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MrTFWitt:
On a more sobering note regarding discarded fag ends from moving vehicles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Blanc_Tunnel
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24 March 1999 in France/Italy
A Belgian lorry loaded with flour and margarine caught fire in the Mont Blanc tunnel. A lighted cigarette end caused this fire. The fire quickly spread and was not extinguished until 24 hours later. 39 people died.
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Stubbing it out on his bonnet might have had the desired effect though :D
Sider:
Actually, from the same source:
--- Quote ---The cause of the fire is disputed. Different accounts report it to be a cigarette stub carelessly thrown at the truck, and it supposedly entered the engine induction snorkel above the cab, setting the paper air filter on fire, a mechanical or electrical fault, or poor maintenance of the truck's engine.
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I do not dispute the anti littering, I dispute the bullying. Had he turned around and told the chap to please collect it, I would applaud it. The act of throwing a lit cigarette into a car, shielding behind his size, is plain and utter bullery.
Bob696:
--- Quote from: "MrTFWitt" ---On a more sobering note regarding discarded fag ends from moving vehicles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Blanc_Tunnel
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24 March 1999 in France/Italy
A Belgian lorry loaded with flour and margarine caught fire in the Mont Blanc tunnel. A lighted cigarette end caused this fire. The fire quickly spread and was not extinguished until 24 hours later. 39 people died.
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Stubbing it out on his bonnet might have had the desired effect though :D
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Like an awfull lot of wiki entries this one needs to be taken with a pinch of salt. Nobody knows what caused the fire. Volvo the makers of the truck that caused the fire were put on trial for design faults resulting in the fire. They were not convicted however. If the authorities had been as convinced by the cause as the auther of the wiki then it would never have got to court. Oh and witness state that the smoke was coming from inside the cab not from the engine.
Cig butts and air filters seem to be pretty much and urban myth tbh. Nissan did a recall on the almera because they said that this could happen. As no other manufacturer has done a recall I would hazard a guess that it isnt a problem.
Oh and if you stub a cig out on my bonnet you will need a trip to the dentist.
corrosiverob:
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--- Quote from: "MrTFWitt" ---On a more sobering note regarding discarded fag ends from moving vehicles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Blanc_Tunnel
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24 March 1999 in France/Italy
A Belgian lorry loaded with flour and margarine caught fire in the Mont Blanc tunnel. A lighted cigarette end caused this fire. The fire quickly spread and was not extinguished until 24 hours later. 39 people died.
--- End quote ---
Stubbing it out on his bonnet might have had the desired effect though :D
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Like an awfull lot of wiki entries this one needs to be taken with a pinch of salt. Nobody knows what caused the fire. Volvo the makers of the truck that caused the fire were put on trial for design faults resulting in the fire. They were not convicted however. If the authorities had been as convinced by the cause as the auther of the wiki then it would never have got to court. Oh and witness state that the smoke was coming from inside the cab not from the engine.
Cig butts and air filters seem to be pretty much and urban myth tbh. Nissan did a recall on the almera because they said that this could happen. As no other manufacturer has done a recall I would hazard a guess that it isnt a problem.
Oh and if you stub a cig out on my bonnet you will need a trip to the dentist.
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Friend of mine lost his artic because of a fag end in the air intake... not a myth at all..... problem was he was smoking it .... he flicked it out of the window and the air intake sucked it in.
if he had not seen the smoke from the air intake it could of been a lot worse but the truck was written off
rollazuki:
Jeez, what did it do, set alight to the air filter. thats damned unlucky.
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