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> This is the immediate cause of the fatal accident involving under-running the semitrailer. Rear ending a semi is one of the most fatal types of car crashes.
by nostromo 10y ago
> This is the immediate cause of the fatal accident involving under-running the semitrailer.
Rear ending a semi is one of the most fatal types of car crashes. People should definitely not trust automatic cruise control when driving behind a trailer. And regular drivers should give themselves some extra space when driving behind a semi.
https://youtu.be/bT3G-kcKN70?t=1m9s https://youtu.be/bT3G-kcKN70?t=1m9s
- foota 10y agoI'm convinced, why don't we have stronger underride standards?
- prawn 10y agoThe trucking industry is powerful and will work to dodge anything that increases their costs like this. To be fair, the same is true of other industry representation.
- Animats 10y agoThis wasn't a rear-end. This was a side hit after being cut off by a semitrailer entering a four-lane but non-limited-access road from a side road.