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17 year old girl dies in laning accident

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laser_jock99:
Very tragic- it seems they were tackling Strata Florida alone. I was up there in the hills further north yesterday (Saturday morning) and the conditions even on surface lanes were pretty vile with loads of surface water & field run-off. I would have thought Strata Florida was a 'no-go' yesterday and Friday?

lee celtic:
I have just been reading TOR from last months road book they had a guide to strata, This may be the reason the lane has been getting more traffic lately. I have always enjoyed the road books but have felt in the past that they have under played some of the hazzards on the lanes they feature , encoraging people to try more than they or their cars are capable of ..I think in this case it was a freak accident that could have caught anyone out.

While getting people out on the lanes is a good thing I still feel that going out with a club is a better way to learn and a safer way also..

However saying that the TOR road book does start with a warning that after wet weather you'd be mad to trifle with strata florida I now think all road books in all mags should start with the words DON'T GO ALONE 2 cars minimum. and also in the hazzards list they should add phone coverage as too many seem to think that a phone is a first aid box. Last time out we had a bit of an incident traveling between lanes on a main road in mid wales I grabed the phone to ring the wife to tell her I'd be a bit late and there was no coverage later I kept an eye on the phone and we had to go 4 miles to get a signal and this was a main route..

I think it all boils down to this ... Prepare for the worst and Take your backup with you.

Disco Matt:
With regards, to the TOR road books I've often felt that they are a little remiss not to say "Don't go alone".

On a dry day Strata looks harmless, but if the weather closes in or your car has one of those mysterious breakdowns (the sort with no obvious cause, it just won't go!) then you've got a very long walk to civilisation. I'd say in terms of potential to injure the unprepared it's up there with Snowdon - how often do we hear of people being airlifted from there after embarking on what looked like an afternoon stroll?

lee celtic:
every week mate I live in the flight path :roll:

tack43:
Latest news appears that they were a group of 3 vehicles. One of the vehicles went for help. Just shows even a group with apparently well equiped vehicles can get into difficulty. A warning for us all perhaps?

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