Effy wrote:
Watched this several times. A few things I noticed, looks like he never touched his brakes, didn't see any brake lights. I know you are not supposed to slam on your brakes in a blow out but instead come to a gradual stop, but I didn't see any attempt to slow down at all. Maybe I missed it. Also looks like there was a lot of over correction which looks like may have caused the final roll over. Speed also seemed to be a factor but it's impossible to tell on the video. The only reference is the view from the truck and the cars further up the road, but the MH appears to be going faster than the rest of the traffic but without knowing how fast the OTR was going it's a guess. But it's easy for me to sit here and type this as I wasn't driving. The driver may have done everything right, Who can say for sure. just thinking out loud.
I thought he didn't hit the brakes too but if you notice the back of the truck as he is going towards the middle of the median, the truck brake lights come on for a second or two.
Another thing comes to mind, just before his tire blew, he turned on his right turning signal (yellow light), so that means he had just one hand on the steering wheel if he was holding the turning stalk with the other hand.
One thing I'm sure about, both passengers must have been terrified! And of course, the only way out is through the front windshield!
MM.
