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Jun 17, 2013

Sway caused accident on I-75

Just a reminder to be careful out there, especially with the longer trailers. Some folks in Michigan were traveling on I-75 when their 30' VLite started to sway, and they lost it in the ditch. The couple are ok, but their dog is currently missing. Here's a writeup in the Ogemaw Herald:
upside down trailer

It would be interesting to know what, if any, sway control was being used.

This TT must have had a substantial tongue weight. Looking at the specs for VLite models, dry tongue weight for a 30' model is over 600 lbs. Yet it still oscillated. Scary!

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gmw_photos
Explorer
Jun 17, 2013
I'm certainly glad to hear the folks are going to be okay. And I sure hope the dog is found and returned to the owners.

However....to say that sway "caused" the accident is possibly incorrect. Homestly, all we really know is there was an accident, that involved a trailer and a Chevy Avalanche. We have no way of knowing what really caused the accident. It could have been simple driver error, so to blame it on "sway" is really just taking a wild guess.

Again, glad the folks are gonna be okay.
WI_Bowhunter
Explorer
Jun 17, 2013
rexlion wrote:

It would be interesting to know what, if any, sway control was being used.

I am wondering the same thing. Very scary!
Holly-n-Matt
Explorer
Jun 17, 2013
Very scary. :(