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  • 28-01-2010 4:10pm
    #1
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭




    Can't believe there's no safety feature to stop this kinda thing happening!:eek:


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    Paulw
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 13,381 Mod ✭✭✭✭Paulw


    Lucky there was no one on that part of the bridge and that there wasn't a car directly behind.

    Crazy stuff though.


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    Jumpy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭Jumpy


    Paulw wrote: »
    Lucky there was no one on that part of the bridge and that there wasn't a car directly behind.

    Crazy stuff though.

    Are you serious? You can see a guy on the left of the bridge crushed flat.


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    Yakult
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 7,941 Mod ✭✭✭✭Yakult


    2 people I reckon died.. if not seriously injured. Thats just crazy to watch


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    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    R_H_C_P wrote: »
    2 people I reckon died.. if not seriously injured. Thats just crazy to watch
    I count 3.. 1 on left, 2 on right


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    ForeverYoung90
    Registered Users Posts: 1,033 ✭✭✭ForeverYoung90


    Thats such a sad accident.I reckon 3 were crushed from seeing that.Who was radomly filming this?:confused:


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    Berty
    Registered Users Posts: 26,149 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    Did nobody listen to the Audio.

    1 injured and the other two escaped out of the way.


    On there being a safety device to stop this. In this country its called a driving license with specific tests for specific vehicles.

    There is a driving test for cars but nothing to stop people driving along with their scarf or seatbelt out the window. A woman in the UK had her right arm ripped off because her seatbelt, through the door, caught on a railing and whoosh................


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    robtri
    Registered Users Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭robtri


    Berty wrote: »
    Did nobody listen to the Audio.

    1 injured and the other two escaped out of the way.


    what you mean people should look and listen to videos before posting comment on them.... interesting idea :D:D:D


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    hugoline
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭hugoline


    ForeverYoung90 wrote: »
    Who was radomly filming this?:confused:

    CCTV... time and date stamp on top left :rolleyes:

    I whitnessed a similar thing in the states. We were driving behind (but in a different lane) an old dumper truck who didn't pay any attention to the warning signs of low bridge ahead, when he hit it at about 45-50mph. The Bridge was an old solid rock bridge and won that battle... the front part of the truck was thrown in the air, lost the dumper part and the remainder of the truck by pure chance drove off into the side embankement. We managed to squeeze past as it was still happening... quite scary and a hell of a noise :eek:


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    dirtydiesel
    Registered Users Posts: 528 ✭✭✭dirtydiesel


    The guy on the bridge is lucky to be alive.
    A pto has to be engaged to operate the tipping bed on the truck,this is done by engaging the clutch and moving a lever in the cab. Many trucks have a safety alarm which sounds in the cab while the pto is engaged, so the driver will not forget its on (unless his deaf)
    Also its hard to select gears with the pto on so this guy is a nob and a serious danger to others on or near the road.


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    flyingsnail
    Registered Users Posts: 2,752 ✭✭✭flyingsnail


    there was an incident in the UK not to long ago where a raised tipper hit a foot bridge over a rail line, which then collapsed and was hit by a train. link
    One moment of carelessness / stupidity is all it takes.


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    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users Posts: 81,312 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
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    MCMLXXV wrote: »
    Can't believe there's no safety feature to stop this kinda thing happening!:eek:

    To be honest if someone driving the truck doesn't realise that it's up they shouldn't be driving anything. If your in a car with a roof rack you notice the wind resistance, driving with a 4 or 5 ton tipper open on the back should be a tad noticeable :D


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    dirtydiesel
    Registered Users Posts: 528 ✭✭✭dirtydiesel


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    To be honest if someone driving the truck doesn't realise that it's up they shouldn't be driving anything. If your in a car with a roof rack you notice the wind resistance, driving with a 4 or 5 ton tipper open on the back should be a tad noticeable :D

    +1 makes me wonder does he ever look in his mirrors.


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    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,960 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Regardless of striking the bridge, the stability of the rig would be non-existant as the the centre of gravity would be so high! :eek:

    Reminds me of a 'know it all' new lad in Dublin port a few years ago. He was tipping a flour-like substance which was slightly damp because he hadn't covered the load properly. He had the trailer at full tilt and much of the stuff was still sticking. He thought it would be a good idea to abruptly drive forward and then brake sharply a few times. The result was a bent ram and the body couldn't be lowered.


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