"Very close call as this Strada is hanging in the balance on the rails of the Skyway. Thank God it didn't fall off like some have in the past. Drive extra carefully, folks. Build in more allowances for the crazy weather. Feel free to share it. The awareness alone could save a life. Photo by: Elbert Cuenca." - James DeakinNews report says that the Strada blew its front tire. Betcha that thing hydroplaned. Thick (wide) tyres are only effective on wet roads to a certain degree. Beyond that, it's an elephant on roller skates.
Looking at the wheel and tire set-up, it looks like they were changed to low profile tires, which are not suitable for pick-ups. It may look good, but it is not safe. Good thing its rear dangled over the guard rail, not the engine side. Few more inches, it would have been a different story."
The people managing the Skyway confirms that the railings of the Skyway structure follows international standards though what is prevalent in these accidents is realizing its the people who is not following International driving standards.
Speed limits are often ignored, hazard lights are not being used in heavy rain situations.
The highways in Japan are elevated and have double walls/railings higher than the vehicles. Knowing that our skyway has low railings and that roads are slippery especially during the rainy season, drivers should drive carefully.
Mike Gutzie submitted a photo taken from below the skyway. Meanwhile, Bootcamp Manila Ned Hourani posted a shot her daughter Mariza took on her way home from work, that shows how lucky the occupant(s) of the Strada were. Can you imagine the damage if it had fallen?
Ned Hourani further cites "'Every morning, on my way to work at 4am, doing the speed limit of 100kph, I'm getting passed by buses that are going over 120-130kph the way they zoom past me.
Another tragedy in the making."
Elbert Cuenca shares "The problem with the Skyway is not the height of the railing, but that little curb at the base of it. When a car hits that, it gets launched in a upward trajectory, greatly reducing the effective height. That's why cars and buses, no matter what size, can fall over that fence. They need to remove that."
Ramon Almeda comments "I think the skyway officials need to look in to how crosswinds affect tall vehicles passing that way.... Coz when I use the van and use the skyway, if there is a strong gust of crosswind, you feel it.... The van moves... And if it's wet and you're not aware.. Then you can loose control of the vehicle..... So maybe rules need to be made..... There is a specific area on the skyway that's affected by the winds coming from the right side.. I think that's the lake side.... If I'm not mistaken.... I may be wrong... But can also be something they should look at...."
"Traffic barriers (sometimes called crash barriers, or Armco barriers, also known in North America as guardrails or guard rails) keep vehicles within their roadway and prevent vehicles from colliding with dangerous obstacles such as boulders, buildings, walls or large storm drains. Traffic barriers are also installed at the road side to prevent errant vehicles from traversing steep (non-recoverable) slopes or entering deep water. Traffic barriers are installed within medians of divided highways to prevent errant vehicles from entering the opposing carriageway of traffic and help to reduce head-on collisions. Some of these barriers, designed to be struck from either side, are called median barriers. Crash barriers can also be used to protect vulnerable areas like school yards, pedestrian zones or fuel tanks from errant vehicles."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_barrier
The people managing the Skyway confirms that the railings of the Skyway structure follows international standards though what is prevalent in these accidents is realizing its the people who is not following International driving standards.
Speed limits are often ignored, hazard lights are not being used in heavy rain situations.
The highways in Japan are elevated and have double walls/railings higher than the vehicles. Knowing that our skyway has low railings and that roads are slippery especially during the rainy season, drivers should drive carefully.
Mike Gutzie submitted a photo taken from below the skyway. Meanwhile, Bootcamp Manila Ned Hourani posted a shot her daughter Mariza took on her way home from work, that shows how lucky the occupant(s) of the Strada were. Can you imagine the damage if it had fallen?
Ned Hourani further cites "'Every morning, on my way to work at 4am, doing the speed limit of 100kph, I'm getting passed by buses that are going over 120-130kph the way they zoom past me.
Another tragedy in the making."
Elbert Cuenca shares "The problem with the Skyway is not the height of the railing, but that little curb at the base of it. When a car hits that, it gets launched in a upward trajectory, greatly reducing the effective height. That's why cars and buses, no matter what size, can fall over that fence. They need to remove that."
Here's a simple and effective solution that has saved millions of lives for so many decades now.
"Traffic barriers (sometimes called crash barriers, or Armco barriers, also known in North America as guardrails or guard rails) keep vehicles within their roadway and prevent vehicles from colliding with dangerous obstacles such as boulders, buildings, walls or large storm drains. Traffic barriers are also installed at the road side to prevent errant vehicles from traversing steep (non-recoverable) slopes or entering deep water. Traffic barriers are installed within medians of divided highways to prevent errant vehicles from entering the opposing carriageway of traffic and help to reduce head-on collisions. Some of these barriers, designed to be struck from either side, are called median barriers. Crash barriers can also be used to protect vulnerable areas like school yards, pedestrian zones or fuel tanks from errant vehicles."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_barrier
"Accidents will happen. In the same way motorcyclists should wear helmets, roads should have safety barriers. There is no way to conclude that the driver was careless. You can see that its right front tire is gone, so it's likely that the driver lost control due to a blowout. The slippery conditions exacerbated the situation. An Armco barrier could have limited this accident Into a simple fender bender. The lack of that barrier gave us this result." - Elbert Cuenca
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