Pickup truck vs motorcycles - crash that killed 7
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Pickup truck vs motorcycles - crash that killed 7
I couldn't help thinking of you guys here at A&S when I saw this headline. If motorists can't see a dozen Harley Davidsons...Be careful out there! Cheers!
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/23/us/mo...ans/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/23/us/mo...ans/index.html
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IIRC, the pickup was pulling a big 5th wheel flatbed trailer - don’t know yet if this played a role
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Yes, there are far too few details out to make any determinations about this tragic situation.
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Life in prison is an easy call here.
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He was apparently dealing heroin in his spare time ..... no word yet if he was DUI.
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I saw this yesterday.
A lot of it reminds me of the Kalamazoo bicycle crash.
One thing that the government likely should look at is the slow increase in pickup capacities.
The old half-ton is the new one-ton.
Everything looks like that could well have been a commercial configuration. Yet, was it licensed as commercial?
Empty trailers have their own issues, but should be easier to stop and control than a full trailer.
A lot of it reminds me of the Kalamazoo bicycle crash.
One thing that the government likely should look at is the slow increase in pickup capacities.
The old half-ton is the new one-ton.
Everything looks like that could well have been a commercial configuration. Yet, was it licensed as commercial?
Empty trailers have their own issues, but should be easier to stop and control than a full trailer.
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