E60 on the hard shoulder
07-10-2007, 12:45 AM
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I had the unfortunate experience of getting a heavy goods vehicle's tyre wrapped up in my near side front wheel.
I was doing 70mph on the motorway when the car in front suddenly pulls to the left leaving a bloody big tyre with no sidewalls in my direct way of passage. I could not move to either side due to other road users. I felt the initial 1st bump then nothing. At this point I was probably doing 10-15mph. I started to accelerate and the stearing failed to respond
Then the second bump, at this point I had the unfortunate task of putting My E60 on to the hard shoulder. What a bloody mess one of them gets will make to your car. It ripped off My mudflap, practicaly the whole front wheel was covered in tar/rubber from the tyre. The front wing was out of alignment, the light cluster was also out of alignment and the support bracket broken. I had to spend a couple of hours removing all the tar from around the car.
If you see one of these things coming towards you steer well clear.
I was doing 70mph on the motorway when the car in front suddenly pulls to the left leaving a bloody big tyre with no sidewalls in my direct way of passage. I could not move to either side due to other road users. I felt the initial 1st bump then nothing. At this point I was probably doing 10-15mph. I started to accelerate and the stearing failed to respond
Then the second bump, at this point I had the unfortunate task of putting My E60 on to the hard shoulder. What a bloody mess one of them gets will make to your car. It ripped off My mudflap, practicaly the whole front wheel was covered in tar/rubber from the tyre. The front wing was out of alignment, the light cluster was also out of alignment and the support bracket broken. I had to spend a couple of hours removing all the tar from around the car. If you see one of these things coming towards you steer well clear.
07-10-2007, 12:55 AM
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Damn... sorry to hear your baby got hurt. 
Do you have pictures of the aftermath?
Do you have pictures of the aftermath?
07-10-2007, 02:13 AM
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Sorry, no pics.
I was in such a hurry/panic to make sure she was OK I spent the first couple of hours on arraival at home dealing with the "carnage".
Luckily no lasting damage. (Apart from My nerves with little steering).
I was in such a hurry/panic to make sure she was OK I spent the first couple of hours on arraival at home dealing with the "carnage".
Luckily no lasting damage. (Apart from My nerves with little steering).
07-10-2007, 03:22 AM
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Originally Posted by sleeper' post='445606' date='Jul 10 2007, 11:13 AM
Sorry, no pics.
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07-10-2007, 10:52 AM
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In the U.S., they call them "alligator skins" because the tread pattern resembles the skin of an alligator. The trucks (lorrys) here are allowed to use retreaded / capped tires and the damn things peel off far too often. The truck drivers usually aren't even aware of it happening and just continue on down the road leaving a hazard for all that follow. My wife hit one with her minivan and it tore up the front bumper nicely. It's too bad that there isn't a way to trace the the things to their owners and make them liable for the damages they cause.
07-11-2007, 05:35 AM
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Tracing wouldn't be an issue using something like microdots, unfortunatly the cost involed probably means it would never be implimented.
07-11-2007, 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by e60scotland' post='446157' date='Jul 11 2007, 02:35 PM
Tracing wouldn't be an issue using something like microdots, unfortunatly the cost involed probably means it would never be implimented.
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