Please do not consider this the fault of the vehicle. The driver was pushing it up a hill alone. That "ALONE" part is always risky. He allowed it to stray into the curb. He pushed it backwards away from the curb. The vehicle started rolling down the hill. Then came the error in judgment, he attempted to stop it by pushing it upwards from the downhill end. He would have stopped it had he used the vehicle's brakes, but he did not, and the inertia was to much to with his muscles, he was overcome, and he was rolled under the vehicle and crushed. In my 60 years of driving I have pushed many cars. Stopping a car is almost impossible. I have pulled with all my strength on the bumper and found myself sliding my feet on dry pavement. I have found ONLY use of the BRAKES is certain, and the only safe alternative is reaching in the driver's window and steering toward a barrier, or making a "U" turn if traffic permits to slow the car. NEVER PLACE YOURSELF IN THE PATH OF A CAR, AND PRESUME YOU CAN STOP IT, YOU CAN NOT !
*Dennis Lee Miles * *Director **E.V.T.I. Inc.* *E-Mail:* *evprofes...@evprofessor.com* <evprofes...@evprofessor.com> *Phone #* *(863) 944-9913* Dade City, Florida 33523 USA On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 5:28 AM, brucedp5 via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > > % Pull over & get help, do not try to resolve issues yourself on busy roads > % > > > http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Roads-police-Dial-999-break-A417-Crickley-Hill/story-21124294-detail/story.html > Roads police: Dial 999 if you break down on A417 Crickley Hill or if you > see > someone broken down > By Gloucestershire Echo May 22, 2014 > > [image > > http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/images/localworld/ugc-images/276334/Article/images/21124294/6136601-large.jpg > (ice traveling on) The A417 at Crickley Hill in Gloucestershire > ] > > MOTORISTS have been warned not to put their lives in danger by trying to > fix > broken-down vehicles on the roadside following a death near one of > Gloucestershire's worst accident blackspots. > > Gloucestershire police used Twitter to advise motorists to dial 999 if they > broke down, rather than try to fix problems with their vehicles on the > roadside. > > It follows the inquest last week into the death of dad-of-two Yuri > Gaidakov, > from Cheltenham, who was crushed by his own car on the A417 on Crickley > Hill > in February. > > A police spokesman tweeted: "Please can we ask if you break down, or see > someone who has broken down on Crickley Hill, that you call us first. 999 > is > ok. We are here to help." > > > The inquest was told that Mr Gaidakov's Nissan Leaf eco car had run out of > power near the Cold Slad turning and he got out of the car to try to push > it > up the hill to the junction, which was just metres away. > > The vehicle got stuck against the side of the kerb, but when the computer > analyst went to the front to try to push it backwards, disaster struck. > > The electric car started rolling down the hill towards passing traffic. > > Mr Gaidakov, who was travelling with his teenage son, panicked and ran to > the back of the car to stop it. > > He was dragged underneath the eco-vehicle, the weight of the car crushing > him to death. > > > The Gloucestershire police tweet added: "Our thoughts are with his family." > > Garry Handley, Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership manager said there > were steps drivers could take to make themselves safe in the event of a > breakdown. > > He said: "Although I can't comment on this particular tragic case, the best > advice for drivers is to be prepared for the unexpected. > > "A mechanical breakdown can happen at any time and the priority is to stay > safe and make sure other road users aren't put at risk. > > "Only try to move your car off the road if it is completely safe and don't > attempt even the most simple repairs if it puts you in any danger. > > "There are also ways to make yourself clearer to other vehicles such as > using hazard warning lights if your car is causing an obstruction and > having > fluorescent clothing in the boot so you can be spotted in poor visibility." > [(c) 2014 Local World] > > > > > For all EVLN posts use: > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EV-tragedy-Leaf-drags-crushes-driver-to-death-on-A417-blackspot-tp4669600.html > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140522/4e7d10ce/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
