• I Cast Fist
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    126 hours ago

    My uneducated guess: the truck driver forgot to pull down the trailer lift after dumping whatever it was carrying

    • @[email protected]
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      96 hours ago

      This doesn’t explain why a truck can drive at double digits mph with the trailer up.

      That’s like the most basic safety mechanism the manufacturer could implement.

      • Krik
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        105 hours ago

        This doesn’t explain why a truck can drive at double digits mph with the trailer up.

        Torque.

        But yeah a safety feature would be easy to implement. It could be a buzzer that goes off or a enforced max speed of like 10-20 mph as long as the trailer isn’t locked in the down position.

      • @EvacuateSoul
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        35 hours ago

        Well they are two separate vehicles coupled together, so it’s two manufacturers who must cooperate.

    • @danc4498
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      16 hours ago

      This makes sense now. Rookie mistake!