*** The official car accident thread***

[acesinghit]

Sad. does anyone think if perhaps a more modern compact car with side impact airbags would have made a difference here?

[HSA]

nope...when your time reach it reach....

[DTAC]

Yeah, but some people rushing to meet it.

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

Sad. does anyone think if perhaps a more modern compact car with side impact airbags would have made a difference here?

Can't defy laws of physics but a Civic that age has a softer body structure and no side impact airbags. No one can really answer your question but I would guess they stood a better chance in a more recent car and may have survived.

[drchaos]

My dad had one of those civic's, very flimsy.

Have seen a few accidents back in the day where the car disintegrated on impact.

[Rory Phoulorie]

Serious question for the medical doctors out there.

Can these types of vehicular accidents cause basal skull fractures like what motorsport drivers have died from prior to the wearing of head and neck restraint devices by drivers in F1, IndyCar, NASCAR, etc.?

[Team Loco]

pbb68, number looks familiar

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

Just after Piarco intersection on the west bound

[scotty_buttons]

Serious question for the medical doctors out there.

Can these types of vehicular accidents cause basal skull fractures like what motorsport drivers have died from prior to the wearing of head and neck restraint devices by drivers in F1, IndyCar, NASCAR, etc.?

Yea it's possible. Have seen a couple personally.

[TriP]

Accident by Pricesmart lights, Mausica

[TriP]

Vid for Accident at Piarco - Above Pics West-Bound

Trincity area near Piarco where there was a vehicular accident involving a blue 626 vehicle -PAO 7187 and a red band maxi -HBG 9222,the driver of the 626 vehicle is in a critical condition

[2NR Smurf]

My dad had one of those civic's, very flimsy.

Have seen a few accidents back in the day where the car disintegrated on impact.

Mine split clean in half. Was able to sell it as a complete front cut afterwards.

[drchaos]

Is Ian Alleyne like the Varys of T&T ... It's seems he has lots of little birds informing him about anything that goes down in the country, they have similar hair styles and they both are eunuchs.

[nervewrecker]

pbb68, number looks familiar

Sure not pbd 68?

Civic from south

[Infamous]

Serious accident by Macoya Junction. Wrecker on its side and a truck overturned... looked like corporation vehicles. Saw a body on the ground so not sure how severe things might be. Police on the scene and they redirecting traffic from pasea junction.

[eliteauto]

[Dizzy28]

Serious accident by Macoya Junction. Wrecker on its side and a truck overturned... looked like corporation vehicles. Saw a body on the ground so not sure how severe things might be. Police on the scene and they redirecting traffic from pasea junction.

It's an ODPM simulation.

[pete]

Simulation to see how much traffic they could cause?

[Infamous]

Simulation to see how much traffic they could cause?

Boy the amount of chaos that started when I passed was ridiculous. Not trying to fight them down if they doing something legit but jeez the kinda drives some people put down by Macoya Junction made me want to go right back home.

[DVSTT]

Simulation to see how much traffic they could cause?

Sense would have told them to wait til sunday to do it, but instead we doing it in the work week.

[Skanky]

True.Accidents only occur on weekends.

[pete]

They can happen any time. But having a simulation on a weekend would show up areas for improvement without creating complete gridlock on the E-W corridor for a few hours. Thankfully for me, it was just coincidental that today my mom picked up my daughter at school and not my wife with our 1 month old. I can imagine how many other people were put in difficult situations as a result of this.

So, from this clearly there is no way to alert the population about what's going on. How about simply inform all the news outlets, radio stations tv stations about where the problem is and how to get to their destination by avoiding it? Immediately open up the bus route to regular vehicles, try to deploy police officers to smooth the movement of traffic and have an actual traffic plan in the event that this happens.

[originalbling]

the last time they did a simulation like this was about 3 yrs or so ago. A few weeks after near the site of the simulation a real life situation occurred. Level traffic and chaos for hours.

[DVSTT]

They can happen any time. But having a simulation on a weekend would show up areas for improvement without creating complete gridlock on the E-W corridor for a few hours. Thankfully for me, it was just coincidental that today my mom picked up my daughter at school and not my wife with our 1 month old. I can imagine how many other people were put in difficult situations as a result of this.

So, from this clearly there is no way to alert the population about what's going on. How about simply inform all the news outlets, radio stations tv stations about where the problem is and how to get to their destination by avoiding it? Immediately open up the bus route to regular vehicles, try to deploy police officers to smooth the movement of traffic and have an actual traffic plan in the event that this happens.

ODPM manages to text me some nonsense every once in a while they could have very well texted everyone, but you know, banana republic.

[Skanky]

This was all over the various media.It also explains why during the week is the best time.

I'm guessing here that the intent was to cause as much traffic as possible,in order to assess preparedness by the various responders and stakeholders.

ODPM Exercise Turbulence 2016 - July 20th 2016
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) in collaboration with local/regional and international response agencies will conduct its "Exercise Turbulence 2016", on July 20th, 2016. The aim of Exercise Turbulence 2016 is to test the preparedness of the country's National Response Framework when impacted by the natural hazards to which the nation is most vulnerable. The ODPM must be optimally prepared at all times for a knowledge-based execution of its mandate to ensure the effective and efficient response to catastrophic incidents as we are charged with the overall national responsibility for our country's commitment to Disaster Risk reduction. It is equally important that all stakeholders are prepared and ready in their respective domains to ensure a holistic, comprehensive approach in their responses to emergencies and disasters.

These types of exercises are opportunities to practice, assess and improve emergency response times and on-the-ground operations while engaging stakeholders and refreshing the concepts and skills learned in training. Overall, "Exercise Turbulence 2016" intends to build resilience by enhancing the disaster management capabilities of first responders and civil society to ensure that the nation is prepared for a disaster. Therefore, as a Ministry, Statutory Body, Public Sector Agency of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Non-Governmental Organization, Faith or Community Based Organization or Private Home owner, the Office of disaster preparedness and Management would like to encourage your participation in this National Exercise. Participants are asked to self-evaluate your respective entities, using the evaluation booklet provided. Additional booklets can be used as guides to drill your institution, if you are interested in successfully participating in this exercise you need to fill the completion form and return to the ODPM, along with the survey at the end of the respective drill booklet which applies to your agency, home, business or institution etc. You can win an emergency relief/preparedness item once the completion form is submitted. Please note only the first 500 participants will receive a prize so be one of the first to complete the form...GOOD LUCK!

[teems1]

Simulation to see how much traffic they could cause?

Testing in prod... Easy way to lose your job in IT.

[TeamH2O]

I saw a body going in ambulance and some blood around.....

me thinks they trying to cover up something they were trying to do and a real accident happen and trying to cover it up....

[Dizzy28]

That ODPM exercise yesterday highlighted that Trinis become senseless in an emergency.
I happen to live off of Pasea Main Road where they were diverting East Bound traffic. Yesterday during the exercise as the local roads [Pasea MR, Centenary Street, Bharath Street] became congested to the point of gridlock people started driving on the pavement as well on the wrong side of the roads.
It also highlighted why it is important to enforce the no parking restrictions and time bound no entry rules which exist only in road signs on Pasea Main Road and some close by local roads.

[Joshie23]

That ODPM exercise yesterday highlighted that Trinis become senseless in an emergency.
I happen to live off of Pasea Main Road where they were diverting East Bound traffic. Yesterday during the exercise as the local roads [Pasea MR, Centenary Street, Bharath Street] became congested to the point of gridlock people started driving on the pavement as well on the wrong side of the roads.
It also highlighted why it is important to enforce the no parking restrictions and time bound no entry rules which exist only in road signs on Pasea Main Road and some close by local roads.

Agreed. Not only in an emergency, however..we tend to exhibit haphazard behaviour in the most serene of situations..for example, have you ever seen how we operate when we reach an intersection and the traffic lights happen to be malfunctioning?? It amazes me how many of us Trinis claim to have driven here and there on many international highways, when we don't seem to have a firm enough grasp on a rule as simple keeping any and all parts of your vehicle outside of the grid at some intersections..I mean we all carry out a little infraction here and there eh..but sometimes we overdo it man..

[TriP]

Accident by DHL pileup by Solo/Lifestyle,Mazda 3 involved, bout 2hrs ago