Lorry fire causes more misery for A34 commuters

9:01am Monday 7th January 2013 in News Photograph of the Author By Joe Nimmo, Senior reporter. Call me on (01865) 425373.

A LORRY on fire is causing delays on the A34 northbound this morning.

Police and firefighters have were called at around 8.10am to the dual carriageway’s junction with the A4130 at the Milton Interchange.

They are currently dealing with a lorry crane which has caught fire and is blocking the slow lane.

Traffic is queuing back onto the northbound slip road and delays have also been reported on the A34 itself.

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davyboy says...
11:49am Mon 7 Jan 13

why do people insist on calling it the 'slow' lane? there are 2 lanes, the inside and overtaking lane. one, the inside, is for normal travelling, and the other is just for passing slower vehicles, not normal travelling. the a34 is a road which needs major investment, and upgrading, to motorway standard of 3 lanes each way. any incident will cause disruption, and a fire will almost certainly close the road, however many lanes there are.

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livid99 says...
1:44pm Mon 7 Jan 13

It generally IS a slow late because of all the fr*gging lorries which crawl along this road. Most of the time it is a single lane road as cars are forced into the outside lane, until you reach a hill and the lorry drivers decide to try and overtake each other with no consideration for other road users.

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AlumniDatabaseGuy says...
3:31pm Mon 7 Jan 13

I like lorries - they bring me food and other things from far away. I'd like to thank all the lorry drivers who travel the A34 - the main north/south road in the area - while having to contend with speed limiters, and some car drivers (no names...). They are just people trying to do their job, to feed their families - they are not just out to slow other road users.

I hope the driver of the "lorry crane" is ok - no one wants to be in a burning vehicle

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davyboy says...
3:54pm Mon 7 Jan 13

livid99 wrote:
It generally IS a slow late because of all the fr*gging lorries which crawl along this road. Most of the time it is a single lane road as cars are forced into the outside lane, until you reach a hill and the lorry drivers decide to try and overtake each other with no consideration for other road users.
fr*gging lorries as you call them, are limited BY LAW to 50mph on A roads and dual carriageways, hence my idea of upgrading it to 3 lane status. clearly you have never driven a large vehicle, or you would understand the problems they have. many firms are now limiting their vehicles to 52mph to save fuel, which means even at 56mph it takes a while to pass others. drivers need more patience and consideration for others!

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benjamin says...
4:05pm Mon 7 Jan 13

AlumniDatabaseGuy wrote:
I like lorries - they bring me food and other things from far away. I'd like to thank all the lorry drivers who travel the A34 - the main north/south road in the area - while having to contend with speed limiters, and some car drivers (no names...). They are just people trying to do their job, to feed their families - they are not just out to slow other road users.

I hope the driver of the "lorry crane" is ok - no one wants to be in a burning vehicle
I fully agree with you. I used to occasionally drive lorries into London. Iff all car drivers had a spell of lorry driving, they would be more understanding.

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oafie says...
4:25pm Mon 7 Jan 13

But surely if you are unable to reach a reasonable speed for over taking, then don't do it...especially on a hill. You create chaos by doing this and affect far more drivers negatively then anyone positively...other then just yourself of course.

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livid99 says...
7:59am Tue 8 Jan 13

oafie wrote:
But surely if you are unable to reach a reasonable speed for over taking, then don't do it...especially on a hill. You create chaos by doing this and affect far more drivers negatively then anyone positively...other then just yourself of course.
Exactly !

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