This really scary!

[Surfer]

See http://www.youtube.c...ze88sU9IGg&NR=1 I would hate to be the car in front. Apparently this sort of incident happens quite a lot as the truck driver cannot see what is below their dashboard.

 

[ProfJohnL]

Ian.

Your link did not work form, but if it is the car being pushed sideways by a lorry, then Yes it is scary, but it doesn't happen quite a lot!

 

[Mel]

This happenedto us in 1980. We were on the M6 in an austin allegro, in the middle lane. A lorry with left hand drive pulled out as we were passing, hit the back third of the car and pushed us sideways up the M6, with our car side on to the front of the lorry. The driver put his brakes on immediatly he hit us and so we only got pushed his stopping distance. Can't see how the lorry driver wouldn't notice; our car was making a loud noise. Fortunately neither of us were hurt.

mel

 

[J.Lo]

I think that this film is some sort of stunt,surely the tyres on the car would be belching smoke. J.Lo

 

[forestgump]

new regs for hgv mirrows in place includes a mirrow that points down fromthe front to the bummper to see in front of radiator,not so for foreigen drivers.

 

[Surfer]

As the road was wet, the tyres would not belch smoke The incident was confirmed on BBC.

 

[vernon]

Even in the wet, the tyres would have worn away and the rims would make contact with the road and cause sparks.