Might have needed a WDH ?

profdant139 wrote:
Assuming no one got hurt (knock on wood), the photo presents an interesting puzzle. Chances are good that the wood was firewood stacked in the bed of the truck. And I can understand how, if the truck tips over, the wood spills out and trails the truck as it slides to a stop.

But what I can't understand is how the spilled wood travelled farther down the road than the truck did??

Wild guess -- first, there was more friction between the side of the truck and the road than there was between a piece of wood and the road. So once the truck spilled the load and screeched to a stop, some of the wood kept going for a few more feet.

If all of that is correct, then note the linear distribution of the firewood. That would indicate that the truck and trailer were not spinning around at all (which would create a fan-shaped scatter pattern) but instead tipped over and slid in a straight line, essentially together.

And what that means, I have no idea! Maybe it means a side gust is more likely than a severe sway incident??

4 lane divided highway, he is facing the wrong direction.