Transportation Safety 3

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Sirius B Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7	Message 1935211 - Posted: 11 May 2018, 20:40:34 UTC When some people go for a drive, they tend to leave their brains at home ID: 1935211 · Reply Quote

Gary Charpentier Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30669 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32	Message 1935212 - Posted: 11 May 2018, 20:52:50 UTC A little booze and ... http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/05/11/stunning-video-truck-jumps-freeway-median-brings-down-two-light-poles/ ID: 1935212 · Reply Quote

Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0	Message 1935216 - Posted: 11 May 2018, 21:14:27 UTC - in response to Message 1935170. That was scary to watch. On a job many moons ago, I used to have to take a long drive down a boring section of highway, sparsely commuted, too, but I never set the cruise control for fear I would fall asleep. The mind is a weird and mysterious place ID: 1935216 · Reply Quote

grayfox65 Send message Joined: 5 May 18 Posts: 15 Credit: 38,724 RAC: 0	Message 1935491 - Posted: 13 May 2018, 10:46:19 UTC This one happened not to far from me about a month ago. Semi Hits bridge on I-75, Michigan ID: 1935491 · Reply Quote

tullio Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1	Message 1935667 - Posted: 14 May 2018, 15:59:24 UTC Last modified: 14 May 2018, 17:24:56 UTC A car which overturned and caught fire in the A2 highway in Switzerland was a Tesla, the Swiss road Police says. Its driver, a German citizen, died in the fire. The Swiss Police suspects that the batteries were damaged in the overturned car after hitting a guardrail and burned explosively. Tullio ID: 1935667 · Reply Quote

rob smith Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22217 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380	Message 1935687 - Posted: 14 May 2018, 19:07:02 UTC I'm glad no parrots were hurt in the making of this video.... https://youtu.be/mqguq1evb-M Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? ID: 1935687 · Reply Quote

moomin Send message Joined: 21 Oct 17 Posts: 6204 Credit: 38,420 RAC: 0	Message 1935701 - Posted: 14 May 2018, 20:26:06 UTC - in response to Message 1935687. Last modified: 14 May 2018, 20:27:13 UTC In Italy you have only outside rear mirrors on the left side on your car. Now you know why:) ID: 1935701 · Reply Quote

grayfox65 Send message Joined: 5 May 18 Posts: 15 Credit: 38,724 RAC: 0	Message 1935730 - Posted: 14 May 2018, 23:12:36 UTC - in response to Message 1935701. In Italy you have only outside rear mirrors on the left side on your car. Now you know why:) Damn, and I thought Boston, MA had some tight spaces.... ID: 1935730 · Reply Quote

betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11361 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66	Message 1935734 - Posted: 14 May 2018, 23:45:21 UTC - in response to Message 1935730. Maybe that's why some of the best bicycles and parts are made in Italy. ID: 1935734 · Reply Quote

W-K 666 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19072 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67	Message 1935755 - Posted: 15 May 2018, 6:46:23 UTC - in response to Message 1935730. In Italy you have only outside rear mirrors on the left side on your car. Now you know why:) Damn, and I thought Boston, MA had some tight spaces.... Having lived in Italy for nearly 10 years and spent 6 months in Cambridge MA, I can assure you that all of Boston's streets are wide. I would advise anybody spending time in Italy and wanting to visit a lot of the historical sites invest in a Cinquecento or a Vespa it can save a lot of time and effort. ID: 1935755 · Reply Quote

rob smith Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22217 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380	Message 1935757 - Posted: 15 May 2018, 7:03:23 UTC ...make sure its a PROPER Cinquecento not the modern "Micra in a Fiat dress" - they are too wide (don't ask how I know...). Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? ID: 1935757 · Reply Quote

tullio Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1	Message 1935759 - Posted: 15 May 2018, 7:52:04 UTC I had a Fiat 500 station wagon (Giardinetta) in 1954. It was my dad's car. You had to make a "doppietta" (put in neutral, accelerate and down shift) to go to lower gear. Now I have a Lancia Ypsilon, aged 2002, with a perfect gearshift and rear mirrors on both sides. It just fits my box. Lancia Beta 1800 was a problem, but the double overhead cam engine was a dream. Tullio ID: 1935759 · Reply Quote

W-K 666 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19072 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67	Message 1935782 - Posted: 15 May 2018, 11:02:32 UTC - in response to Message 1935757. ...make sure its a PROPER Cinquecento not the modern "Micra in a Fiat dress" - they are too wide (don't ask how I know...). Only had two proper Cinquecentos, one in Cyprus and one in Italy. The one in Cyprus was traded up to an 850 coupe, then a Lancia Fulvia 1.6HF. ID: 1935782 · Reply Quote

Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34837 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489	Message 1935825 - Posted: 16 May 2018, 1:30:23 UTC Sichuan Airlines co-pilot 'sucked halfway' out of cockpit, captain says. The co-pilot of a Sichuan Airlines flight that was forced to make an emergency landing on Monday was "sucked halfway" out of the plane after a cockpit windshield blew out, media reported, citing the aircraft's captain. Liu Chuanjian, hailed a hero on social media after having to land the Airbus A319 manually, told the Chengdu Economic Daily his aircraft had just reached a cruising altitude of 32,000 feet when a deafening sound tore through the cockpit. The cockpit experienced a sudden loss of pressure and drop in temperature and when he looked over, the cockpit's right windshield was gone. "There was no warning sign. Suddenly, the windshield just cracked and made a loud bang. The next thing I know, my co-pilot had been sucked halfway out of the window," he was quoted as saying. Luckily the co-pilot was wearing his seat belt and only suffered minor injuries. Cheers. ID: 1935825 · Reply Quote

Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34837 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489	Message 1935830 - Posted: 16 May 2018, 2:00:18 UTC Last modified: 16 May 2018, 2:02:25 UTC Talk about being lucky. Beer keg slams into moving car. It could've been a different story if it was full. Cheers. ID: 1935830 · Reply Quote

grayfox65 Send message Joined: 5 May 18 Posts: 15 Credit: 38,724 RAC: 0	Message 1935964 - Posted: 17 May 2018, 1:29:03 UTC Last modified: 17 May 2018, 1:29:20 UTC Another Local news story, fortunately none escaped or got injured. Semi hauling 8 Bengal Tigers Crashes ID: 1935964 · Reply Quote

Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34837 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489	Message 1936104 - Posted: 18 May 2018, 0:49:13 UTC School bus ripped apart in dump truck crash, killing 2. A school bus taking children on a field trip to a New Jersey historic site collided with a dump truck Thursday, ripping the bus apart and killing a teacher and student. The crash left the bus lying on its side on the guardrail of Interstate 80 in Mount Olive, its undercarriage and front end sheared off and its steering wheel exposed. Some of the victims crawled out of the emergency exit in the back and an escape hatch on the roof. More than 40 people were taken to hospitals. "I heard a scraping sound and we toppled over the highway," said fifth-grade student Theo Ancevski, who was sitting in the fourth row of the bus and was treated at a hospital for cuts and scrapes. "A lot of people were screaming and hanging from their seatbelts." It looks like the tipper owner, Mendez Trucking, has a long string of violations leading up to this accident. ID: 1936104 · Reply Quote

rob smith Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22217 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380	Message 1936125 - Posted: 18 May 2018, 5:12:45 UTC The text description of the damage to the bus is quite poor - it looks a if the body has bee ripped off the chassis... Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? ID: 1936125 · Reply Quote

Sirius B Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24879 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7	Message 1936153 - Posted: 18 May 2018, 15:20:20 UTC It seems buses & tippers do not mix well. 20 injured ID: 1936153 · Reply Quote

W-K 666 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19072 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67	Message 1936165 - Posted: 18 May 2018, 16:31:12 UTC - in response to Message 1936125. The text description of the damage to the bus is quite poor - it looks a if the body has bee ripped off the chassis... More info and pictures at WaPo - New Jersey school bus crash that killed student, teacher under investigation, officials say ID: 1936165 · Reply Quote

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