Just a couple of days after writing about "Gators" on the road and other road debris, I saw a serious problem instantly develop on my drive into the city this morning.
A large rolled tarp fell off a truck in a center lane at 60 mph in heavy traffic.
A car right behind the truck had no choice but to run over it likely causing considerable damage as I could see the front wheel leave the ground.
The tarp immediately started opening and cars started swerving all over the highway. In my mirror I could see one car fly across three lanes onto the shoulder and back into traffic.
I don't know what eventually happened but it had to scare the hell out of many drivers.
As I always say, Leave Lots of Space Between Vehicles - AT LEAST TWO FULL SECONDS , I prefer three seconds because you never know what might happen in front of you and I like going home every night.
Another point of today's post is to Truckers - SECURE YOUR LOAD ! ! !
The overwhelming majority of truck drivers are safe professional drivers with an enormous number of accident free ticket free miles, many even reaching a million safe miles and beyond.
BUT . . . there are a handful of trucks that you don't want to be around whether the driver is unsafe, or the truck or load are unsafe.
Over the years I have seen many truck loads shift (fortunately not mine) and the majority have been because the load was not secured properly in the first place.
A good reference for cargo securement is:
National Safety Code Standard - Cargo Securement
Forklift Safety at liftright.net
Or see my photos at donssite.com
2 comments:
It all boils down to taking time time to do it right.
man so many accidents.
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