Tail wagging the dog example

[LynnGlaze13]

Originally Posted by sourdough

Thanks for the link. The driver had lots of "explanations" which I call excuses. Some thoughts;

His truck was rated for max tow of 10k. Trailer gvw was 11k. He was towing at the max or over of his vehicle.

An Excursion is NOT an ideal tow vehicle IMO.

The truck driver said he was driving 65mph. Listen to his engine as he's driving and the Excursion passes; his truck is not working and I suspect he's telling the truth. Everything else he did, including helping the passengers, is above reproach.

If the truck was at 65mph the Excursion was driving WAY too fast for that combo. That alone would contribute to the accident.

So much for an Andersen controlling sway.

Bottom line; the driver is 100% responsible for the accident and he knows it. There are no other contributing factors. If driven responsibly this accident would have never happened. Thankfully the children weren't hurt by his negligence.

Lastly, but for the grace of God, there go I. I hope and pray I'm never in that position.

All excellent points!

Speed is one of the contributing factors in a bunch of these accident videos and one that is almost always an avoidable cause.

In the OP's video of the F250 rolling something that came to mind about the Chevy/GMC that hit him.

He was going at speed (meaning he wasn't sitting at the light) and if he would have been paying attention he could have seen the TV/TT coming through the red light.

I have on several occasions seen vehicles approaching that I knew were not going to stop for whatever reason and I just sit and wait for them to blow through.

[LynnGlaze13]

Originally Posted by Number 4

And I'm here to say thanks to all those who offered helpful advice on my "Will this work" post as a new member thinking a half ton truck might do the job. As a result we will be SAFELY towing with an F-250 and in order to avoid the weakest link in the chain scenario I've ordered a WD hitch with 1,000lb capacity instead of the 750lb version currently in the garage. It was just too close for comfort in that department too.

I missed the other thread so what did you end up going with?

[Hodgy]

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Just because you have a green light, does not mean it is safe to go.

I ride a motorcycle and I ride it like everyone is out to hit me !

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[kfxgreenie]

Originally Posted by Hodgy

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Just because you have a green light, does not mean it is safe to go.

I ride a motorcycle and I ride it like everyone is out to hit me !

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Once you are or have been a rider it will put your awareness of the road at a different level no matter what kind of motor vehicle you are operating.

[Pull Toy]

You notice that you never even see a brake light before they wreck? Probably no sway control either.

Trailering 101:
That's why you have a trailer "brakey thingy" right there on the dashboard! HELLO?!? Control the Tail, and the dog will behave better.

p.s. It did look strange seeing the Aussie Big Rig pull onto the "Hammer Lane" shoulder. I looked at the video again using a mirror, and it all made sense! LOL