THIS is how you say "F.T.P."!!!

[GT Fanatic]

You're computer sucketh, loads fine for me.

Oh and FTP! When traveling or around semi's I always give a flash of the brights to let him know I coming around, no sense in taking chances like that moron...

Just figured out I had my flash block on.

[SS Junk]

What the hell does this have to do with anything? Yes you are correct. According to the story the truck driver didn't know anything had happened. Congratulations. You just validated my post.

It was probably a reference to:

Police said the truck driver reported hearing a bump and then seeing debris from the motorcycle going past him. When he managed to pull over, he saw that a man was embedded in the back of his trailer.

White was dead at the scene.

So, allegedly, if a truck driver can hear a motorcycle hit the very back of the trailer then it should be easy for a truck driver to hear and possibly feel the truck raping a car along a jersey wall. I dunno...

[lxhatch302]

^^^this happened in tulsa a few years back...

IIRC the truck driver didnt stop for 3 miles with the kid in the back of the trailor...it was other drivers motioning him over to stop him...

The kid in this pic had attened his best friends funeral a week prior from being killed in a motorcyle accident where a truck pulled out infront of him

[Cooter]

^^^this happened in tulsa a few years back...

IIRC the truck driver didnt stop for 3 miles with the kid in the back of the trailor...it was other drivers motioning him over to stop him...

The kid in this pic had attened his best friends funeral a week prior from being killed in a motorcyle accident where a truck pulled out infront of him

i herd one of his hands was a hook

[03trubluGT]

If you've ever driven a tractor trailer you know that particular spot has a huge blind spot. Road way narrowed and the cop was in the middle of the blind spot. You cant tell anything happened to the trailer when your pulling it. My post isnt meant to ruffle you or anyone elses feathers. Cop might have had something else going on like checking his mdc or getting a call or something. I just dont think the driver had any intent on harming the cop like the reporter made it sound.

What the hell does this have to do with anything? Yes you are correct. According to the story the truck driver didn't know anything had happened. Congratulations. You just validated my post.

Wrong.

Watch the video again. The police unit is damn near to the front of the trail er before any contact is maid. I could agree with your view if the trailer had merely clipped the unit with the corner of the trailer, but the unit is waaaaay to far up the truck to have any excuse.


Oh, and my opinion wouldn't change if it were a minivan, pizza delivery, or taxi cab.

[kingjason]

Yeah there is no way you dont feel that. However I am not sure I would have tried that little move.

[Tx Redneck]

I'm gonna go out in a limb here and say the truck was changing lanes w/out signaling and the cop was trying get pats him but didn't make it. I see folks all the time changing w/out signals as well as folks going around big trucks cause they're no goin fast enough...

Either way, they were both in the wrong.

I say that about the truck because of lane position and lack of blinker. That also assumes they do work or his trailer lights hadn't come unplugged.

[03trubluGT]

From that screen shot you can definately see the mirror of the truck, so there is no excuse for the trucker not to see a marked unit.

[90GT50]

From that screen shot you can definately see the mirror of the truck, so there is no excuse for the trucker not to see a marked unit.

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[Cooter]

from that screen shot you can also see that there isn't a cruiser's width between the truck and the wall

[stephen4785]

From that screen shot you can definately see the mirror of the truck, so there is no excuse for the trucker not to see a marked unit.

Paladin is that you?

[stephen4785]

From that screen shot you can definately see the mirror of the truck, so there is no excuse for the trucker not to see a marked unit.

Just because you can see the mirror doesn't mean the driver can see you. Officer was speeding and tried to dart in front of the truck. There's only 4 seconds from the time the cop car passes the truck bumper to when the truck moved over.
The cop car was hit on the side of the truck not the back. A direct hit to the rear of the truck would've sent a shock through the entire truck. But the cop car was hit on the side while the truck was moving over. Lateral force to the side of the truck is only going to swerve the trailer sideways and the the trailer will pivot on the fifth wheel. From the driver seat it probably felt like normal wind turbulence(it's also a construction zone so a driver will expect dips, potholes, and uneven road surfaces). If the cop had not been speeding the driver probably would've noticed the cop car behind him and not moved over. Looks like the cop was going faster and then took his foot off of the gas when he noticed the truck moving over. It also looks like it went from 3 lanes down to 2 lanes. Why on earth would anyone try to pass a big rig when the lanes are narrowing? Im glad you'll never be on a jury.

[TENGRAM]

When traveling or around semi's I always give a flash of the brights to let him know I coming around

To my understanding, that is backwards. I believe protocol is to flash your brights to let them know there is room to get over in front of you.

[ceyko]

So, here is a driver with at least a 45' trailer, trying to get into the slow lane. He's got barriers on both sides , traffic rolling past him on the left WHILE he is trying to switch lanes and he has some douche (in this case a cop) trying to zip past him.

1. Granted, I saw no signal - but that does not mean he did not have one on at some point. Video kind of sucked.

2. I can see at SOME point maybe he could've caught a glimpse of the cop. However, even in my bitty pickup or car I'm not staring at ONE mirror the whole time.

3. I'm of the opinion the cop was wrong for trying to pass on that side anyway.

4. It is possible that the trucker did not notice. Did not seem like THAT bad of an impact and it was still on the trailer not the tractor itself.

Besides, I don't care either way. I just am loving how 03trubluGT wants to defend the cop. Technically the cop probably was less wrong then the trucker. However, being less wrong does not make you right. If you were completely right the wrongs never would've happened to begin with. Just cause you're a cop does not give you the right to be wrong.

[ceyko]

To my understanding, that is backwards. I believe protocol is to flash your brights to let them know there is room to get over in front of you.

There are multiple reasons to flash the lights. Traditionally, you're a 100% right. However, in a lot of cases it's cool to flash especially to communicate intentions. (IMO) Either way, the trucker will know what you're doing.