The roadworks amble on unabated. Road closures , road openings and so on. The real hazard though is turnning two lanes into one. This as we all know is a surefire way for instant carnage.
So this week on the far lane from my window they did just that. We instantly went into near miss mode. Endless screaming horns and irritations. People broadly unaware that there are gynormous trucks 2millimeters from their left hand mirror and the gap is narrowing. Of course the near misses went on for a while, lots of swearing and hand gestures out of rolled down windows, then we heard the inevitable bang. Then that one cleared up and there was another one. The picture above was from one of these. Truck shunts car into bollards/cones.
There were at least, at least, two accidents the other end as well. Interestingly both accidents I saw this end involved trucks and women drivers. Some oul wag suggested to me that women are in a world of their own behind the wheel and oblivious to what goes on outside and around them, so when two lanes narrow into one they are unaware of the phenomenon taking place. As Im surrounded by animated wimmin drivers around here I couldnt possibly comment on such a provocative suggestion.
