graygo Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Body found on central reservation this morning and the bypass will be shut near Sheriffhall right through peak tonight as a result. Nightmare for anyone driving that way. RIP to the poor soul who has lost his life. https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/live-updates-edinburgh-city-bypass-15690286 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexton Hardcastle Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Keeping an eye on the traffic cams and other parts of the bypass seem not so bad as it approaches peak rush hour. It's usually a shambles around that area and dobbies etc on a good day so must be carnage today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexton Hardcastle Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Back open again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Dan Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Complete guess by me but there was an attempted robbery at Bilston about an hour before someone spotted the body. Are these incidents linked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartsfc_fan Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 35 minutes ago, Dannie Boy said: Complete guess by me but there was an attempted robbery at Bilston about an hour before someone spotted the body. Are these incidents linked? Bilston incident was Wednesday morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Dan Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Ah right. I read both in today’s paper. Thanks ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@VladMagic Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I unfortunately know the young man concerned. Thoughts with his family and friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hood09 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Biggest thing for me is what was he doing crossing the bypass ? The story seems to be a muller van has hit him but the driver thought it was a deer so carried on.... definately not hanging together ether the story here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbert. Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 53 minutes ago, Hood09 said: Biggest thing for me is what was he doing crossing the bypass ? The story seems to be a muller van has hit him but the driver thought it was a deer so carried on.... definately not hanging together ether the story here It's a fair assumption to think it was a deer. You don't expect to see people on the bypass. The driver must be shitting it the now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Hood09 said: Biggest thing for me is what was he doing crossing the bypass ? The story seems to be a muller van has hit him but the driver thought it was a deer so carried on.... definately not hanging together ether the story here Possibly hit him several hours before he was found. God knows how many cars went past afterwards - myself included - and never noticed anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Surely you see a person in your headlights? I assumed the individual was walking along the bylass fkr whatever reason, perhaps drunk. Fell asleep or passed out and died from the cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 EEN naming him as Craig Bruce form Bilston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Hood09 said: Biggest thing for me is what was he doing crossing the bypass ? The story seems to be a muller van has hit him but the driver thought it was a deer so carried on.... definately not hanging together ether the story here That just doesn’t sit well with me whatsoever. If you are paying attention, you might not be able to react and avoid him, but you should know what you’ve hit. If you didn’t though, why wouldn’t you stop and report it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southcap Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 So the van was from Bilston and the deceased was from Bilston. Not a well populated area. Coincidence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 26 minutes ago, southcap said: So the van was from Bilston and the deceased was from Bilston. Not a well populated area. Coincidence? Probably not Bilston Glen is a large industrial estate with many different businesses Bilston is a grubby wee village Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 42 minutes ago, Fun Boaby said: Probably not Bilston Glen is a large industrial estate with many different businesses Bilston is a grubby wee village They've built some new posh houses there now. Not so "grubby." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 1 hour ago, hughesie27 said: Surely you see a person in your headlights? I assumed the individual was walking along the bylass fkr whatever reason, perhaps drunk. Fell asleep or passed out and died from the cold. The van has been reported as having extensive damage. I doubt hitting someone lying down would cause that. The police are asking for any dash-cam footage from between 12-2am. I guess that's when they've estimated the time of death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 3 hours ago, Lemongrab said: The van has been reported as having extensive damage. I doubt hitting someone lying down would cause that. The police are asking for any dash-cam footage from between 12-2am. I guess that's when they've estimated the time of death. CCTV from the roundabout probs caught him walking nearby between those times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbert. Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 7 hours ago, hughesie27 said: Surely you see a person in your headlights? I assumed the individual was walking along the bylass fkr whatever reason, perhaps drunk. Fell asleep or passed out and died from the cold. I seen a boy walking up the dual carageway at new year and never seen him until he was close enough to give me a fright, if your using dipped headlights and they are wearing dark clothes then you have seconds to react. If the driver was at the end of his shift then chances are he was probably not paying as much attention as he should but who expects someone to walk up a central reservation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 13 hours ago, Herbert said: I seen a boy walking up the dual carageway at new year and never seen him until he was close enough to give me a fright, if your using dipped headlights and they are wearing dark clothes then you have seconds to react. If the driver was at the end of his shift then chances are he was probably not paying as much attention as he should but who expects someone to walk up a central reservation. I wasn't suggesting the van driver would be able to react to avoid him. The point i was making was making was that you would think by the time he did see the guy, he would have realised it was a lerson and nit a deer. The impact would have presumably been sizeable enough for you tonstop and question it at least? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meadows Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Surely there’s a good chance the Dairy company will have dash cams in all their fleet ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimKongUno Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 21 hours ago, southcap said: So the van was from Bilston and the deceased was from Bilston. Not a well populated area. Coincidence? I went to school with the boy , he was actually from Penicuik . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexton Hardcastle Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Another day, another crash. Back to back ones at Calder/Baberton today and yesterday. Can people not drive properly or is it no longer fit for purpose? I think it’s a bit of both. The state of some drivers chopping lanes every 15 seconds is just shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 18 minutes ago, Sexton Hardcastle said: Another day, another crash. Back to back ones at Calder/Baberton today and yesterday. Can people not drive properly or is it no longer fit for purpose? I think it’s a bit of both. The state of some drivers chopping lanes every 15 seconds is just shite. Think your last sentence is the reason for accidents, not enough hours in the day for some folk these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheile Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 heavy congestion in Barnton/Cramond area, roadworks or accident? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyNic Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Sexton Hardcastle said: Another day, another crash. Back to back ones at Calder/Baberton today and yesterday. Can people not drive properly or is it no longer fit for purpose? I think it’s a bit of both. The state of some drivers chopping lanes every 15 seconds is just shite. Yup. Anything to get another cars length further ahead in the queue. Wankers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcc Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 19 minutes ago, AndyNic said: Yup. Anything to get another cars length further ahead in the queue. Wankers. I don’t know how anyone can be bothered doing it. Much rather sit on early morning autopilot at a steady pace than nipping in and out between lanes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Seen the smash earlier and it shocked me... how does anyone pick up that much speed on the bypass in the morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonwasamascot Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Cheile said: heavy congestion in Barnton/Cramond area, roadworks or accident? 2 different sets of roadworks on Cramond Road North / South. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalamazoo Jambo Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Re: mistaking a person for a deer, this happened last month over my way - close parallels with the Bypass story. .. https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2018/12/man-killed-on-us-131-mistaken-for-deer-found-hours-later.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 8 hours ago, Sexton Hardcastle said: Another day, another crash. Back to back ones at Calder/Baberton today and yesterday. Can people not drive properly or is it no longer fit for purpose? I think it’s a bit of both. The state of some drivers chopping lanes every 15 seconds is just shite. on the M6 yesterday the weather was poor and very heavy traffic, this boy in a focus was wildly weaving between all lanes. He was doing it IMO quite dangerously. I sat in the lane i was in and every few minutes i would catch up with him and at times go past him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 Fckin bypass shut at Lothianburn tonight due to roadworks, what a pain in the arse that was after the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbert. Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 The roads need widened for to fit in a idiot lane. I nearly went up the back of someone just after the bridge yesterday because they decided to sit at 30 going round a bend straight into a face full of sunlight. Traveling that slow on the motorway should be treated the same as speeding. And those people who are happy to sit behind a lorry or bus when the road is clear but when there is a few cars coming up they decide to overtake 1mph faster than the lorry are infuriating. Kia picanto and fiat drivers are the main culprits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyNic Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 13 hours ago, Herbert said: The roads need widened for to fit in a idiot lane. I nearly went up the back of someone just after the bridge yesterday because they decided to sit at 30 going round a bend straight into a face full of sunlight. Traveling that slow on the motorway should be treated the same as speeding. And those people who are happy to sit behind a lorry or bus when the road is clear but when there is a few cars coming up they decide to overtake 1mph faster than the lorry are infuriating. Kia picanto and fiat drivers are the main culprits. It is. If the Police catch you it's a fine and penalty points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartsfc_fan Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 On 23/01/2019 at 22:43, graygo said: Fckin bypass shut at Lothianburn tonight due to roadworks, what a pain in the arse that was after the game. This caught me out aswell after the match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexton Hardcastle Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Usual drill this morning. Get on at Lothian burn and then sit still for 5/10 minutes. All of a sudden it clears and driving 50 plus. Don’t remember any significant changes or investment in the thing for years. If they go ahead and change sheriffhall that will be a mess for months and months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 3 minutes ago, Sexton Hardcastle said: Usual drill this morning. Get on at Lothian burn and then sit still for 5/10 minutes. All of a sudden it clears and driving 50 plus. Don’t remember any significant changes or investment in the thing for years. If they go ahead and change sheriffhall that will be a mess for months and months. Remember coming back from whitby a few years back and a great 200 mile drive with no hold ups until i came to the sheriffhall, was not a surprise though. When working in liberton for 15 years , i used the road every day, always a breakdown or accident to slow you down to a crawl, or stop . Should have been 3 lanes from the start, no forward vision from the planners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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