad accidents every other month or so and always some very bad ones. Fortunately in this bad one the driver is okay. thanks, rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 You will be needing a new car then Aga man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 The car is wrecked, the horse was owned by someone who had a duty of care to ensure it wasn't able to get onto a main road. If this was your car would you say " never mind, it could have been a deer "? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 There are a hundred reasons they could have got loose, chased by a dog, fence flattened by a fallen tree or the gate left open by someone on a footpath so let's not be too quick to hang the owners just yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 There are a hundred reasons they could have got loose, chased by a dog, fence flattened by a fallen tree or the gate left open by someone on a footpath so let's not be too quick to hang the owners just yet. Why not? Nothing like a good pitch fork and torch session you know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 I'm not hanging the owner - no doubt they are devestated at the brutal loss of their horse. I'm not that cold hearted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 Don't know about anyone else, but if I can't see were I'm going i tend to back off the speed. Regardless of straight road, bends, bridges parked cars or anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsbob Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 If the horse had of been a child what would you say then, driving without due care and attention is what I would call it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 If the horse had of been a child what would you say then, driving without due care and attention is what I would call it. I`d call it a lack of parental responsibility. If the guy was driving at the speed limit then he was doing nothing wrong and without knowing the full circumstance of the incident it`s impossible to pass judgement. Was the horse stood in the road or did it bolt out at the last minute? If the former then maybe the incident could have been avoided. If the latter then at 50-60mph it wouldn`t matter how good his reactions were a collision would likely be unavoidable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 That road is far from straight and even when it is straight you don't have good long range visibility. There are full hedges on each side, the road dips up and down, and there are quite a few nasty bends on it. It is national speed limit, but it isn't a road to plan to do 60 across. Even in a sporty car it is a 40-50 mph range and then slow for the bends. The stretch from Market weighton down to Newbald in particular has bad accidents every other month or so and always some very bad ones. Fortunately in this bad one the driver is okay. thanks, rick Thanks for the info, as i dont live anywhere near the area i was only going off the little you can see in the photo. Still dont get why sueing the owners of the horse will gain anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 Still dont get why sueing the owners of the horse will gain anything I suppose it depends whether the owner has any insurance that will cover replacing the driver`s car and any loss of earnings from the accident. If not then the only way to recover those losses may be legal action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farma Geddon Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 I would sue the owners if they have been negligent. They might have killed a person and devastated the family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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