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...
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Did you have cruise control engaged ?
It's possible it could cause a problem if the rear wheels break loose even just a little bit on ice, or in freezing rain.
Even with the weight of a fiver over the rear wheels, I can see a Perfect Storm scenario where you enter a curve, the rear wheels break loose on a patch of ice, and instantly start spinning (because of cruise control), and then the fiver gives a little push into a jack knife situation. All this in the blink of an eye.
I'm not going to beat you up about your speed, but I will point out that if you're running at 55 in weather vs 65, you may have an extra 1/2 second to make an attempt at saving it.
Tim
It's possible it could cause a problem if the rear wheels break loose even just a little bit on ice, or in freezing rain.
Even with the weight of a fiver over the rear wheels, I can see a Perfect Storm scenario where you enter a curve, the rear wheels break loose on a patch of ice, and instantly start spinning (because of cruise control), and then the fiver gives a little push into a jack knife situation. All this in the blink of an eye.
I'm not going to beat you up about your speed, but I will point out that if you're running at 55 in weather vs 65, you may have an extra 1/2 second to make an attempt at saving it.
Tim
