I-80/94 Indiana

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  1. mjd4277

    mjd4277 Road Train Member

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  3. lovesthedrive

    lovesthedrive R.I.P.

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    Failure to secure load on tow truck should have been citation. The article says the 18 wheeler flipped over. More likely just lost the front axle with a jack knife.

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  4. pmdriver

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    Looks like a front end failure with heavy trailer stopping slower than tractor,to have a object jump that wall and strike you at speed would be bad, probably didn't know what hit until after sliding to a stop and climbing out and looking.
     
  5. gregbo

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    I was coming out of Gary at mile 5 west bound soon after. Hour and a half to cover 2 miles. And there was another wreck on the eastbound side around mile 2. Total mess.
     
  6. mjd4277

    mjd4277 Road Train Member

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    80/94 is always a madhouse and you CONSTANTLY have to be on your guard. Every time I pass through on the highway going between Illinois and Indiana semis always want to herd together in the hammer lanes! I always avoid that mess by taking the outside lanes in getting out of there as quickly as possible!
     
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  7. Dave_in_AZ

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    Some dude had a super single grenade on 5 a few days ago. Almost the whole thing dead center of the travel lane.
    Fortunately it was near an on ramp, so I went into the gore, and the ramp and went around it at speed.

    What if you hit one of those? Your front end, oil pan get WHACKED bad.
     
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