Thats one lucky cyclist!

[Vespasian]

The incident took place in Adelaide Avenue Lewisham..  from what I can gather it was one of the councils tree contractors...

 

Looking on Google Earth on Adelaide Ave I found the tree in question, leaning into the road as are most others that side of the road..

 

My guess would be he cut to far into the hinge causing it to fail..  I expect he was gonna wedge it over or pull it..   evidence suggests he was pulling the thing..

 

Anyways, I don't suppose they'll be working for Lewisham Council any time soon..   dropped a right bollock..

 

 

[Mark Bolam]

On 12/10/2018 at 18:41, Vespasian said:

 

 

My guess would be he cut to far into the hinge causing it to fail..  I expect he was gonna wedge it over or pull it..   evidence suggests he was pulling the thing..

 

 

 

 

Thanks Sherlock.

That would explain the rope, then.

[Arboricultured]

Glendales would be £275 , two in a day an yr bonus is secure ;P K

I wonder if that was the second of the day?

[Vespasian]

16 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Thanks Sherlock.

That would explain the rope, then.

I've just gone back and watched the vid you posted, its good quality footage..  of the few I came across on news sites the quality was crap by comparison.. I couldn't even see no rope being pulled but do remember seeing it on your vid first time I saw it..  

 

anyways I was more interested in why it fell over and think I have the answer..  the fella didn't use any wedges to stabilize the stump before knocking it over..  yes there was a rope being pulled then slackened just before it fell..  what we don't know is if the rope was being pulled by two lads across the road or by a van or truck..  

I've looked online for evidence of who subs for Lewisham council but there ain't any I can find..  I could phone the council up and find out but its an internet thread and I ain't wasting time just to find out..  

 

not to mention even if I did find out I doubt I'd post it up, not being one to shame companies or their workers unnecessarily. 

 

I hope I catch a report on the matter later on mind, hear what they had to say about what they did wrong and why...   

 

I like a bit of a mystery and I like to find out the answer as well after mulling on it...   

[Steve Bullman]

Your answer is incorrect 

[Vespasian]

3 minutes ago, Steve Bullman said:

Your answer is incorrect 

Enlighten me then...  

[Steve Bullman]

Based on my observation of your posts in the past few years and your inability to accept anyone else’s opinion over your own isnit worth my time?  Anyway if you go back to the start of the thread you would already have read my more accurate and dare I say it ‘based on real life experience’ assessment 

[carlos]

what they were doing wrong started a long time before they put in that suspect back cut!!!!

[Mark Bolam]

Vesp, what went wrong is that they were felling a big lump onto a road/pavement with zero safety measures in place, which are both massive no-no’s on their own.

Even if it had gone right it would have been wrong.

[eggsarascal]

3 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Vesp, what went wrong is that they were felling a big lump onto a road/pavement with zero safety measures in place, which are both massive no-no’s on their own.

Even if it had gone right it would have been wrong.

Slightly unfair. They had a keep right sign...