From my files
Leafers At T'Pit
National Coal Mining Museum
(Caphouse Colliery)
Middlestown
(A642. between Wakefield & Huddersfield
1st May 2005
There was, from memory, another one with a 'My CrumpleZone' on it
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My crumple zone, if i have interpreted it well....very apt.
Circa 1976, driving a LWB Land Rover on the A1 near Newark on a dark, rainy evening, luckily the A1 used to be quiet in those days.
I took my eyes off the road for a few seconds as i realised my crewmate had nodded off, looked back to see...
tractor tyre.
It had parked with one wheel slightly on the road, no lights, in the dark and rain, as the owner closed a gate he had just driven through.
I slung the steering sideways in avoidance, a huge band, front end reared up and we careered across the central reservation with the two nearside wheels in the air....follwed by a huge bang....and nothing , quiet.
We landed in a ditch on the opposite carriageway, nearside leaning against the ditch side so we had to clamber out through the rear doors.
Circa 50 mph impact with a tractor, LR written off, nearside wing and door crumpled up like a concertina....but we climbed out, a great testament to the strength of the thing .
My fault although compounded by them not having lights...done for driving without due care , they got away with it afaik.
