4 dead in 7 vehicle pile up

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by rearview, May 11, 2017.

  1. uncleal13

    uncleal13 Road Train Member

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    A radio report here said that particular truck was an armoured car.
     
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  3. LoudOne

    LoudOne Medium Load Member

    Perhaps he thinks everything he uses will walk to his door....
     
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  4. magoo68

    magoo68 Road Train Member

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    I agree that a lot of truck drivers that run that area don't belong on the road .. however a larger percentage of 4 wheelers don't either ... too many are used to doing whatever actions they want with zero to little chance of getting caught it seems.. I truly feel sorry for the good drivers out there who are terrorized daily by some of the insanely aggressive drivers
     
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  5. Razorwyr

    Razorwyr Road Train Member

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    Y'all need to quit defending truck drivers about everything immediately. Sure we don't know the exact cause of the accident, but what we do know is that it involved 7 vehicles, 4 of which were semis. So, barring a meteor landing on them, at least one of the semis was following too close and/or not paying attention. I'm not saying a truck driver caused the wreck, but at least 1 of them caused it to be bigger.
     
  6. bigguns

    bigguns Road Train Member

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    Pretty broad generalization.
     
  7. x1Heavy

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    I am a "Good Driver" in a car and I am a "Truck Driver"If a situation comes up that Death is swinging his scythe for someone then one of three things are or will happen... 1- The obvious, 2- Everyone keeps cool and managed to get clear.small hysteria inducing amounts of damage too tiny relatively speaking to talk about, or there is not enough time; too much physics and whatever the righteousness the drivers may justify thier actions after the fact and over again in the courthouse a year later.

    There is one thing Car Drivers depend on. No matter what happens. THAT is the insurance jackpot waiting fo collect. In fact I think there might be enough money (About 250000 to 500000) to establish a attack vector by cause a collection of that money by the criminal seeking such a payout vs a 18 wheeler.

    If you do not have a good camera on your forward windsheld gass...I will not hear of any excuses,. Put on on there, today.
     
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  8. x1Heavy

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    Im leaning towards the Armored Truck. Itw Looks like they can flip him back up and tow to shop to put a new shaft on among other things.

    I am not defending anyone in that piple. I wait until actual factual information comes out.
     
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  11. THE ROAD VIRUS

    THE ROAD VIRUS Light Load Member

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    Ignore the comments. most people have no clue what it takes to operate a commercial vehicle. Statistically speaking, based on real world crash data, 80% of all truck vs car crashes are the results of the 4 wheeler making the mistake. Stay safe and leave an out.
     
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