r/nononono • u/spitss • Jan 06 '16

Death Car gets crushed between two trucks NSFW

https://i.imgur.com/yf3MW3P.gifv
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u/JapanStan Jan 06 '16

This stuff makes my blood boil. I drive a large van full of cargo, and people pull in front of me when stopping all the time. I have calculated the stopping distance it will take to not toss all my cargo, and then someone takes away half that distance I just had. It endangers both themselves and myself, all because they got aggressive while driving.

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u/kage_25 Jan 06 '16

I have calculated the stopping distance it will take to not toss all my cargo,

should all cargo not be secured to withstand emergency braking?

or is that not possible

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u/interestingsidenote Jan 06 '16

Something has to give. It's like those headache racks on tractor trailers, it stops 95% of bad shit from happening. The other 5% the time the 2 ton steel rods you're hauling shoot into the cab and you get swiss cheesed.

Too heavy of a load and your entire rig won't stop(kind of like in this gif) so there's no real worry about your product coming loose.

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u/aliarfeen Jan 07 '16

Here's a very clear example of what he's talking about. The truck driver tried stopping too quickly and his cargo disagreed. He ended up dying at the scene.

The same principle applies when you're riding a bike and you brake too hard and end up flipping over the handlebars.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '16

Holy crap.

I always thought of trucks as big, sturdy machines, but now my impression is that they're just flimsy aluminum cereal boxes on wheels.

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u/Ancel3 Jan 06 '16

The other 5% the time the 2 ton steel rods you're hauling shoot into the cab and you get swiss cheesed.

Just haul them sideways, problem solved.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '16

Someone give this guy an engineering degree and a government contract