WOOD TV in Grand Rapids, MI, has been showing the video without the first 10 seconds or so. The Nissan is completely missing. I sent them an email about their editing, and accused them of an anti-truck bias.
VIDEO: Car Hits Pepsi Truck, Causes Catastrophic Wreck
Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by High Desert Dweller, May 29, 2010.
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I don't see how you can blame the driver,.......And do you know for a fact that it was a inexperienced driver???Injun Thanks this. -
wild ride for the truck and car
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When I was training for my CDL...I had a trainer who discussed this very issue...
He told me to down shift and go right over the 4-wheelers....
Better to roll over a moron who cut you off, than take out a whole line of 4-wheelers.....And you...the driver will at least be breathing.... -
Wow....Tha black & silver trucks just missed getting crushed..it looks like tha nissan came around tha corner 2 hot, bounced off tha truck drives & across tha front bumper..it's a blessing no one was killed in that..
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Ok. I just watched this video several times. It appears to me that after hitting the drives, the car, then, either hits the front of the steer tire, or it's fender caught the back of the steer tire. Thus, pushing it around. It is likely, the truck driver was along for the ride, at this point. To illustrate what I'm saying, go to a parking lot with some big holes in it. Ease along, aiming towards one of the holes. Let go of the wheel just before you hit the hole with your steer tire. See what happens to your direction of travel. Let's not assume the driver was swerving as a reaction to the crash for a moment. Let's assume he was an experienced driver. This is my assumption, based on the fact that, as he navigated the curve, he seemed to be favoring the outside. This is not something you see from rookies. They, more often than not, tend to favor the inside. Now, at the point if impact to the drives, we see the truck come away from the left edge, and towards the center. A textbook reaction. STAY IN YOUR LANE AT ALL COSTS!! Then, the car hits his steer tire. Albeit, I cannot make out the actions inside the cab, nor the movement of the tires, you can clearly see that the truck starts "swerving" exactly upon the impact to the steers. This is why spinners are illegal in some states. They break fingers. How can you steer with broken fingers? Anyway, let's not throw the trucker under the bus. We're truckers. We should all know that the gubmint will do a good enough job at that.
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And the Snooze media will be happy to help...simplyred1962 Thanks this.
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