Road damaged after heavy equipment falls off trailer
(CNS): Police, emergency services and the NRA were called to the Chrissie Tomlinson Roundabout in Prospect on Sunday after a piece of heavy equipment fell off a trailer as the dump truck it was attached to maneuvered around the traffic circle. It is not clear how the digger came off the trailer but fortunately no one was injured, although the road itself was damaged. That and an oil spill forced the closure of the road between the Red Bay Roundabout and the scene of the collision. The incident happened around 10:15am but the road was not opened until this morning because the NRA had to repair and clean the road at the location.
Category: Local News
Will NRA charge the driver or company to have the road properly repaired??!
Roundabouts are creations of the devil!
Idiot.
Crap. They work well in other countries. Why not Cayman. Possibly the drivers?
Not just the drivers Chris, although that is a good part. Most roundabouts here are pretty poorly constructed except possibly the Fidelity one…the Island Heritage one -the camber is the wrong way. The new north roundabout where you turn off to Westbay or Yacht club, appallingly tight corners. The one after ALT heading south…need I say more? Most people don’t bother looking when entering a roundabout, and a large proportion of the ones that do keep on driving anyway, even if something on the roundabout has right of way…
Modern roundabouts are the safest form of intersection in the world – the intersection type with the lowest risk of fatal or serious injury crashes – (much more so than comparable signals). Modern roundabouts require a change in speed and alter the geometry of one of the most dangerous parts of the system – intersections. The reduction in speed and sideswipe geometry mean that, when a crash does happen at a modern roundabout, you usually need a tow truck, not an ambulance. Visit the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for modern roundabout FAQs and safety facts. Roundabouts are one of several proven road safety features (FHWA).
The life saved may be your own.
https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/provencountermeasures/roundabouts/
https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/intersection/innovative/roundabouts/
I dropped a load this morning myself.
Me too, I blame the jalapenos….felt good though!!
Why don’t you 2 get a private chat room
British toilet humour is meant for public enjoyment.
Insecure load they call it. Don’t look at the fact that no one was injured or killed, look at the fact that this could have easily happened. This is why it’s such a serious offence. They’d have the book thrown at them in the U.K.
Worst traffic circle on the island. So dangerous.
It’s a Roundabout, we are not in America
Yes you are!
These people do a piss poor job of holding down their loads be it gardeners or people with heavier loads. It’s somethibg that needs to be dealt with. I always see trucks overloaded.
Agree! And loads falling off into the road or roundabout, with the truck then halting mid-road to pick up their stuff and causing chaos is becomg commonplace.
Not surprised……..they drive like we are in Jamaica
Yep. A leopard don’t change his spots. The same third world driving that happens there is being brought here. The day I left Jamaica, I said to myself that the driving will not be missed.
Most of those heavy equipment drivers are Jamaican
This is not the first time incidents of this nature has occurred and thus far luckily no one has been injured or killed. It time Legislators pass the relevant laws to ensure these vehicles stay off the roads during peak times like morning rush hours 7-9 and evening rush hour 4.30 to 6 each work week.
It is not clear how the digger came off the trailer ?
Maybe the Jamaican or local driver was going to fast ?
Can you think of another reason.
Please get these pirates off the road.
Racist much?
It’s the truth. Deal with it.
Because you said it? Wake up. Your family will be secretly relieved.
Not secured well enough? I see loads coming off more and more often, as well as loads that stick out of trucks, without a red flag to notify other drivers.
Too many TRY A TING companies have popped up in Cayman. Haphazard equipment, and everything else.