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redneckdds 03-23-2010 09:46 AM

what would you do?
 
heres an interesting scenerio...

you and your wife or family are driving down a paved tow lane road when all of a sudden there is a large pile of rocks on your side of the road, mainly on the shoulder but extending out into your lane 2ft or so? no barricades. You have no time to brake or swurve as there is oncoming headlights. You hit the 20 ton pile of millings and it rips your right front wheel from the truck enabling abs and steering... what do you do now?

Burt4x4 03-23-2010 10:18 AM

Re: what would you do?
 
Hang on....:mm:

lks dcvn 03-23-2010 10:47 AM

Re: what would you do?
 
1. Make sure everybody is OK
2. Be thankful it was only one rim/tire - if more it could have been worse
2. Move your rig to a safe location
3. Make some sort of sign to alert the next guy to slow down/go back
4. Call the DOT and alert them of the debris on the road
5. Call for a tow
6. Call your insurance agent and see if you qualify for a comprehensive deductible [road debris usually is]

grs 03-23-2010 03:51 PM

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If you can find out who put the stones there you can make them pay for your damages. I hit a big ditch in the road with my 62 Ford car. The company that dug the ditch did not have any warning devices up, so they bought me a new rear bumper.

bouncytruck 03-23-2010 05:34 PM

Re: what would you do?
 
Cuss a lot.

swyfor5 03-23-2010 08:36 PM

Re: what would you do?
 
My answer is the same as lks, make sure everybody is alright.Wife came home one night, said you gotta go look at the "85" k5. Went to the garage, right frt fender was cratered, walked back into house and said "anybody hurt?" She said no, and we went to bed, end of story!

69-72 03-23-2010 10:23 PM

Re: what would you do?
 
Take them home to use for landscaping in my yard as punishment for laying out in the road wreckin my wheel.

OldCreek 03-24-2010 12:33 PM

Re: what would you do?
 
Back up, put the tire or spindle on top of the pile and snap a "poser" shot.

addicted2dunes 03-25-2010 02:16 AM

Re: what would you do?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by bouncytruck (Post 3877760)
Cuss a lot.

^^^^Ditto^^^^

Keith Seymore 03-25-2010 08:11 AM

Re: what would you do?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by OldCreek (Post 3879301)
Back up, put the tire or spindle on top of the pile and snap a "poser" shot.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 69-72 (Post 3878340)
Take them home to use for landscaping in my yard as punishment for laying out in the road wreckin my wheel.

You guys are too funny....

:lol:

As an aside, that's exactly what we did: when we flew out to Montana to drive my truck back we found it sitting in the shed with the bed full of rocks, firewood, spare tires, etc.

We left the rocks in the bed, both for ballast (it was March of last year) and so that we could use them at home for landscaping -

:metal:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...k/100_7081.jpg

lks dcvn 03-25-2010 08:47 AM

Re: what would you do?
 
wow - that must have killed your gas mileage on the trip home!

Firebirdjones 03-25-2010 11:28 PM

Re: what would you do?
 
I've found that if you swerve at other cars, they generally move out of the way :lol:

Keith Seymore 03-30-2010 08:25 AM

Re: what would you do?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by lks dcvn (Post 3880928)
wow - that must have killed your gas mileage on the trip home!


Still got over 20 mpg; it's a 4.3 V6 (TBI) with the manual overdrive trans.

K


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