truck and trailer total loss due to black ice
So it's been almost 3 weeks since we totaled our truck and fifth wheel. We were an hour from home enroute to Florida from Hamilton, Ontario when we hit black ice, lost control, went down an embankmen...
Forum Discussion
I am so glad that you two were not injured- that is the most important. Secondly, I am glad you are not quitting RVing because of this terrible incident.
You asked what you could have done differently. The first thing I will say is to slow down. 105 km or 65 mph is quite fast under the best of circumstances. Pulling a trailer on roads that have been wet with snow and when the temperatures are below freezing is a recipe for the disaster you experienced. I think 75 km or 45 mph to 90 km or 55 mph would be more appropriate.
Would lower speed have avoided the accident? No way to know. However, lower speed would certainly avoided higher impact forces in any accident.
You asked what you could have done differently. The first thing I will say is to slow down. 105 km or 65 mph is quite fast under the best of circumstances. Pulling a trailer on roads that have been wet with snow and when the temperatures are below freezing is a recipe for the disaster you experienced. I think 75 km or 45 mph to 90 km or 55 mph would be more appropriate.
Would lower speed have avoided the accident? No way to know. However, lower speed would certainly avoided higher impact forces in any accident.
