Semi Truck Blown Over

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A semi gets blown over in strong cross winds

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Semi Truck Blown Over

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  • Coming from a professional driver...

    To all the keyboard Rambos. Shut the H3LL up. It takes a lot to drive a vehicle that weighs 80,000 pounds when fully loaded. You'd probably have a heart attack just trying to get into the cab of a rig.

    By gh05t 1206153610 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • The safest thing

    to do when there is inclement (Really Really bad weather for those without a dictionary) weather, is to park the rig, and find safe shelter. The rig, the trailer, and even the freight can all be replaced. A human life cannot.

    By gh05t 1206153835 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • I drive a 53 foot tractor trailer.

    I see this all the time. A empty or lightly loaded trailer is an easy target for the strong cross winds. The best thing to do is not travel roads when there are reports of gusty winds. I always take alternative routes to avoid this problem but you can get caught off guard. So far I have been lucky. I feel for the guy.

    By trktrt 1205897726 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • As you can see

    on the video the trailer goes up first. when the momentum reach the cab
    it's too late for the driver to do anything about it. On the drivers mind turning left would just make things worst. like blocking the entire highway and maybe killing someone.It just happen to fast.

    By glaucolor 1205688023 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • gee

    drive closer to where the wind is ripping over the edge, gosh i wonder why i tipped over

    By captbad 1205658841 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • There should be

    a quick release for the trailer.

    Just becasue that gets blown over, doesnt mean the truck has to.

    By translucent orb 1205645000 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • OOOooo...

    if it was full of beer im sooo sorry i wasnt there..

    By wjordan 1205635019 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • what a noob

    the truck is fallin side ways and hes steppin on the breaks :D, but i guess most people do that out of panic.

    By speedspud 1205594015 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • I would have tried a couple of things to...

    Then I would have parallel parked along side the truck that already tiped. If the wind was going to take me, at least I could lean up against the tipped truck so I wouldn't completely flip over. Finally, I think I would have made a sharp hard left turn. Turning the cab would force torque to the trailer opposite the force that was pushing the truck over.

    By mayfielddr 1205592124 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • so

      why dont you travel back in time and fix it? since you are a know-it-all Im sure you might have a time machine as well

      By Scorpion3:16 1205594219 Reply Spam [+4] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Whatever dude

      I'm sure all that was going through his head at the time was "oh crap oh crap oh crap oh crap" not "If I turn sharply to the left it'll force the torque to the trailer opposite the force that is pushing my truck over." If you'll note, it probably took you longer to think of that than the time that guy had to do something.

      By jonny1985 1205619184 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Actually

      a trained driver should have thought ahead. Driving a big rig takes split sec thinking.

      By 4thgenaccord 1205652903 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Have

      you ever driven a big rig? I doubt it. I have. When something catches you by surprise like this, it's hard to react. The driver was probably focused on what was in front of him, rather than looking in his mirror to see what the back of his truck was doing. He probably didn't know there was a problem until he felt his cab going. The trailor was already gone.

      By dogbreth 1205694965 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • surprise?

      not so much of a surprise when he just past a truck that had blown away...and it would be wise to turn left...

      By JohanssoN85 1205695579 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Good point

      on the turning left.

      Everyone else talking shit. SHUT UP! Easy to talk shit in front of your computer, drinking a beer.

      By 4thgenaccord 1205652785 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • stupid...

    the truck driver so stupid..not done anything for that particular shit...

    By mimibaik 1208725871 Reply Spam [-2] Moderate Up Moderate Down
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