Anybody affected by the M1 minefield this morning?

[PranK]

This is insane! The M1 likely to be closed for the entire day! 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/m1-motorway-delays-as-metal-shards-cause-flat-tyres-/105242272

 

[PranK]

[GTSBoy]

Yeah, it's f**ked up. The boss of the trucking co might be in a world of hurt saying "it's all our fault" and that their insurance company will cover everyone's damages. I think his insurance co might object to him accepting liability out in the open like that, and things might start to suck for him from some point in the next day or 2.

[Kinkstaah]

2 minutes ago, GTSBoy said:

Yeah, it's f**ked up. The boss of the trucking co might be in a world of hurt saying "it's all our fault" and that their insurance company will cover everyone's damages. I think his insurance co might object to him accepting liability out in the open like that, and things might start to suck for him from some point in the next day or 2.

It was really refreshing though... but I also agree.

[PranK]

Just now, Kinkstaah said:

It was really refreshing though... but I also agree.

Yeah I agree! He sounds like he actually gives a shit.

[Ozdavroz]

PranK it's very odd you started a thread about cheap tyres earlier this week and now this one about wide-scale tyre destruction in your local area. Are you in cahoots with Pirrely?

[GTSBoy]

HAL 9000

The Butlerian Jihad

Mother & Ash

Skynet

The Matrix

Ex Machina

 

And now.....

The AIs are taking our tyres.

 

 

[Ozdavroz]

Tyroola-2000

[MBS206]

Just read this... Just a little bit of a wild one! Do you think the driver was testing out a new feature/device for how to lose the cops in a high speed chase?

 

I also suspect, if the box has a road sweeper that does magnetic metal pick up, he does a LOT of work in the machining industry. Which is what most of that looked like, machining chips from a mill or lathe. And I bet they're RAZOR sharp!

And from an environmental perspective they really do need to actually collect all of those little pieces too. I wonder how many people still cop flat tires over the coming months on that road?

 

As for insurance company, yeah, it'd be interesting to hear what they say to the owner. But realistically, he's right, that "It's his fault". In the way that, it was his truck that spilled it, so they need to clean it up. However, neither he, nor his insurance company may bear the end cost if they do an investigation and find out it was caused by someone elses negligence (And they know who)...