Boat trailer comes loose - tragic.
It just happened not far away from me, I do not see any chains .... http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/boat-trailer-slips-off-truck-fatally-strikes-si-cyclist/ar-AAeiF5A?li=BBgzzfc
Forum Discussion
So for the crowd that thinks 1000# limit is extreme, why not say the towed unit must have a braking system if the GVWR of the unit exceeds the payload of the TV. What everyoneis for getting os not everyone owns a one ton truck!
Without regulations we would have morons out there towing a 16,000# fifth wheel with a 1500/150 class truck.
As for this guy not facing Manslaughter charges. I know a truck driver that is serving a 25 year sentence for aggravated vehicular homicide for the death of 4 people and the injury of 2 others. The fifth wheel pin broke causing the trailer to crash into a van. They charged him because they said he should have noticed that the pin bracket was so rusted that he should have taken the trailer out of service. Does not matter if you hold a commercial DL or not, you are responsible to make sure the tow vehicle and the vehicle being towed is safe before you drive on the road. Note I did not say he should be charged, I said he most likely will be.
Don
Without regulations we would have morons out there towing a 16,000# fifth wheel with a 1500/150 class truck.
As for this guy not facing Manslaughter charges. I know a truck driver that is serving a 25 year sentence for aggravated vehicular homicide for the death of 4 people and the injury of 2 others. The fifth wheel pin broke causing the trailer to crash into a van. They charged him because they said he should have noticed that the pin bracket was so rusted that he should have taken the trailer out of service. Does not matter if you hold a commercial DL or not, you are responsible to make sure the tow vehicle and the vehicle being towed is safe before you drive on the road. Note I did not say he should be charged, I said he most likely will be.
Don
