Semi collides with Greyhound

That's the best way to guarantee that you end up in a ditch.

 

Generally yes, but usually a head-on collision is the fault of the person who crosses into the wrong lane bit a truck is involved and immediately they do everything to blame the truck.

 

I Drove by the accident seen earlier today, a couple observations, the median there is very thin (maybe 15 ft), definitely not a lot of real estate to react, and just a couple miles prior there is a jersey barrier for about three miles, if it had occured few miles back it would have been a very different ending.

 

This is the nature of our media, and the ammunition needed by D.O.T, FMCSA, and Insurance companies to implement new regulations on the industry. It strengthens their fight against us as drivers, owners of trucking companies, and for their cause of basically putting trucking out of business. My hopes and prayers are with all involved in such a heinous accident.

They will find the driver at fault, even if the tire on the truck blew and was partially the cause of the drivers inability to steer in a manner in which he/she was incapable of controlling the truck. They will find the driver guilty and the fines will be levied for Improper maintenance of the vehicle, drivers inability to fully control the vehicle, and whatever else they can throw in there for good measure.

 

good post......I was wondering why he didn't stop or bury it in the ditch. Your post kinda clears that up

 

If your first reaction after a blowout is to brake, you will have a very hard time regaining control. I'm not saying bump your speed up and keep running, I'm saying that hitting the brakes immediately after a blowout causes loss of control.

 

Or apply the trolly . . . slowly braking by *trailer only*, aside from straightening effect, also has the added benefit of pulling some weight off the front axle (without locking anything up on the tractor)