Burning car rolls down the road in Ashbourne [Video]

Tallon

This happened yesterday in Ashbourne

Fair play to the firemen for trying to stop it! But was it a stupid thing to do?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt4wjB3WUnE

A parked car went on fire, then seconds after the fire brigade arrived the handbrake finally went, and it rolls down the road nearly hitting a Garda car and the bus I was on. Fair play to the firemen running in front of it to stop it, I could feel the heat from inside the bus.

Kenny Logins

I just want to say to the 'eye witness', rotate your bloody phone.

enviro

Mini explosion @49 secs, lucky the fireman's head wasn't still there.

Lol at the lad in the hoodie that lobs something underneath the wheel and legs it.

dgt

And that is why you put your car in gear when you stop

Alanstrainor

dgt wrote: »

And that is why you put your car in gear when you stop

And don't set it on fire.

galwaytt

dgt wrote: »

And that is why you put your car in gear when you stop

...and why this can't happen in an automatic......

fletch

galwaytt wrote: »

...and why this can't happen in an automatic......

I can leave my car in N when I am parked?

alias no.9

fletch wrote: »

I can leave my car in N when I am parked?

Can you take the keys out when its like that?

MetzgerMeister

It was very considerate and upstanding of the Focus to not hit the Garda car. Fair play!

fletch

alias no.9 wrote: »

Can you take the keys out when its like that?

Hmmm pretty sure I can (its dsg rather than traditional auto) but will check this evening to be 100%

Tallon

fletch wrote: »

Hmmm pretty sure I can (its dsg rather than traditional auto) but will check this evening to be 100%

Set it on fire, then try it!

Oh, and film it please

Silverfish

Tallon wrote: »

Set it on fire, then try it!

Oh, and film it please

But rotate your phone first please.

_Kaiser_

fletch wrote: »

Hmmm pretty sure I can (its dsg rather than traditional auto) but will check this evening to be 100%

On mine (Passat DSG) it has to be in Park before they keys will come out

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Jesus those firemen went above and beyond....they are defiantly not being paid enough.

Solair

Kenny Logins wrote: »

I just want to say to the 'eye witness', rotate your bloody phone.

This video explains all about the horrors of VVS (Vertical Video Syndrome)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt9zSfinwFA

But, wow - well beyond the call of duty.

Not sure why they didn't just let the car roll into a safe place though. Bit too risky trying to push it IMO.

dgt

dgt wrote: »

And that is why you put your car in gear when you stop

Look at that torque. Given the constant speed even after the fireman tried to stop it rolling, looks to me like the car was driven by its starter motor. I read from somewhere about a house fire that occurred when a car parked outside caught fire and drove itself through the door.

So don't park your car in gear. Fellow SAAB drivers, I'm especially talking to you (would have been interesting to see the car rolling up the hill in reverse).

Alanstrainor

samih wrote: »

Look at that torque. Given the constant speed even after the fireman tried to stop it rolling, looks to me like the car was driven by its starter motor. I read from somewhere about a house fire that occurred when a car parked outside caught fire and drove itself through the door.

So don't park your car in gear. Fellow SAAB drivers, I'm especially talking to you (would have been interesting to see the car rolling up the hill in reverse).

I can't tell if you're being serious or not...

But it was on a hill...

Alanstrainor

Alanstrainor wrote: »

I can't tell if you're being serious or not...

But it was on a hill...

Serious, I'm afraid. Speed of the car looks pretty much bang on for a starter and 1st gear.

Alanstrainor

samih wrote: »

Serious, I'm afraid. Speed of the car looks pretty much bang on for a starter and 1st gear.

Im sorry but no. The car was rolling down a quite steep hill. A lot of mass + a hill means that there was no way the fireman was going to be able to stop it.

Tallon

The fireman does stop it for a sec, but it was obviously too hot, and you can see his feet slipping on the wet ground

Alanstrainor

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Im sorry but no. The car was rolling down a quite steep hill. A lot of mass + a hill means that there was no way the fireman was going to be able to stop it.

Well, I am sorry too. The contant speed of the Focus thoughout the video looks like a starter and 1st gear to me. And this is without considering the sliding fireman that didn't make any difference in the progress of the vehicle.

Tallon

Tallon wrote: »

The fireman does stop it for a sec, but it was obviously too hot, and you can see his feet slipping on the wet ground

Are we watching the same clip here?

Atomic Pineapple

Hill + gravity = car rolling

Tallon

samih wrote: »

Are we watching the same clip here?

You tell me, I posted the correct one!

At 20 seconds he briefly stops the car until his feet start to slide... being on a hill and all

Tallon

Tallon wrote: »

You tell me, I posted the correct one!

At 20 seconds he briefly stops the car until his feet start to slide... being on a hill and all

It a fair hill alright. Anyway, looking at the middle line in the road the car appears to be making steady progress until the point it moves front of the bus where it cannot be seen. My opinion stands.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Im sorry but no. The car was rolling down a quite steep hill. A lot of mass + a hill means that there was no way the fireman was going to be able to stop it.

You all wrong....the vtech kicked in....

paddy147

I wonder the cars owner get billed/invoiced 650 euro for the Fire Brigade callout??:pac:

Tallon

paddy147 wrote: »

I wonder the cars owner get billed/invoiced 650 euro for the Fire Brigade callout??:pac:

Yes! Unless their insurance covers it

Atomic Pineapple

paddy147 wrote: »

I wonder the cars owner get billed/invoiced 650 euro for the Fire Brigade callout??:pac:

Yes but insurance will cover it. (Unless they don't have any or only have 3rd party!)

paddy147

draffodx wrote: »

Hill + gravity = car rolling

Anyone spot the hoody??:pac:

gt4-wrc

I was one of the fire crew and it was starter plus 1st gear

Alanstrainor

gt4-wrc wrote: »

I was one of the fire crew and it was starter plus 1st gear

I guess I'll have to eat my hat so:D

Big Nasty

gt4-wrc wrote: »

I was one of the fire crew and it was starter plus 1st gear

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JEKBT99GSY

MCMLXXV

MCMLXXV wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JEKBT99GSY

Haha!

Stinicker

If it hit the garda car and that took fire too it would have been EPIC FAIL!

Pottler

Stinicker wrote: »

If it hit the garda car and that took fire too it would have been EPIC FAIL!

If I was the Fireman trying to stop the car, on my own, while the others watch/run around a bit, I'd be a bit pi55y at the post-fire discussion.:D "So lads, explain again why none of ye helped me?"

Guy:Incognito

Pottler wrote: »

"So lads, explain again why none of ye helped me?"

The lad with what looks like the big rubber foot off the temporary fencing used on sites said "relax lads, I got this"

gt4-wrc

Pottler wrote: »

Stinicker wrote: »

If it hit the garda car and that took fire too it would have been EPIC FAIL!

If I was the Fireman trying to stop the car, on my own, while the others watch/run around a bit, I'd be a bit pi55y at the post-fire discussion.:D "So lads, explain again why none of ye helped me?"

Simple he was the only one in breathing apparatus at the time

mattjack

Camryn Fat Swatter wrote: »

Jesus those firemen went above and beyond....they are defiantly not being paid enough.

Ashbourne's firemen are volunteers as far as I know.

Anan1

gt4-wrc wrote: »

I was one of the fire crew and it was starter plus 1st gear

Whatever about a rolling car, there's no way one man pushing would stop it on the starter in first. I find it hard to believe that anyone would even try.

Jimbob 83

Ford build quality

gt4-wrc

mattjack wrote: »

Camryn Fat Swatter wrote: »

Jesus those firemen went above and beyond....they are defiantly not being paid enough.

Ashbourne's firemen are volunteers as far as I know.

There are no volunteer fire stations in this country Im mystified by where people get this idea

Pottler

gt4-wrc wrote: »

Simple he was the only one in breathing apparatus at the time

OOOh stop! Ye all looked at it and went "well, there's feck all chance of stopping that yoke, appear busy, appear busy!" Except one.:D Who will "appear busy" next time it happens!:D

gt4-wrc

Pottler wrote: »

gt4-wrc wrote: »

Simple he was the only one in breathing apparatus at the time

OOOh stop! Ye all looked at it and went "well, there's feck all chance of stopping that yoke, appear busy, appear busy!" Except one.:D Who will "appear busy" next time it happens!:D

Pretty much everybody was involved and other crew members where making down from the engine at the time so you are wrong my friend and until you have experienced the heat from a car fire you just won't understand

urajoke

Pottler wrote: »

OOOh stop! Ye all looked at it and went "well, there's feck all chance of stopping that yoke, appear busy, appear busy!" Except one.:D Who will "appear busy" next time it happens!:D

Face palms face palm face palm !!!!

MugMugs

Fair dues to the fire crew anyway. Trying to stop a burning car is pretty admirable.

I am slightly bemused by the Garda running to the front of the car, seeing what he was doing and stepping back just as quick.

Pottler

gt4-wrc wrote: »

Pretty much everybody was involved and other crew members where making down from the engine at the time so you are wrong my friend and until you have experienced the heat from a car fire you just won't understand

I was joking! Literally joking. I know exactly how tough being a fireman is and exactly how harrowing and demanding it is, I was messing. Relax.

gt4-wrc

Pottler wrote: »

I was joking! Literally joking. I know exactly how tough being a fireman is and exactly how harrowing and demanding it is, I was messing. Relax.

picked you up wrong sorry :rolleyes: