Technically not truck related i know but we are into the Deer rutting season now so be aware when out on the road. Here’s a tragic tale…bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-be … s-24535068
Top of Telegraph Hill A38 by the Racecourse a few Deer wandering round esp at nightmost tend to stay on the grass and give you that who the ■■ are you look… Then if your in Plymouth watch it around by The Wriggly plant on top the hill near the airport there’s loads of em all a bit sketish and unpredictable
If you go into a field and kill a deer it’s poaching because it belongs to the landowner but if one jumps out of a field and damages your car it’s a wild animal so no claim of the landowner
Those poor girls. I have seen many horrific accidents over the years and this one brings back a memory of one of the worst in my memory 
Just about 6 miles south of Watford Gap one afternoon in the 80’s 4 kids in a Ford Fiesta rear ended a truck and the car burst into flames, being a two door model with two lads out cold in front the two poor girls in the back were trapped and slowly burned to death in front of our eye’s, after all these years I can still see their faces and hear their screaming, I couldn’t drive for a month after seeing that.
RIP to them.
Plenty round here, they stand on the verge munching away at the grass and just give a passing look, but if there’s a sudden noise from the woods they are off, across the road, and no chance for anyone doing 50 on the dual carriageway.
Saw a Muntjac Deer (about the size of a big dog) trying to cross the old A5 next to kiln farm, Milton Keynes, the other day. I was in my car & slowed down (just in case) the car in front carried on about 60 mph ‘oblivious’. 
RIP to the 2 young girls & thoughts go out to the families.
Any fatal crash you witness/come across is bad enough but one involving a fire must be the worst. Do you prioritise the conscious, unconscious or the easiest to rescue?
I’m lucky to’ve never come across a burning car with someone trapped but everytime I see one burning (accident or not) I stop, just incase.
Not being able to do anything must be the worst feeling, not sure if I’d walk away or stay with the poor sod until they passed away.
With all the safety features in cars, why are there still so many fires?
The impact sensors on cars SHOULD cut the fuel injection and depressurise it so lessening the risk of a fuel leak.
But here’s an unpleasant thought.
Catalytic converters operate at temperatures in excess of 300 C. If I leave my cat-equipped motorbike idling for any length of time you can see the headerpipes start to glow if it’s dark. So that might be one reason.
Another possible reason is that CFC gases (which WERE used in car air-cons - and also as fire extinguisher gases, so very safe) have been banned and replaced in car air cons. I don’t know about the properties of the gases used in car aircons, but CFC gases in domestic fridges were replaced by propane. We are now seeing domestic fires starting in fridges, which is not a good thing!
Why can’t they use CO2, which would be very firesafe? This fridge trailer does
Muckaway:
Any fatal crash you witness/come across is bad enough but one involving a fire must be the worst. Do you prioritise the conscious, unconscious or the easiest to rescue?
I’m lucky to’ve never come across a burning car with someone trapped but everytime I see one burning (accident or not) I stop, just incase.
Not being able to do anything must be the worst feeling, not sure if I’d walk away or stay with the poor sod until they passed away.
With all the safety features in cars, why are there still so many fires?
I’ve been near burning cars and once it takes hold you wouldn’t be able to get close enough to offer any comfort if someone was trapped inside.
That bit of A10 is rife with deer most of the time. Rutting season is worse because the stags have only one thing on their tiny mind…
Condolences to all affected.
Own Account Driver:
I’ve been near burning cars and once it takes hold you wouldn’t be able to get close enough to offer any comfort if someone was trapped inside.
True, I watched a Lotus Elise burn once and it blistered the paint on a nearby traffic lightpole. That was shocking to watch, nobody injured thankfully but a real eye opener when I’m sure it was totally engulfed from just a bit of smoke under the chassis in the time it would’ve taken to boil a kettle. It was just aswell nobody was inside as when I pulled up
and asked if anyone was inside, all I got from onlookers was “dunno, I’m not going near incase it blows up.” Too many episodes of the A Team I guess. How can anyone happen across a car fire and not look to see if anyone’s inside?
Deer are so widespread now in the UK any road where there is a wood nearby will have deer crossing it. Hit any deer at speed and you have a big repair bill. Badgers are another animal that cause serious damage when struck.