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- And she had a crash 7 years earlier. Tends to make me lean in a particular direction of thought.
- I did wide long and heavy transport for a few years and learned all about tail swing. Dips can ruin your day also. The list is long lol...
- Nearly 500,000 views. And it sounds like they have at least had some near misses before. I'm sure this wasn't done on purpose, but it will build their "influencer" presence.
cptqueeg wrote:
There is a LOT more to learn from that video than to use truck stops and being cognizant of tail swing.
Sure is! Seems he doesn't know a few things.
Learn height of rig
Don't go under trees
Learn how long the rig is
And lastly, don't try to convince me ebikes are the same as regular bikes.cptqueeg wrote:
There is a LOT more to learn from that video than to use truck stops and being cognizant of tail swing.
Yep, we've made dumb mistakes, so we are not without sin but there are better ways to handle that gas station:
- We typically fill up before we hook up.
- If we do wind up in a tight gas station, it may be embarrassing but one of us will get out and direct.
I do appreciate, they showed him cussing (bleeped) afterwards. It does annoy me when you watch youtube videos and something horrible happens but they act like it didn't phase them in the least.- There is a LOT more to learn from that video than to use truck stops and being cognizant of tail swing.
- That "camper" sure looks like a 3er!
- Ouch is right!
- To his defense, there is no Truck Stop within 50 miles from this location.
Then when you think about - those strong posts are placed around the pumps base on previous experience.
I bet backup camera made it high on his TD list.
