Killer "Retreads"
Road Warrior
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Mississippi
in 20+ years of driving a truck I had MAYBE 10-12 flats. 3 or 4 blow outs on trailers, but NONE of them where retreads.
If you figure out the miles traveled vs flats, I bet its much better ratio than for car drivers.
"outlaw" cheap and fairly safe alternative, force companies or drivers to pay the damadges or higher insurance and the next thing you'll be bitching about is higher cost of transportation.
Higher cost of transporting goods will only increase cost at the cash register.
careful what you ask for ...
If you figure out the miles traveled vs flats, I bet its much better ratio than for car drivers.
"outlaw" cheap and fairly safe alternative, force companies or drivers to pay the damadges or higher insurance and the next thing you'll be bitching about is higher cost of transportation.
Higher cost of transporting goods will only increase cost at the cash register.
careful what you ask for ...
Around here you gotta watch out for the coal trucks.Posted speeds on our 2 lane winding roads are only 35 40 mph but the coal buckets like to run about 50 60 mph way overloaded.One look at my helmet tells the tale,chipped and scarred from chunks of coal flying off.Not to mention the owners of the coal trucks don't like to do regular upkeep and maintenance on there piles.I have various parts that I pick up out of my drive way each and every day.Had a good chunk of steel from a leaf spring that weighs about 10 lbs that I picked up laying beside the rear wheel of my pickup(I use it as a anvil).Just last week I had a lug nut come flying at me from a oncoming coal truck,I swerved and nearly missed it.Struck me right on the shin,had a baseball sized knot and a multi colored bruise from my knee to my ankle.They have numbers to report thse rouge drivers but nothing gets done,coal is king around here.The roads are tore all to hell and we have several fatalities due to enexperienced drivers hauling more than the law allows.Our town is not incorperated so all the revenue goes to the next corrperated towns(where they have nice roads and laws that prohibit said coal trucks from traveling through there clean town)I'm no way against truckers or mining just think that they need to enforce the laws a little better.
Road Captain
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 724
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by far most tire failures truck,car,or motorcycle are caused by under inflation. the answer is tpms in everything. it's already mandated in all cars since 2007(i think. may be off by a year) all vehicles including semi trailers should have it, it's a win win for both safety and operating costs.
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 343
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From: ohio
in 20+ years of driving a truck I had MAYBE 10-12 flats. 3 or 4 blow outs on trailers, but NONE of them where retreads.
If you figure out the miles traveled vs flats, I bet its much better ratio than for car drivers.
"outlaw" cheap and fairly safe alternative, force companies or drivers to pay the damadges or higher insurance and the next thing you'll be bitching about is higher cost of transportation.
Higher cost of transporting goods will only increase cost at the cash register.
careful what you ask for ...
If you figure out the miles traveled vs flats, I bet its much better ratio than for car drivers.
"outlaw" cheap and fairly safe alternative, force companies or drivers to pay the damadges or higher insurance and the next thing you'll be bitching about is higher cost of transportation.
Higher cost of transporting goods will only increase cost at the cash register.
careful what you ask for ...
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 6,519
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From: Nomad
I see far more pieces of blown outs that are sidewall pieces than flat pieces of tread.
I feel bad for the dead bikers family and maybe even for the truck driver who has to live with death that could of been caused by something UNPREVENTABLE.
I also feel bad for thousands of bikers who kill them self by not taking a riding class or choosing not to wear a helmet ...
**** happens, people die, get over it.
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Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Niles Canyon Ca.
Interesting everyone keeps dodging one simple little fact , everytime you throw a leg across the saddle and ride off somewhere your life is it at a much higher risk than sitting on your *** inside a box with protection of some sort all around you . It's the odds people and the more out on bikes not to mention the news loving to report drama and mayhem the more we are going to hear about bike accidents , human nature people love misery and drama just watch a little TV sometime . The road has hazards , more traffic & people out means more **** is going to happen . Difference is we have the means to hear about it a lot more than say 20 yrs ago. I suspect the ratios are may a bit higher with the huge influx of the clueless the last 10 yrs or so but time was unless you knew somebody personally we didn't hear about bike wrecks .
Get off the soapboxes or get off the bike that's your choices the road isn't going to change nor what's on it .
Get off the soapboxes or get off the bike that's your choices the road isn't going to change nor what's on it .
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Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Georgia
Click the link below and you can read the story. It isn't anti-trucker. It is about being held responsible for putting something on your vehicle that can be deadly.
http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/tir...o-1181216.html
http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/tir...o-1181216.html