% 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.” [© 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)
