There was another crash today on the same bend that the fire engine came to grief on. That’s two in only five days at exactly the same place. Just after lunchtime today, a Saab convertible (clearly someone’s pride and joy) was coming down the hill, presumably too fast for the conditions. It appears to have hit a patch of mud at the side of the bend, lost control, and ended up pointing up the bank with the front end wrapped round a tree! Fortunately the driver only appeared shaken, not badly hurt. The car was a total write-off though.
My next door neighbours live in a house that’s right on the road, with no front garden to act as a buffer. They only moved in a few months ago, and getting concerned that the next crash might be through their wall into their living room! I remember that the previous owner and his girlfriend painted the house bright yellow one year, due to exactly the same worry. Christopher and I even wrote to the council after we picked up the pieces from a particularly unpleasant motorcycle crash. We wanted the speed limit lowered, but the council were completely indifferent. I think the neighbours will be trying again to get the Council to take action, as this is really getting a bit much. Fortunately no one has been hurt this week – but come the summer there will be lots of walkers out on this stretch of the road, and they wouldn’t stand a chance if an out-of-control car careered into them.
