9. GEC Z9536

Spotted on the 3rd April 2005 on Hedingham Way, Mickleover. Yes, this is the same road as the Z9536 that was damaged in #5, however there is also major damage to the column and bracket on this occasion, meaning that a replacement column and bracket will be required.

What I think happened: A vehicle has obviously been involved in a collision with the column. It is not far from a bend in the road, and so it is certainly possible that the vehicle was going too fast and lost control.

Pictures:

A large scar in the grass shows where the wheels on one side of the vehicle have gone along. The vehicle must have been reasonably heavy as the scar has some depth to it. There is a mark on the back of the column that shows where the main impact took place.

The main shaft of the column has twisted from the impact, causing the bracket to point at a very strange angle.

I first noticed that the column had been replaced on Saturday, 2nd July 2005. The replacement lantern is an Industria Arc - in the past, a Beta 2 would have been used, but it was decided fairly early on in 2005 that SOX was no longer going to be installed on roads in the Derby City area. Instead, the council decided that SON and Metal Halide would become the norm, and so the Arc was chosen as the standard lantern. This is the first Arc I have seen in the City area; though the County Council have used it for some time.

The SS3DR photocell is obviously faulty as the lantern has already started dayburning. This will be rectified in due course.

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