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Re: Crash just got more interesting: (was Re: Nasty LA Metrolink /truck wreck this morning) |
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Posted by steamdriven on Wed Feb 25 12:47:51 2015, in response to Re: Crash just got more interesting: (was Re: Nasty LA Metrolink /truck wreck this morning), posted by Jersey Mike on Wed Feb 25 10:56:57 2015. Funny how he had the urge to set the parking brake and hop out, rather than crank the wheel over and hit the accelerator.Seems like there were about 30 seconds from the truck entering the tracks to impact. Count "One Mississippi, Two Mississippi..." to thirty. Ya think that's enough time to move a truck 75 feet? Tires on that thing are big enough to roll over the rails, ties, whatever, and a person possessing a CDL knows d-mn well how serious it is to leave a truck on the tracks. All he had to do was ----- Crank the wheel and drive the rig OFF the tracks, there was a ton of room. He could have gotten the entire rig clear of the tracks within 7 seconds, including time to shift and gun the engine. |
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