Sorry Officer i didnt see the car in front of me.

[Sid]

YouTube - Truck pushes car down Motorway

Just Plain Crazy!!

[luckydog]

a fake, no blown tires, sparks or shaking of car.

[hanabi]

I actually read about this a few days ago

[new in town]

YouTube - LORRY PUSHING CAR DOWN A1

[drcrippen324]

and you wonder why us northen folk are known as hedge monkeys

[mcknli7]

Lorry Shunting Car Video: Arclid Launch Probe Into Truck Pushing Renault Clio Along A1(M), Wetherby | UK News | Sky News

cant get the video to work but thought the article was interesting

[compirate]

"Mystery surrounds how the Renault Clio got there and why the lorry driver failed to notice."

And why the lady never reported that's what happened in the first place, and why isn't it reflected in the police report, and why the police didn't notice any debris or scape marks on the highway for such a great distance, or why it's taken 3 months for the video to show up, the fact that there were obviously plenty of witnesses, but it's just coming up now, etc...

[hanabi]

I wasn't going to post this yet, but here's the BBC News item that does mention there was a collision and that the Police were investigating etc

BBC News - Lorry shunt motorway footage sparks probe

[doug]

Thay are not saying it is fake but why "no blown tires, sparks " ???

[beachcat]

the lady should have been freaking out...hard to believe she didn't report it

[dattia]

I put it on full screen... I see sparks. They are not easy to make out, but they are there.

[owennewton]

Light car and wet road it can slide for a while before the tires blow.

Watching it closely, it moves with the truck, the headlights reflecting off the side of the car and the movement of the camera I have to say real. it is very hard to match up footage like that and without a very good setup you could never fake a shot like this one

[luckydog]

unless the truck had forked brackets mounted to the front to hold the car in place and above the road level

[hanabi]

more info from the lady motorist involved

BBC News - Motorist shunted at 60mph by lorry relives ordeal

[derek1960]

the lady should have been freaking out...hard to believe she didn't report it

She must have been putting on her makeup and didnt notice herself
she also said she was on the phone, thats 60 quid and three points to start with.

[drcrippen324]

iv been sat looking at this and com eot the conclusion real real and real down to the viewing angle you have on our europian trucks pulling up in traffic you cant see the car in front only usualy the car in front of that a wet road a 35/40 ton liquid load would ive you the feeling the liquid has sloshed in the tank and as the truck connected it would just slow it slightly and as a driver you accelerate slightly to gradualy to stop the slosh (baffles in the tanks do come loose belive me ) coupled with 12 ltr lump low ratio gear box unless you see it there you wouldent realy know personaly i was a little more careful but iv known our drivers drag a trailer down a moving car almost taking the front off it the first the driver knew of it was a police officer investigating a claimed hit and run alot of car drivers dont realise especialy with the trailer units that the truck drivers not only 40 feet from the back of his trailer that there is almost no feeling in the cab from the trailer if you try and slide down the side on an island then your gonna get hurt and the driver not know the same as the sticker vwe put on the trailers if you cant see my mirrors then i cant see you ie dont come within 2 car lengths of the trailer we dont know your there

[bfree]

I think if you check the drivers seat of the car being pushed, you'll find evidence of whether it was real or not.

[johntofva]

The shocks are comprised on the leading edge. And Dawn is right about the sparks as the tires look deflated.

[hanabi]

Here's an update on the story...

AFP: Trucker cleared over YouTube-hit snagged car

[new in town]

A bit more on it.

YouTube lorry driver who pushed car down fast lane of motorway praised and cleared | Metro.co.uk