MartinW 0 Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Good grief, narrowly missed the cars. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/heart-stopping-moment-skydiving-plane-lands-6068941 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZuu2kCWagM Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 The pilot was lucky but obviously he had some considerable skill. Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Not that anyone really cares, but we don't have motorways. That's a term from your side of the pond. John Link to post Share on other sites
hifly 925 Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Not that anyone really cares, but we don't have motorways. That's a term from your side of the pond. John Ah but John, freeways is a bit of a misnomer as I remember a lot of them being toll roads. Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 ...freeways is a bit of a misnomer as I remember a lot of them being toll roads. Toll roads are not referred to as freeways here - those are typically "Turnpikes", "Tollways", "Parkways" or some such. Freeways normally only describe the Federal Interstates, (e.g. I-75, I-4, I-95 and I-10 in our vicinity) which are "free" by law and are built largely with federal money. The nearest toll road to us is the Florida Turnpike. "Expressway" is the most generic term in common use here and can refer to either freeways or tollways. I have literally never heard "motorway" used here, ever. John Link to post Share on other sites
wain 879 Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 wow, that was a bit of luck, imagine if the road was more busy or had some big trucks on it....anyone know where the nearest airfield was? Link to post Share on other sites
Quickmarch 488 Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 New Jersey Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Coffee 2,030 Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 It looks like the plane might have hit a car on the other side...a black car, right after the left wing jerks up, crosses over the median and U-turns...or maybe careens around? Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Coffee 2,030 Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 And we call them Freeways (...ha), Highways, or Traffic Jams...depending on time of day or city. Link to post Share on other sites
MartinW 0 Posted July 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 In the UK we call them, "crazy lorry, tailgating idiot, company rep, maniac lane changer, white van nutter man roads." Its a long name, but very appropriate. Bloody good piloting I say. How he swerved at that speed without loosing control was impressive. Some might say he should have gone elsewhere, risking his life instead of road users, but the outcome was good so who cares. Link to post Share on other sites
wain 879 Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Not all white van men are nutters Martin... I am just slightly less normal than most.... Wayne Link to post Share on other sites
MartinW 0 Posted July 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 You're an awesome white van man Wain. Just unfortunate that we often encounter the dodgy ones. Like any profession the bad ones give the occupation a bad name. It's bloody tailgating that angers me. It's like some people are so dim that they are oblivious to the concept of stopping distance. Round by my its teenage girls that seem the worst. Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Coffee 2,030 Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Tailgaters at merge points are the worst. Wondering why it is such a mess at merge points...because morons don't allow merging in their selfish need to get "ONE more car ahead". I have been working on a stand up routine regarding bad drivers...it is pretty easy to write...it is mostly Fbombs. :D Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 In the UK all roads are given a number So the A1 will be a fast road of dual or single carriageway where the M1 will be a motorway that goes in the same direction as the A1. There is one exception to the descriptor "Motorways" and that is the M25.There is no real A road that follows its course which is effectively a wide ring around London This road has an M prefix but is known as a car park. Link to post Share on other sites
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