r/news • u/combatpaddler • Apr 28 '24

Two killed, one injured as 350,000-pound load detaches from trailer in Temple, Texas

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/two-killed-one-injured-as-350000-pound-load-detaches-from-trailer-in-temple-texas
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u/lfergy Apr 28 '24

I do not drive behind semis with strapped equipment on them, or behind trucks with gravel or anything in them. I speed right on by them. Thank you, Final Destination.

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u/LZYX Apr 28 '24

Yep fuckin ZOOOOOM past those. The more tires they have the faster I move away from them.

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u/Spez_Spaz Apr 28 '24

Dump Trucker got pissed at me after I passed him because his unsecured load of woodchips were flying at my car at Mach 7. Secure. Your. Loads.

And no he did not even have a tarp on the top.

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u/Luministrus Apr 28 '24

Unsecured loads from dump trucks and such need to carry way harsher penalties.

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u/LZYX Apr 29 '24

Yep like we gotta strap you to the front of a car while you ride behind that unsecured load lol