Updating my old trailer

njrqs · Aug 13, 2002

Evening Harv (Well it's morning here now)

Don't start on the old multiple trailer towing debate.

The gun debate was bad enough.

Pic - I waaaannntt Pics !!!!!!!!!

Gary_in_Indiana · Aug 13, 2002

Neil, the seat belt thing is state by state. Indiana just made seat belts mandatory. Motorcycle helmets are not mandatory IF you hold a full motorcycle endorsement on your license AND are age 18 or older. Those under age 18 and those carrying only temporary endorsement cards (awaiting the full endorsement) must wear a helmet. Mandatory helmet laws have come and gone twice here since I've been riding.

As to pictures, I'll try to remember to take one the next time I have two on. Your mates would probably be really amazed at the semi tractors pulling TRIPLES here. That makes for a L-O-N-G vehicle. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

njrqs · Aug 13, 2002

No helmets?????

Agggggghhhhhhh

Then again we have the helmets mandatory but that is all. So you see them riding with helmet, shorts, singlet and thongs.

I have come out of a ute when it rolled and know what gravel rash is, so I'd hate to ride like that !!

We have B-Doubles which are Semi-Trailers (that's what we call them) with 2 trailers. They are allowed on certain roads.

Outback we have the road trains which are at least 3 trailers and can be more.

Meeting one of them on a dirt road is no fun at all !!

Gary_in_Indiana · Aug 13, 2002

Neil,

I'm afraid I'm one of those riders you'll see wearing shorts and no helmet in the summer.

The good news is you'll never see me riding wearing a thong. /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

If it's any consolation, I do wear a helmet when I ride in the winter. They're just too hot in the summer.

Kodiak · Aug 13, 2002

NO THONG THANK GOD!!!!!!

In regards to the helmet issue. I keep one of my old helmets on top of the tv in the bedroom. Its just a reminder as to what my head could have looked like. You see you can shake one whole side of it as though it were a peice of paper. Back in my snowmobile racing days. I tried to enter an ambulance without opening the doors, at 90 mph. After it rolled out onto the track in front of me, following someone elses crash. Now you can see why I'm kind of fond of that ol helmet.

njrqs · Aug 13, 2002

You guys scare me !!

But I reckon I'd scare you if you saw me around the yard in my thongs.

Ha ha

Cheers

wroughtn_harv · Aug 14, 2002

<font color=blue>But I reckon I'd scare you if you saw me around the yard in my thongs.</font color=blue>

So you're the reason privacy fencing has become so popular!/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Nevada allows three trailers behind semis. California only allows two. I can remember seeing UPS doing the swap around on old 395 at the border between the states. Three trucks from California would pull up and two from Nevada would pull out.

But let me tell you what scares me. You seen that goofball from down under with the cute yankee wife who doesn't have the sense gawd gave a goose around animals?

He's become a star over here. It must be something to do with the old "if mama hates him he's gotta be kewl" school of thought.

Egon · Aug 14, 2002

Neil:
Great fun watching the doctor pick the gravel out of ones body. Even greater fun when its on the sit portion and one spends all his time standing till nature has healed the body.

I have seen some pictures of the truck trains. Must be an impressive sight and also give the olifactories a new sensation. Of course a side benefit would be an excuse for a cold Foster's to remove the dust from one's throat!!

Egon

njrqs · Aug 14, 2002

Harv

Don't worry. I have voiced my opinion on Steve Irwin here before. I think he is a clown and he doesn't give us a good name I don't think /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Egon

Mate I can't say I have EVER had a fosters !!!