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Rollover protection?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by copperdome, Nov 26, 2019.

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  1. Nov 26, 2019 #1
    copperdome

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    What do you guys think of rollover protection? I sometimes don’t like it because honestly I like to fly when I’m empty or bobtailing and I can feel it kick in/slow me down in those times.

    On the other hand, I was once hauling a trailer that the springs busted on the passenger side, and when I took a left hand turn I looked over and it looked like I could have literally stood underneath the driver side tires. I hit the throttle and steered to the right immediately and I thank God it slammed back to ground.

    I have to wonder if I saved it myself or if rollover protection played a part. What do you guys think of the government mandated rollover protection? Like it or lump it?
     
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  3. Nov 26, 2019 #2
    x1Heavy

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    YOU are the professional.

    Anything attached to the truck in the name of safety takes away from you being the captain of the ship. Ive had a few onery trucks try to get away from me to lie down or roll properly over a couple of times but wrestled them back to behave.

    And you are still responsible if the roll over control failed and you ended up rolling over. No job no good DACs and so forth. No thank you.

    I'll drive a screaming old iron first with nothing on it computer wise. And those can be pretty tough to roll.

    At some point that truck is going to have everything. And laugh at you electronically if you wanted to actually do your job and be driving. Otherwise you are sitting in a gilded cage on wheels with Government all over and alive in it with no control at all.
     
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  4. Nov 26, 2019 #3
    Dave_in_AZ

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    Sometimes I rollover on a kitty when I'm sleeping.

    There's really no foreseeing these events.
     
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    Judge

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    Then the OM is like this the rest of the day?
     
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  7. Nov 26, 2019 #5
    tscottme

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    "I don't have to pay attention. I have ABS brakes."
     
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    lovesthedrive

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  9. Nov 26, 2019 #7
    not4hire

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    Yeah, I'm a little lost at the "rollover protection keeps engaging" part. o_O
     
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  10. Nov 26, 2019 #8
    tscottme

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    It's trucking, not Dukes of Hazard.
     
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  11. Nov 26, 2019 #9
    FlaSwampRat

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    Finally someone put it in words I can understand.

    I'll calm down now.
     
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  12. Nov 26, 2019 #10
    Mototom

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    What happened to this? It would have saved a few of the guys running down the mountains
     
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