Mansfield caravan crash.

Long Weekend · Guru

Mansfield caravan crash.

JayDee · Guru

Snippy wrote:
JayDee wrote:
A huge percentage of caravan travellers are most like retired and just out and about touring.
Why they have to speed is beyond my understanding.
As I have typed many times, if our rig climbs above 90 k's I ease of the pedal.

The scary issue is the number of single-axle vans that overtake us doing I am guessing around 100k's plus.
After all, as I said you are most likely retired or on holidays.

Jay&Dee

Slow down and enjoy the scenery and the company in the rig with you.

It wasn't the caravanner that was speeding. It was some idiot overtaking them. Ran them off the road.

snippy,

I understand that in the particular case, the van was not speedy.

My point of view is that it is those van drivers who think that because the road sign says " 100 or 110 kph",

That they should be traveling at the speed.

Jay&Dee

dogbox · Guru

Long Weekend wrote:

Actually, I would imagine that the speed at or below the posted speed limit would not have caused this particular accident.

So far it hasn't been mentioned whether the overtaking boat towing vehicle clipped the caravan or tug. Was it the towing vehicle or boat trailer that struck the caravan combo?

These type of accidents seem to be mostly caused by the overtaking towing vehicle cutting back in front of the overtaken vehicle.

Murray

-- Edited by Long Weekend on Tuesday 9th of March 2021 08:52:57 AM

reading from what information is avalible ,one was in a hurry one was not. faster vehicle overtook slower vehicle whether to fast or to slow , speed was a contributing factor

-- Edited by dogbox on Tuesday 9th of March 2021 09:29:57 AM