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Sirius B ![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24331 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 ![]() |
403-forbidden. :-( |
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403-forbidden. :-(This all it says anyway. ;-) Police have arrested a person suspected of stealing a fire truck and traveling through several cities before being detained Tuesday in Anaheim.Cheers. |
Dr Who Fan ![]() Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 2465 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 ![]() |
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Or this if you want to watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvCxq1VMMq0 |
Sirius B ![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24331 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 ![]() |
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Dr Who Fan ![]() Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 2465 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 ![]() |
Who's bright idea at TESLA was responsible for this; Distracted Drivers: NHTSA Launches Investigation into Elon Musk’s Tesla over Video Game Feature Elon Musk’s car company recently added an update that allows video games to be played on certain cars’ digital dashboards. The NHTSA says the feature “may distract the driver and increase the risk of a crash.” ![]() ![]() |
Richard Haselgrove ![]() Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14456 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 ![]() ![]() |
Tesla disables gaming while driving feature And I should hope so too! Who let that one through quality control? |
W-K 666 ![]() Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 17315 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 ![]() ![]() |
Wisconsin crash: More than 40 vehicles involved in a huge pile-up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO91lPAdljA |
rob smith ![]() ![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 20686 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 ![]() ![]() |
Never mind QC it should have been trapped by the sensible safety Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
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Tesla disables gaming while driving feature Of course it is safe, it engages the autopilot! |
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Just before you hit an immovable object?Tesla disables gaming while driving featureOf course it is safe, it engages the autopilot! |
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Train always wins. Stupid, just stupid. https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/killed-train-hits-car-crossing-gate-82017846 2 killed when train hits car going around crossing gate |
rob smith ![]() ![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 20686 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 ![]() ![]() |
Some New Year's traditions are safer than others.... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-59847372 Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
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There's got to be a better way of getting rid of lemons. :-O |
W-K 666 ![]() Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 17315 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 ![]() ![]() |
Guess who followed his GPS. ![]() ![]() ![]() A nerve-wracking incident happened in Shanxi province's Changzhi City on January 1 when a hapless driver nearly killed himself trying to navigate a treacherous mountain pass. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/01/06/pictured-lucky-escape-lorry-driver-truck-teeters-brink/?li_source=LI&li_medium=liftigniter-onward-journey |
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That makes for a spectacular recovery... Except... Those excavators risk getting pulled over the edge should the wagon slip over... Regardless of their extra tons and hopeful extra weight of earth and rock in their shovels... Why oh why no chains attached to the wagon chassis at the cab end that are then staked out or bolted into the rack face to forcibly make sure the thing isn't going to slide off?!! Stay safe folks! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
rob smith ![]() ![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 20686 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 ![]() ![]() |
They do indeed, but their combined mass is considerably more than the truck, even if it's a typically overloaded one. Also by virtue of their design they have a considerable adhesion advantage. Why oh why no chains attached to the wagon chassis at the cab end that are then staked out or bolted into the rack face to forcibly make sure the thing isn't going to slide off?!! Loads of possible reasons, including, nothing available to drill the massive holes in the rock; during recovery movement is required; still setting up having done the first part of stabilisation and waiting for other equipment to arrive on the scene...... Reading the article it sounds as if the split the unit at sometime during the recovery, so the photos may just be during the initial stages of doing the job. Also there are some interesting discrepancies in the article, first, there is a width limit of 6.8m, now that truck is somewhat less than three meters wide, so is well within the width - did they mean height or length, I doubt the latter as that is pretty short, but height is the more likely, even so that truck is probably inside that limit. The article also mentions there being snow on the road, but there's no evidence of that. The real cause is more likely a big whoopsy by the driver, got the line wrong on one bend, panicked, backed up and dropped a wheel over the edge (and why was his second-man not guiding him back?) Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
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Or the shoulder of the road just decided that it had had enough. ;-) Cheers. |
W-K 666 ![]() Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 17315 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 ![]() ![]() |
Bit more in a video, BBC - Truck spends three days dangling over China cliff |
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