Might have needed a WDH ?

[Bols2DawaLL]

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[Bols2DawaLL]

I think he might have been on the brakes hard to avoid this guy

[Bols2DawaLL]

Sorry fellas , no other info available , just a random pic on a random site 🙂
Besides it looks like we have plenty of amateur detectives on hand .

[BubDelicious]

profdant139 wrote:
Bub, are you sure they are facing the wrong way? It looks to me, judging by the angle of the light and the shadows, that this photo was taken in the winter, in late afternoon, with the nose of the truck pointing north. Probably on the east coast (judging by the topography). And I agree that this is a divided four lane highway, with the truck and trailer off on the right shoulder of the northbound lanes.

Good call on the deployment of the side curtains!

This amateur speculation is fun, but maybe the OP can give us more info about the location of the accident?

Ha, it is fun. Based on the color of the road lines, he is backwards. It appears the he is on the yellow dividing line.

[profdant139]

Bub, are you sure they are facing the wrong way? It looks to me, judging by the angle of the light and the shadows, that this photo was taken in the winter, in late afternoon, with the nose of the truck pointing north. Probably on the east coast (judging by the topography). And I agree that this is a divided four lane highway, with the truck and trailer off on the right shoulder of the northbound lanes.

Good call on the deployment of the side curtains!

This amateur speculation is fun, but maybe the OP can give us more info about the location of the accident?

[BubDelicious]

BubDelicious wrote:

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.

His air curtains on the passenger side have deployed, had to have enough deceleration on that side for them to deploy.

[BubDelicious]

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.

[Community Alumni]

djsamuel wrote:
Roof looks good.

My mom used to always tell me, "Always wear clean underwear. You never know when you'll be in an accident." I guess the same thing could be said for roofs:B

[profdant139]

Plus the fact that the truck and trailer are in a line may mean that no sway was happening -- otherwise they would probably be at an angle to each other??

[profdant139]

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??

[rbpru]

Space aliens, we all know it was space aliens from another planet but the government just will not admit it.

Hey, my guess is as good as yours...:) 🙂

[PaulJ2]

Doesn't make sense. An F150 towing a small Lance 1475 TT with virtually no road marks/damage, no debris anywhere? Notice missing propane tank, a pair of Honda generators sitting on the ground. Whats with the 2x4 wood laying all around? Maybe a test track or something? Filming for a movie or a Lance add?

[danimal53]

i honestly thought those were baguettes all over the road, had to zoom in a bit. looks like quite a lot of lumber, what for?

also, wow that propane tank went quite a distance!

[Boon_Docker]

Nah, you guys are all wrong. It has been a long drive and they are just having a nap.

[dodge_guy]

Looks like it was squatting quite a bit. I’ll bet when it started swaying it was all over the road and it flipped over!!!

[Bols2DawaLL]

zigzagrv wrote:
First, I hope no one was seriously injured.

I love these threads! Everyone seems to 'know' what caused the wreck. Speculation runs rampant. My theory is he was smoking a cigarette and dropped it. While he was fumbling around trying to get it, a gust of wind came up at exactly at that moment. He is on flat land with a large body of water nearby, which is conducive for windy conditions. When he felt the swaying of the trailer, he suddenly sat up and overcorrected for the swaying and this is the result. That's my theory, and I'm sticking to it. 😉

hey that was my initial guess too