Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong

[ptsg]

My goodness, did a car take the front axle out?!

It's a very dangerous T junction in the middle of a blind corner where cars just fly way too fast. It's actually know as the "Curve of death". One the vehicles hit the Kubota as it was approaching the main road. Mid mounted ROPS did it's job too.

Even though tractors are fairly strong, a good hit in the wrong spot can easily rip an entire axle out.

 

[tacticalturnip]

That's damn scary; I hate working near the road, I'm certainly glad I don't need to travel anywhere on the tractor.

 

[deezler]

Came across this today.

Someone had an oopsy

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That one is odd. Normal semi trailer is around 13'6" and that bridge clearly says 14 ft. Is there a car underneath the other side of the trailer, I'm guessing?

 

[aczlan]

LoL...A lot of times the fact checkers on the Internet are the ones that are wrong...!

In many cases it is city or county ordinances that make it illegal to leave a receiver hitch in when vehicles are parked in public parking areas...

As was said, <citation needed> I have looked and haven't been able to find anything, if you have a source to backup your allegation, please post it, otherwise it's just spreading FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt).

Aaron Z

 

[aczlan]

That one is odd. Normal semi trailer is around 13'6" and that bridge clearly says 14 ft. Is there a car underneath the other side of the trailer, I'm guessing?

Looks to me like the truck was making a left turn from the left side of the picture (offramp?) and took the corner too sharp, then ran the side of the trailer into the center bridge support.

Aaron Z

 

[Dftodd]

That one is odd. Normal semi trailer is around 13'6" and that bridge clearly says 14 ft. Is there a car underneath the other side of the trailer, I'm guessing?

Nope. No vehicles stuck under it. Driver got hung up, and dropped the trailer.

Looks like driver should have taken the outside turn lane and approached it straighter.

I think the elevation difference got them being closer to the west bound side on their approach.

I had to make a couple trips around it in my travels for parts and got a pretty good look.

 

[Dftodd]

Looks to me like the truck was making a left turn from the left side of the picture (offramp?) and took the corner too sharp, then ran the side of the trailer into the center bridge support.

Aaron Z

I thought similar on my approach, but the roof of the trailer is wedged. They missed the support. I think there is an elevation difference between the east bound and westbound lanes.

If they had taken the outside lane, swung wide and approached straighter, they would have cleared.

 

[/pine]

As was said, <citation needed> I have looked and haven't been able to find anything, if you have a source to backup your allegation, please post it, otherwise it's just spreading FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt).

Aaron Z

Where did you look ?...on the Internet ?? LoL

Tell me...how many other municipal (town, county etc.) laws did you find ??

FYI...just because you cant find something on the Internet does not mean it's not true...it works both ways...just like "I read it on the Internet so it must be true"...too funny...!

I suggest you subscribe to Lexis Nexis and start your search there if you want a citation...find it yourself...!

 

[kenmbz]

Seems like he asked you /Pine if you could show us a link.
Think it would be helpful to everyone to know where this could be enforced.

 

[BigBlue1]

Where did you look ?...on the Internet ?? LoL

Tell me...how many other municipal (town, county etc.) laws did you find ??

FYI...just because you cant find something on the Internet does not mean it's not true...it works both ways...just like "I read it on the Internet so it must be true"...too funny...!

I suggest you subscribe to Lexus Nexus and start your search there if you want a citation...find it yourself...!

You're the one with the assertion that it is true. In absence of supporting info like a law cite or references to someone actually being charged with it common sense and lack of evidence says "nope".

 

[/pine]

You're the one with the assertion that it is true. In absence of supporting info like a law cite or references to someone actually being charged with it common sense and lack of evidence says "nope".

And you're the one with the assertion that's it's untrue...prove me wrong...!
Just because you don't believe something does not make it untrue...

here's a hint...subscribe to Lexis Nexis

 

[Midniteoyl]

And you're the one with the assertion that's it's untrue...prove me wrong...!
Just because you don't believe something does not make it untrue...

here's a hint...subscribe to Lexis Nexis

Are you a ******* child?

 

[LD48750]

And you're the one with the assertion that's it's untrue...prove me wrong...!
Just because you don't believe something does not make it untrue...

here's a hint...subscribe to Lexis Nexis

But in some states it is against the law to quote a law without providing a site to it.

 

[dodge man]

Illinois has a law that you can leave the hitch ball on as long as it doesn’t extend more than 4 inches past the bumper. I’d bet that the hitches on most pickup trucks are more than 4 inches long. Google gave me the answer.

 

[/pine]

LMAO...A local city ordinance states you can't do any blasting before noon on Sundays but alas and alack...there is no Internet link...too bad...so go suck on a lemon...!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I’m sure there’s a law against sucking lemons.

 

[ning]

Illinois has a law that you can leave the hitch ball on as long as it doesn’t extend more than 4 inches past the bumper. I’d bet that the hitches on most pickup trucks are more than 4 inches long. Google gave me the answer.

Illinois does not have such a law; I specifically quoted (#18,355 two days ago) the bill which attempted to make this into law in IL, but it didn't make it into the books.

I couldn't find any other actual references to laws, everything on the net is "there are places" just like maps used to say "here be dragons".

 

[Eagle1]

Only law I know if the ball blocks the license plate, Like most bumper hitch balls do. You know the ones that do not just slide out.

Now in MO if you register your truck for 18K Gross weight plus load you only get a FRONT license plate and no rear plate is required. You do have to educate the Highway Patrol on that law frequently.

 

[ning]

Came across this today.

Someone had an oopsy

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I suppose if the truck was already going a decent clip by the time it got under the bridge, in a turn, because of the "centrifugal force" (yes yes centripetal acceleration thanks we know) the trailer goes up on the inside and down on the outside of the turn... and up on the inside was enough to get it scrunched.
Though honestly it looks like it may have also hit the bridge support, but I can't tell if that's before or after it hit the ceiling.

 

[Dftodd]

I suppose if the truck was already going a decent clip by the time it got under the bridge, in a turn, because of the "centrifugal force" (yes yes centripetal acceleration thanks we know) the trailer goes up on the inside and down on the outside of the turn... and up on the inside was enough to get it scrunched.
Though honestly it looks like it may have also hit the bridge support, but I can't tell if that's before or after it hit the ceiling.

It was wedged in good. Up closer it looked like it had a couple air conditioner units on top in the middle of the trailer. But it could have also been the roof pealing back that I saw.