130 Overland Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 A few idiots have brought 4x4 bashing back into the headlines.... Quote... Rescue services in the West Midlands have appealed for drivers of 4x4's to stop taking unnescessary risks. They say a remarkable number of their call outs have been to people in four wheel drive vehicles. Nathan Hudson of West Midlands Ambulance Service said, "Perhaps surprisingly, we have had to deal with a remarkable number of stuck 4x4s. Just because your vehicle has four wheel drive does not make it amphibious. They too can become stuck in deep flood water. We would urge people to not try and get across flood water and instead take a short detour rather than become trapped in their car and have to be rescued" The warning follows a report from Warwickshire Police that three people who had decided to go off-road driving in the bad weather had become stranded and were stuck on the roof of their vehicle shouting abuse at rescue teams. .......Unquote So instead of the public and authorities hearing of good works and rescues by 4x4 lads and lasses in this spell of severe weather, the overiding image they take away is that of 4x4 drivers being complete idiots. Ho hum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Jim Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 What gets me is a lot of these idiots are people who own a 4x4 and never go offroad, then they see the bad weather as look at me I have a 4x4 and take their mates to show off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 I heard about that abuse all the way down here and thought much the same! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon_CSK Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Yes there are some idiots but I watched a news report this morning on Sky where a Audi 4x4 was driving along a road that had a 4x4 stuck out of camera shot where the occupants had been rescued by emergency services. On the face of it the guy was nuts and giving responsible 4x4 drivers a bad name. His looked like an ordinary car so the reporter stopped him and interviewed him live. He confirmed his car was a 4x4 so that was the first issue. The second issue was that the road in question flooded frequently and it was normal for drivers to "wade" along the road. I think we need to be very careful of media reports and ask what the facts are behind the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C18RCH Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 There are some positive stories too: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2238107/Pictured-Kevin-Wilkinson-died-falling-river-woman-21-dies-hurricane-force-winds.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
130 Overland Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 I have just posted 'Defender rescues man trapped in car in flood'. So thankfully some happier news and some good press! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bob Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 There are: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-20493058 But it doesn't say 4x4 in big letters like it does when it's bad press. Much like in the snow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Plenty of negative publicity though. Doing the rounds on twitter at the moment and about to be used by the AASort team in some advertising (picture is actually from a few years back) And then some more muppets on youtube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Caught in a traffic jam a month or so ago I looked at the map and noticed a detour route though a small ford. I was in SWMBO's car but that is quite capable of tacking a small ford... See the depth gauge in the background? ...here it is a little larger I thought better of my detour and went back to the jam. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
130 Overland Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 I have just posted 'Defender rescues man trapped in car in flood'. So thankfully some happier news and some good press! He he! C18RCH, you and me were both typing at the same time, but as I am a newbie I have had to wait for moderation. Thanks for putting that footage on this post. As I write this my other post I refered to is not yet on the system and I wonder if you or some other clever computer savvy person could put the clip on to that post. I don't think it could be considered as duplication as the new post is for the good press, if you see what I mean? (Isn't it confusing trying to have a conversation when it takes hours to reply / update a post! and comments become out of sequence! I do understand why it has to be though!)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon_CSK Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Plenty of negative publicity though. Doing the rounds on twitter at the moment and about to be used by the AASort team in some advertising (picture is actually from a few years back) Isn't that just a leaky sunroof common on all Discos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Didn't think they leaked 'THAT' bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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