18 wheeler rams traffic, car explodes instantly...
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That's the Binghamton, NY area. The trucker was 74 years old. I see news articles which state his truck was 'out of service', but can't confirm the news idiots have the details right.
If the police or DOT place the truck 'out of service', it's not supposed to be moved until the violation has been corrected.
They claim the brakes failed.
http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Trac...akes-blamed-for-Route-17-crash-391418111.html
http://wnep.com/2016/08/29/dashcam-video-captures-highway-pileup-woman-rescued-from-burning-car/
No fatalities, minor injuries. Everybody was lucky, but the trucker should see some jail or prison time, No excuses.
If the police or DOT place the truck 'out of service', it's not supposed to be moved until the violation has been corrected.
They claim the brakes failed.
http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Trac...akes-blamed-for-Route-17-crash-391418111.html
http://wnep.com/2016/08/29/dashcam-video-captures-highway-pileup-woman-rescued-from-burning-car/
No fatalities, minor injuries. Everybody was lucky, but the trucker should see some jail or prison time, No excuses.
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I don't think the truck driver will go to jail unless his license was suspended or something like that. Here in the US it seems there is a different lower standard of punishment when it comes to driving even when someone gets killed. And that explains why our roads are full of idiots 
My local TV news showed a segment of that vid, I guess many stations did. It looks like something you'd see coming from Russia
Phil
My local TV news showed a segment of that vid, I guess many stations did. It looks like something you'd see coming from Russia Phil
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Sheet at 74 you will be denied the right to work here, or maybe that's gone soon cuz "the man" is planning to raise pension age again to finance tax breaks for his rich friends.
And general funding of his other stupid ideas.
It even seem like soon a education is no longer free here, but "the man" will lend you money so you can pay for your education, and he will even give you a low interest rate cuz really its not his money he is lending to the left and right so who care.
at 74 you will be denied the right to work here, or maybe that's gone soon cuz "the man" is planning to raise pension age again to finance tax breaks for his rich friends.And general funding of his other stupid ideas.
It even seem like soon a education is no longer free here, but "the man" will lend you money so you can pay for your education, and he will even give you a low interest rate cuz really its not his money he is lending to the left and right so who care.
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The news dweebs may have mangled the details.
If the truck was actually put 'out of service' by the police or DOT, it can't be moved until it's repaired, and there is usually a varying procedure for verifying it was fixed, BEFORE it can be moved.
If he knowingly operated that truck with bad brakes, even worse in a hilly area, it's criminal.
"Officials say the tractor trailer’s driver, Allen R. Kirkpatrick, 74, of Wyalusing, P.A., was issued a ticket for operating an out of service vehicle. The New York State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit will handle further investigation and ticketing, if necessary."
The ticketing and charges aren't over, yet.
He's lucky there were no serious injuries, but the lawsuits and damage claims will run into the millions.
That accident happened at the bottom of a moderate downhill section. The road splits into three separate highways, non or which are hairpin turns, but you have to slow down.
The speed limit in this area is 55, and maybe drops before that interchange.
Other news sources states:
"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration records obtained by the Press & Sun Bulletin show the tractor-trailer, owned by Wyalusing Transport based out of Pennsylvania, has a record of citations for trucking regulations violations."
If the truck was actually put 'out of service' by the police or DOT, it can't be moved until it's repaired, and there is usually a varying procedure for verifying it was fixed, BEFORE it can be moved.
If he knowingly operated that truck with bad brakes, even worse in a hilly area, it's criminal.
"Officials say the tractor trailer’s driver, Allen R. Kirkpatrick, 74, of Wyalusing, P.A., was issued a ticket for operating an out of service vehicle. The New York State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit will handle further investigation and ticketing, if necessary."
The ticketing and charges aren't over, yet.
He's lucky there were no serious injuries, but the lawsuits and damage claims will run into the millions.
That accident happened at the bottom of a moderate downhill section. The road splits into three separate highways, non or which are hairpin turns, but you have to slow down.
The speed limit in this area is 55, and maybe drops before that interchange.
Other news sources states:
"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration records obtained by the Press & Sun Bulletin show the tractor-trailer, owned by Wyalusing Transport based out of Pennsylvania, has a record of citations for trucking regulations violations."
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For the heck of it, the truck is from a small company, with ten trucks.
They have a 58.3% 'out of service' percentage, average is 20.34%.
This means that almost 60% of the time one of their ten trucks is randomly inspected, they find problems serious enough the truck can't be allowed to move.
The percentage of drivers put out of service is worse.
26.7%, national average is 4.96%
The driver is put out of service, (Separate from the truck) for log book violations, no license, or other license problem, no medical card, etc.
http://www.safersys.org/query.asp?s...apshot&query_param=USDOT&query_string=1691610
They have a 58.3% 'out of service' percentage, average is 20.34%.
This means that almost 60% of the time one of their ten trucks is randomly inspected, they find problems serious enough the truck can't be allowed to move.
The percentage of drivers put out of service is worse.
26.7%, national average is 4.96%
The driver is put out of service, (Separate from the truck) for log book violations, no license, or other license problem, no medical card, etc.
http://www.safersys.org/query.asp?s...apshot&query_param=USDOT&query_string=1691610
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On a cop program yesterday i saw a little trucker action too.
First guy wedged a truck in under a too low bridge, turned out he was not paying his taxes too.
Second guy had air leaking to his brakes, funny think the truck "just" been MOTed with 1 remark, the air leak that was supposed to be fixed before the truck could be used again, O and then he had a bald tire too with steel reinforcement sticking out of it.
And the third guy had okay hardware, but he was almost 3 tons too heavy.
Chances of being busted as a trucker is still marginal here, and the industry know that and is using that fact to increase profit.
Most truckers here cant even speak the language, but they drive in Danish regged trucks. and then on the side we have all the foreign trucks taking up room on truck stops for weeks on end so there is no room for legal truckers pulling over to take the breaks they are supposed to take.
First guy wedged a truck in under a too low bridge, turned out he was not paying his taxes too.
Second guy had air leaking to his brakes, funny think the truck "just" been MOTed with 1 remark, the air leak that was supposed to be fixed before the truck could be used again, O and then he had a bald tire too with steel reinforcement sticking out of it.
And the third guy had okay hardware, but he was almost 3 tons too heavy.
Chances of being busted as a trucker is still marginal here, and the industry know that and is using that fact to increase profit.
Most truckers here cant even speak the language, but they drive in Danish regged trucks. and then on the side we have all the foreign trucks taking up room on truck stops for weeks on end so there is no room for legal truckers pulling over to take the breaks they are supposed to take.
