Land Rover driving through flooded roads

[chopperpete]

Although this happened last year, it is relevant this year too, with recent floods. Seeing is believing! (The five-minute video, entitled "Ross's Defender Wading Welney", shows a Land Rover negotiating the A1101 Wash Road, between Delph Bridge and Suspension Bridge.

 

The road was closed after the River Ouse flooded during recent heavy rains, with water in the area reaching a depth of 1.35m (4.5ft) in places.

not sure if it has already been posted)

 

 

BBC News - Welney Land Rover flood driver was 'irresponsible'

Edited December 27, 2013 by chopperpete

[treequip]

Indeed, driving through floods demands proper equipment and a degree of ability, these were abundant in the land rover vid and completely absent in this one

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uFm002CuA0]Police Van Flood Fail - YouTube[/ame]

 

Not fair to criticise when your own people cant get it right

[Mr Oz]

class:) haha

[humpo48]

He knew the risk, shows what a Land Rover can do! And as the Police van, fantastic funniest video I have see in ages.

Edited December 27, 2013 by humpo48

[Copford sawmill sussex]

Lol 😄

[mendiplogs]

Indeed, driving through floods demands proper equipment and a degree of ability, these were abundant in the land rover vid and completely absent in this one

 

 

Not fair to criticise when your own people cant get it right

 

HI TREE that made :lol::lol::lol::lol:mate :thumbup1:jon

[H-A]

:biggrin:Great video, I worry in my old landy when it gets to the bottom of the door.

 

That guy must have been using a snorkel, so was ok for slightly deeper water.

 

Makes you twitch if it gets up to the windscreen.

 

H-A

[Xaltu]

Now locally when they close a road for flooding the council tend to barrier the road off completely. A few years back drivers were continually flouting the Closed Road signs. They then found that after the negotiating the flooded length of road the police were waiting for them, tickets issued. Although they were issuing tickets they were turning people around up approached from that direction.

[treequip]

On occasion there is the need to close a road but round here it seems to be the first option. They close the snake pass at the first glitter of frost.

 

Clearly there are less able drivers and those who will get into bother and bitch and whinge about how the police ought to have done this or that to prevent it so I understand the need to protect the less able from themselves.

 

What I find unacceptable is that they chuck a couple of barriers up and go away, they leave the road closed signs up long after the road is "idiot navigable"

 

If they take measures they need to take responsibility for them.

[treequip]

Now locally when they close a road for flooding the council tend to barrier the road off completely. A few years back drivers were continually flouting the Closed Road signs. They then found that after the negotiating the flooded length of road the police were waiting for them, tickets issued. Although they were issuing tickets they were turning people around up approached from that direction.

 

I would have appealed that, if they managed to navigate the road clearly it should have been open.