No, calm down, I say baloney because the damage sustained to the copper truck usually comes from running into the back of a stopped semi. How is the pipe going go backwards destroying the truck behind if the flatbed hit the brakes? You'd think the pipe would go through the flatbeds tractor. I said Sherlock as a joke to the authorities, when it seems simple to me. Did they find the mystery car that supposedly caused this.? That's one of the oldest excuses, a car cut me off. The driver is truly lucky. I wouldn't say a passenger would have made it. I see the solid white line, wide shoulder maybe? I just think the flatbed was stopped, copper truck wasn't paying attention, and makes up some hoaky excuse , that's all. Looks like they may have saw it at the last second, veering slightly to the left, thereby saving this drivers life.
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Trucks and cars are the only reverse of this, that I can think of. (Maybe pedestrians in some jurisdictions, but not really -- I know someone who got thrown 30 feet by a speeding car driven by a texting Chinese student and was convicted of jaywalking, even though she was in the crosswalk.)
What would it take to make this common-sense change? Car drivers are presumed to be at fault when they collide with a truck unless there's good evidence otherwise. I know you all are probably going to tell me I'm crazy to even think it, but why? Doesn't it make perfectly good sense in your experience, both as a truck driver and as a car driver?Cattleman84 and cjb logistics Thank this. -
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I had a guy drive under the 65ft.beams on my flatbed.The beams went halfway across his hood through his windshield.I watched the glass implode,and the roof flipped around in mid air and feel to the road where he impacted.I got out of the truck and ran about 100yds. down the road expecting to see a headless body. Instead What I saw was an old red faced man with a beer in his hand and a big knot on his head where the roof hit him. All that was left on the top of his Ford Ranger was the driverside window glass and door frame.He just looked at me and drunk as hell said,"were the hell were the lights on those beams".Man was I happy to see him.And that's just the middle of that story.I call it my load from hell.It took 3days to deliver a load that shoulda taken10hrs.,and the repercussions lasted weeks.Trucking,gotta love it.
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These trucks are on/in an exit lane.
A car cutting off the flat bed could be true.
The copper color truck seems to have been following too close for conditions.201 and LoSt_AgAiN Thank this. -
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