Tank Slap - Motorcycle Forum

Went to work this morning down the M6 to Jct 10 no hold ups and trouble free.

Left the motorway, up the slip road and got straight to the front of the queue at the traffic lights on to the roundabout above the M6.

Lights changed to green and the traffic instantly came to a halt on the roundabout. Changed twice with no movement.

Next change the traffic moved slowly and suddenly everyone filtered into one lane as a police car was blocking the lane with lights flashing. As I pulled past the police car, I could see a young lad on the outside of the railings, hanging on above the Mway, but with a look of terror on his face.

Not shamed to admit it turned my stomach.


By the time I got to the place of work 10 minutes down the road the M6 was shut in both directions and remained so for about an hour.

Thankfully it appears the police managed to persuade him to climb back safely.

Certainly puts your own worries into some perspective.

Well done to the Police officer(s) who managed to talk him out of it. Hopefully the young man gets the help he obviously needs. I'm sure they will '136 him so he can be held for evaluation.

A colleague of mine during my apprenticeship died in a freak accident with a lorry 1 junction south of me, I drive past it every day and I always look up at the bridge to see flowers and his Gloucester Rugby flag flying. You're definitely right, problems and perspectives.

Hat off to the police officer, I've never found myself in that position and I crap it everytime I see someone lingering at the top of a bridge because I know I've been on the opposite end of it, I've been the family in hospital waiting to hear how your loved one is doing.

When I was in secondary school we had a footbridge then went across a main road as the school was on both sides of the road. I remember a girl (couldn't tell you how old or anything other than obviously young) climbing over and trying to jump.

How bad must it have been that at 14/15 I guess you try and jump off a bridge

Jeez. Well done to the old bill for talking him out of it. It's terrible how we can moan about the studpieat of things but to get to that point of ending it is another matter

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