Be safe on the roads

[TomcoPDR]

Sounds dorky, but hope everyone is taking their time to get to their destination, practice safe driving habits, keep YOUR vehicle in top running shape (not to endanger others), etc...

TransCan is slipperier than a lubed up pornstar's bum.

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Editted (too confusing to some): Drive carefully on the highways this season, respect all vehicles big and small. Semi trailer drivers have pretty tough jobs, most the time they're on deadlines and company schedules, and huge vehicles to maneuver.

Bigger/ heavier vehicles such as semi trailers need more space and more reaction time.

There are a lot of poorly trained drivers who tend to slow pass on the left lane on the highway during blizzard storms, if you're going to pass, then freakin' pass. Don't "slow pass" (going 2-5 km/h over a stretch of 50 km)... Vehicles who slow-pass on the left lane (IN MY OPINION) creates a hazard to motor vehicles on the right lane (I call it the driving lane) by slow passing, because they are blocking an emergency exit for harzards up ahead for the right lane vehicles to move to, in a snow storm sometimes you don't even see hazard blinking lights until 30-50 meters ahead, which would only be 3-5 seconds going 100km/h (these are rough figures only, not scientifically measured)

These photos were taken the "morning after" a snow storm while I was driving home to Alberta. I had the luxury of following the road warning bulletin and pulled into a hotel to continue my travels the following day (I wasn't on time schedule, I'd rather pay the $100 hotel to avoid driving at night during a snow storm where the local city had signs warning NOT to continue, etc...)

And the following morning, the semi drivers who might not had the luxury of stopping that night, some were unfortunite enough to lose control of these wind catching machines. When the tail end of these huge 40-50 foot trailers catch wind, it tends to fishtail, which in return takes the front cab (the moving vehicle) towards it's momentum.

I can not find any evidence (as I wasn't following these semi's during time of incident), as to which driving lane they were in. However, on Highway #1 (TransCan) in Western Canada, it is in my opinion that in an emergency situation, most semi trucks tend to lean towards the centre median instead of the right side. The left lane (centre median), from what I've observed over the years, for the most part is not as steep and smoother than the right lane ditch (bumpy, rough, sometimes has property fence).

If you had to "ditch" a large vehicle such as a semi truck, on highway #1 in Western Canada, I think it's easier to do so in the centre median (left lane)

Also, I don't have any photos of passenager (even pickup trucks) in these ditches making mistakes, because these photos were taken sometimes around 11:00am, and pulling a semi trailer out of a ditch takes just a "tiny bit" more time than to remove a 2,000 - 3,000 lbs vehicle (which can be done with a 1 ton baby tow truck, within 15 minutes the fastest I've seen a tow truck operator do)...

Happy holidays :thumbsup:

[Benny]

Damn, that does look pretty shitty. Be safe. :thumbsup:

[FiveFreshFish]

Good pics of bad situations.

[BlackArcher101]

Originally posted by TomcoPDR

Mad props to semi drivers who have to work under time schedules and put up with "idiot" drivers on the highways, mostly people who slow pass on the left lane; in bad weather conditions too. (PLEASE don't hog the left lane and go 2-5 km/h faster than the right lane for 50 miles; YOU are a hazard for people in the right lane, the driving lane, they have no emergency escape should you both come up to road hazards ahead, such as in heavy blizzard snow storms you won't see a broken down vehicle until 30 metres which is like 2-3 seconds if you're going 100km/h)

Happy holidays :thumbsup:

Funny that you call other drivers idiots, give props to semi drivers, yet all the photos are semi's in the ditch.....

You say don't slow pass or hog the left so semi's in the right lanes have an emergency escape.... none of the pictures have semi's off the side of the road, they are in the median meaning they probably lost control in the left lane... Probably going too fast for conditions like they usually do. I for one give no mad props to semi drivers. It's usually them that speed past me in a blizzard kicking up snow/slush temporarily blinding me.

[Supa Dexta]

ahha what a doofus^ :rolleyes: the fact they catch the amount of wind they do has no bearing on them veering off the road..

everyone should carry marking tape with them as well.. Not likely a big thing on this board, but anyone that rolls over should be able to mark their vehicle that its empty and they've left.. I can't be expected to stop every 5 miles because of a roll over on highway 63, it's dangerous for me to stop and it would take me all day..

[wardpr68]

AND DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE TONIGHT!!!

Not only is it dumb.... but cops will be out in absolute full blitzing force tonight.

Dont make a stupid life decision.

[BlackArcher101]

Originally posted by Supa Dexta
ahha what a doofus^ :rolleyes: the fact they catch the amount of wind they do has no bearing on them veering off the road..

:confused: If that happens, then I guess they need to slow down? All I'm trying to say is that calling other drivers idiots over semi drivers, especially ones that have run off the road... well... where's the basis? How are we to know that idiot drivers caused these semi's to ditch.

I realize that all kinds of drivers irrespective of the vehicle can be poor drivers. It's just that the majority of semi accidents I have seen were a result of poor judgment by the semi driver as a primary cause.

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[TomcoPDR]

Originally posted by BlackArcher101


Funny that you call other drivers idiots, give props to semi drivers, yet all the photos are semi's in the ditch.....

You say don't slow pass or hog the left so semi's in the right lanes have an emergency escape.... none of the pictures have semi's off the side of the road, they are in the median meaning they probably lost control in the left lane... Probably going too fast for conditions like they usually do. I for one give no mad props to semi drivers. It's usually them that speed past me in a blizzard kicking up snow/slush temporarily blinding me.

Sorry, I didn't think I had to ramble. But yes it was a little confusing when I put so many points into one sentence. My bad, I tried editting the 1st post what I meant to say. Sorry had to ramble in the end. :(