The End?

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  1. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Notice: this is one of those posts specially designed to ward off ADD infected and Braindead. So if you don't understand, that's fantastic!

    I was running with the vampires. Saw an orange flickering glow on the rain soaked roads. Coming the other way was a 16 ft box truck that was on fire. Traffic slowed behind him. The interstate was 3 lanes wide. The straight truck crept underneath a bridge and stopped on the shoulder. Driver jumps out. Big fire. Huge. An 18 that was following gets the back of his trailer to the front of the straight truck, stops in the right lane, and jumps out with his fire extinguisher. 3 cars park on the left shoulder against the jersey wall and jump out to help.

    What's wrong with this picture? Wait, I should ask if there is anything wrong with this picture.
     
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  3. lonewolf4ad

    lonewolf4ad Road Train Member

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    (1) why the Hell did he park a burning vehicle beneath a structure?

    (2) What kind of moron thinks he can put out a blaze with a fire extonguisher?

    (3) I wonder what the original cause of the fire was, and why he kept driving at a slow pace? Unless it started due to the brakes, and he let gravity and resistance bring him to the final stop.
     
  4. damil

    damil Light Load Member

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    1. they stopped under a bridge 2. truck driver stops in right lane blocking traffic and first responders 3. cars parking on the left shoulder is never safe or a good idea especially in the rain
     
  5. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    Pics or never it happened.
     
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  6. cnsper

    cnsper Road Train Member

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    It was freaking raining. You want that the driver should stand out in the rain after his truck Ben's down? Have some sort of . You expect a man o stand out there getting wet?

    That was fun...lol
     
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  7. lonewolf4ad

    lonewolf4ad Road Train Member

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    He could have stayed in the cab, seemed like a warm place
     
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    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Defensive Driving Question: If there's going to be a big crash at the above scene, where exactly will it be?
     
  9. lonewolf4ad

    lonewolf4ad Road Train Member

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    Given the nature of our nation's infrastructure, it's anybody guess. Concrete is weakened by heat though.
     
  10. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    Financial combustion. He wanted to make sure the rain wouldn't put out the fire, so he parked under the bridge :p.
     
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    Vs the 3 cars on the right side parked left against the jersey wall.

    Neck-stretchers need to check it out, you know. Crank that head 170* while blabbing on their phone about or recording it.
     
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