totaldla wrote:
Copperhead wrote:
totaldla wrote:
Funny, but most of the trucks I see upside down in the median with trailer pieces strewn about are 1 ton duallys.
That and 18 wheelers.
How many states and how many miles do you travel over the course of an average year?
And that matters how? Do you know? Could you know?
Have you been annointed forum high priest? Are you an insurance ajuster or accident investigator?
What makes your observation any different from mine? Do you have a source of data showing what size pickup is involved most in trailoring accidents and loading conditions?
Yes on both counts. It matters because perspective is increased with expanded experience. And yes to number of miles. I average 135,000 driven miles a year over a 19 states area, at least for the last 30 years. I drove commercially for 10 years (year round) in Alaska on top of that. And i have been directly involved in some safety analysis and resolution events. More so in the 1990's. And on the data point, if one truly want, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has all the data one could want to sift thru. Like one point, maybe not directly related, that autos and pickups are at fault 80% of the time in accidents involving heavy commercial trucks. Given that light vehicle operators have far less experience and common sense in operating vehicles, especially towing trailers, it seems kind of stupid to then exceed sound limitation of the equipment.
The fact that you feel to demean someone else with comments about anointed as high priest exhibits a bigger problem on your part than the one being discussed. Amazing how when folks have little to base an argument on, they resort to demeaning their opposition. I suppose the climate we live in now. Are you running for political office?
