Towing above 65

jaycocreek wrote:
Some of you guys need a life!

This is exactly what I said before the picture. This accident that caused the death of the 3/4 ton pickup driver and his wife was caused by excessive speed pulling the travel trailer and trying to pass this semi before a long steep grade. "

Now slowly, passing a semi requires speed and passing a semi with a travel trailer in tow, requires more speed. Okay I assume everyone agrees with that. Did I say excessive speed was solely to blame? No.... He was going to fast when he tried to pull back into the lane in front of the semi and he wrecked.

The point is, had he not tried to pass he would be alive today but he must have thought he had the skills or the speed to pass this semi safely, I assume. But the fact is, he didn't.

Now someone tell me in a 65mph zone coming down a short grade to only climb a steeper longer grade, how fast do you think these guys were going? I'm guessing the trucker had the petal to the metal to get a run at the grade and the rver found himself trying to pass an excelerating trucker in a 65 mph zone and he ran out of the two lane passing zone because that is where the wreck happened.

Having traveled the same route hundreds of times, that's my bet. Only the trucker knows for sure but speed was a factor for the rver wrecking because you can't pass a semi before a steep grade by going slowly.