UPDATE: Drivers told to avoid A34 at Peartree after combine harvester and lorry accident (From Bicester Advertiser)
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UPDATE: Drivers told to avoid A34 at Peartree after combine harvester and lorry accident
4:59pm Monday 2nd April 2012 in News
By Rhianne Pope
The combine harvester and lorry
DRIVERS are being urged to avoid the Peartree Interchange, as an earlier accident continues to cause problems.
A lorry and a combine harvester collided on the southbound carriageway of the A34 at Peartree at about 1.40pm.
The combine harvester struck a barrier over the A34 entry slip road, which has been closed ever since.
Traffic on the A34 is currently restricted to one lane and is expected to be completely closed for recovery of the combine harvester at around 7pm.
It is causing heavy congestion around the area.
Specialist equipment is required to recover the combine harvester and then the barrier will be repaired.
Comments(30)
grumpyofwhitecross
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5:08pm Mon 2 Apr 12
A34North
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5:09pm Mon 2 Apr 12
Dilligaf2010
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5:40pm Mon 2 Apr 12
Dilligaf2010
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5:42pm Mon 2 Apr 12
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Oxonian
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6:08pm Mon 2 Apr 12
Lord Palmerstone
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6:20pm Mon 2 Apr 12
On a more frivolous note the vote of OM readers tells us that only 7% of the people filled up with fuel last week and the rest just carried on stoically. Well fancy that-7% of Oxfordshire's motorists all filling up at Bloxham. Wow!
raybbl
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6:44pm Mon 2 Apr 12
grumpyofwhitecross wrote:actually, i distinctly remember being escorted off the a34 by police as i cycled from Oxford to Abingdon and told it was against the law
And is a harvester bigger than the average car ???....bicycles are also allowed on the A34 !!! and I seem to remember that an 8mph mobility scooter is also allowed, as long as it has an orange flashing light !!! take your pick, then take feet off the accelerator and slow down.
now i dont know for sure but just saying
Dilligaf2010
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6:54pm Mon 2 Apr 12
Oxonian wrote:Using Firefox? Get Adblock+, makes the world of difference all over the web ;)
It was difficult to read this story as most of it was covered by a stupid advertisement for Thame Fair. We don't want adverts cluttering up the Oxford Mail website.
L0RD PETER McVEY OX2 6EG
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7:01pm Mon 2 Apr 12
Geoff Roberts
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7:09pm Mon 2 Apr 12
Dilligaf2010 wrote:They probably need the money desperately.
Oxonian wrote:Using Firefox? Get Adblock+, makes the world of difference all over the web ;)
It was difficult to read this story as most of it was covered by a stupid advertisement for Thame Fair. We don't want adverts cluttering up the Oxford Mail website.
Bogdan The MeerKat
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7:10pm Mon 2 Apr 12
TPS Oxford wrote:Care to expand on that theory?
It shocks me that anyone is stupid enough to drive a tractor or combine harvester on a busy road like the A34 but I see it all the time. Madness!
schuhmi2
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7:23pm Mon 2 Apr 12
That is not a combine harvester. This is a forage harvester!
There is a big difference! A combine is used for harvesting grain. A forager is used to cut and grind grass or similar.
PLEASE CORRECT YOUR NEWS REPORTS!
L0RD PETER McVEY OX2 6EG
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7:35pm Mon 2 Apr 12
schuhmi2 wrote:Yes but Forage harvester would ruin the song.
It would be nice if all these reporters knew what they were talking about.
That is not a combine harvester. This is a forage harvester!
There is a big difference! A combine is used for harvesting grain. A forager is used to cut and grind grass or similar.
PLEASE CORRECT YOUR NEWS REPORTS!
schuhmi2
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7:42pm Mon 2 Apr 12
L0RD PETER McVEY OX2 6EG wrote:Yes, good song, but the point is that the news is supposed to be informative, factual and most important true and accurate.
schuhmi2 wrote:Yes but Forage harvester would ruin the song.
It would be nice if all these reporters knew what they were talking about.
That is not a combine harvester. This is a forage harvester!
There is a big difference! A combine is used for harvesting grain. A forager is used to cut and grind grass or similar.
PLEASE CORRECT YOUR NEWS REPORTS!
This article just teaches people that all "big tractors" are called combines, when actually they are not, and serve very different functions.
Dilligaf2010
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7:44pm Mon 2 Apr 12
schuhmi2 wrote:He has a point, also called a silage harvester ;)
It would be nice if all these reporters knew what they were talking about.
That is not a combine harvester. This is a forage harvester!
There is a big difference! A combine is used for harvesting grain. A forager is used to cut and grind grass or similar.
PLEASE CORRECT YOUR NEWS REPORTS!
I wish I could have a pound for all the times I drove past the Claas factory when I lived in Germany, I'd be worth a few shekels now ;)
pokey
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7:53pm Mon 2 Apr 12
raybbl wrote:Perfectly legal to cycle on the A34, whether its safe is another matter.
grumpyofwhitecross wrote:actually, i distinctly remember being escorted off the a34 by police as i cycled from Oxford to Abingdon and told it was against the law
And is a harvester bigger than the average car ???....bicycles are also allowed on the A34 !!! and I seem to remember that an 8mph mobility scooter is also allowed, as long as it has an orange flashing light !!! take your pick, then take feet off the accelerator and slow down.
now i dont know for sure but just saying
L0RD PETER McVEY OX2 6EG
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8:04pm Mon 2 Apr 12
schuhmi2 wrote:The OM Correct, that does not happen, especially with places IE Union St in Headington, Walton Rd, Thames Rd are a few I can remember
L0RD PETER McVEY OX2 6EG wrote:Yes, good song, but the point is that the news is supposed to be informative, factual and most important true and accurate.
schuhmi2 wrote:Yes but Forage harvester would ruin the song.
It would be nice if all these reporters knew what they were talking about.
That is not a combine harvester. This is a forage harvester!
There is a big difference! A combine is used for harvesting grain. A forager is used to cut and grind grass or similar.
PLEASE CORRECT YOUR NEWS REPORTS!
This article just teaches people that all "big tractors" are called combines, when actually they are not, and serve very different functions.
Dilligaf2010
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8:51pm Mon 2 Apr 12
L0RD PETER McVEY OX2 6EG wrote:I'm confused ;)
schuhmi2 wrote:The OM Correct, that does not happen, especially with places IE Union St in Headington, Walton Rd, Thames Rd are a few I can remember
L0RD PETER McVEY OX2 6EG wrote:Yes, good song, but the point is that the news is supposed to be informative, factual and most important true and accurate.
schuhmi2 wrote:Yes but Forage harvester would ruin the song.
It would be nice if all these reporters knew what they were talking about.
That is not a combine harvester. This is a forage harvester!
There is a big difference! A combine is used for harvesting grain. A forager is used to cut and grind grass or similar.
PLEASE CORRECT YOUR NEWS REPORTS!
This article just teaches people that all "big tractors" are called combines, when actually they are not, and serve very different functions.
L0RD PETER McVEY OX2 6EG
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9:03pm Mon 2 Apr 12
Dilligaf2010 wrote:So am I Dilly, and I wrote it. But it was about inaccuracies in reporting, I think
L0RD PETER McVEY OX2 6EG wrote:I'm confused ;)
schuhmi2 wrote:The OM Correct, that does not happen, especially with places IE Union St in Headington, Walton Rd, Thames Rd are a few I can remember
L0RD PETER McVEY OX2 6EG wrote:Yes, good song, but the point is that the news is supposed to be informative, factual and most important true and accurate.
schuhmi2 wrote:Yes but Forage harvester would ruin the song.
It would be nice if all these reporters knew what they were talking about.
That is not a combine harvester. This is a forage harvester!
There is a big difference! A combine is used for harvesting grain. A forager is used to cut and grind grass or similar.
PLEASE CORRECT YOUR NEWS REPORTS!
This article just teaches people that all "big tractors" are called combines, when actually they are not, and serve very different functions.
NewHollandTS115
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9:13pm Mon 2 Apr 12
TPS Oxford wrote:it is not 'madness.' As a farmer myself I and all other farmers have just as much right to be on any roads to get our work done no matter how busy they are, if you are not willing to slow down for them in a car then it will cause accidents and due to the size and strength of agriculture machinery you are likely to come worst off.
It shocks me that anyone is stupid enough to drive a tractor or combine harvester on a busy road like the A34 but I see it all the time. Madness!
L0RD PETER McVEY OX2 6EG
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9:20pm Mon 2 Apr 12
NewHollandTS115 wrote:But not in this case. It was not GET ORF MOI LAND, more of a case of GET OFF MY ROAD HAHA
TPS Oxford wrote:it is not 'madness.' As a farmer myself I and all other farmers have just as much right to be on any roads to get our work done no matter how busy they are, if you are not willing to slow down for them in a car then it will cause accidents and due to the size and strength of agriculture machinery you are likely to come worst off.
It shocks me that anyone is stupid enough to drive a tractor or combine harvester on a busy road like the A34 but I see it all the time. Madness!
Tom Cranmer
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11:31pm Mon 2 Apr 12
· Capable of at least 25 mph on the level;
· Fitted with pneumatic tyres;
· Wheeled vehicles only;
and -
· Licensed in an excise duty category other than the concessionary agricultural machine rate.
In addition - subject to the above criteria being met, trailers may be hauled.
There are no restrictions on machinery being driven on a dual carriageway.
As someone who drives a lot on trunk roads, particularly in the West Country and Northamptonshire/Cam
bridgeshire/Lincolns
hire, I see agricultural traffic on our busy A roads on a regular basis, and have never witnessed a collision. There will be some congestion, but unless a farmer/contractor builds a private transport infrastucture to supply our food with, we have to accept these slower vehicles will use our roads. At least it was on a dual carriageway. Have you ever been stuck behind a truck doing 40 on the A605?
worldoftrans
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10:11am Tue 3 Apr 12
I happily will, and on any other single carriageway! only as they are suppose to legally!
worldoftrans
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10:11am Tue 3 Apr 12
I happily will, and on any other single carriageway! only as they are suppose to legally!
davyboy
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10:30am Tue 3 Apr 12
Bogdan The MeerKat wrote:perfectly legal to do so. looks like, from the picture, that the lorry ran into the back of the harvester. these harvesters only travel at about 25mph, on a 50 limit road. maybe the lorry driver wasn't watching!!!!???? or approaching too fast?
TPS Oxford wrote:Care to expand on that theory?
It shocks me that anyone is stupid enough to drive a tractor or combine harvester on a busy road like the A34 but I see it all the time. Madness!
## Nonny Mouse ##
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11:46am Tue 3 Apr 12
Major Oxford
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12:24pm Tue 3 Apr 12
timmythefirst
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7:36pm Tue 3 Apr 12
brmath
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9:19pm Thu 5 Apr 12
24th may about 5 years ago just out side aynhoe tractor hit schoolbus going TOO FAST in the dips.
RIP
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5:02pm Mon 2 Apr 12