Rescue 911 - "Runaway Truck"
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- Опубликовано: 4 сен 2024
- A semi truck loses its brakes on a winding mountain road. This segment was taken from Episode 220 which aired on February 26, 1991 on CBS. This particular version of the segment was taken from a 30-minute syndicated episode, so about two minutes were cut out to make room for commercials.
*** THIS IS A RE-ENACTMENT *** It was filmed in CALIFORNIA... it was aired on Rescue 911 as they recreated cool and amazing shows. Another show was HEARTS OF COURAGE they did a recreation of this and it was film in Cape Breton, with stunt drivers, but they made it look like Wayne and my Dad (Lou) were driving.
Your dad is a hero. There’s no doubt he saved Wayne’s life that day. I hope that you, your dad, and the rest of your family are doing well.
Todd Gallant
Yes they do have stunts driving i do agree with you i didn't realize you put this comment 5 year ago my bad
Todd Gallant how did they get back from the mountains after the trucks stopped?
Todd Gallant
I remember watching this episode wen I was 8 years old an now I watch it again now I’m 35 years old
When I was a kid in the late 1950's we had a trucker who attended our church. One day his two little kids came to stay with us, and ended up being with us for nearly a year. Their father had a runaway truck up in the Grapevine, between Bakersfield and Los Angeles. He went off, and his truck exploded when it hit the ground. He was pulled out of the burning truck by another trucker who had seen him go off. He was badly burned, and was put in a burn center in LA. His wife went to be by his side as he fought to live. He was there for nearly a year before he could come home. He never got the name of the man who saved him and was forever sad about that. As soon as help arrived he had left without anyone getting his name. He said he never passed a truck after that, that he didn't wonder if it was the man who saved his life. This was an awesome video. It reminded me of that time so long ago. There is not anything greater before God, than being willing to risk, or to lay down your life for another. These two glimpsed each others soul that day.
Louie was my great uncle. This story was told to me as a child and now I recently told my kids about it. His legacy lives on!
He is a Canadian legend.....I drove semi dump in 1993-1994 then worked for Illinois central....after Canadian national left me hanging I was forced to buy out loosing my pension but getting a huge lump sum....your uncle has alot to do with me getting back into trucking
@@trainandtruckmodeler786 why was his truck running away and what happened with the brakes
This may, or may not be a re-enactment, but I KNOW this does happen because it happened to my brother, Larry, in Utah coming off Parley's Canyon. His brakes gave out at the top of the mountain and he was already headed down. Another trucker friend was behind him, and took the chance and passed him, got in front of him and applied his brakes for both of them, and slowed him down enough to go into the run-away truck lane and get stopped. Larry told us the story himself. He was terrified, but came out of the experience with a greater respect than he already had for his fellow-truckers. Those mountain roads can be treacherous and having a driver take the chance to help you get stopped is amazing.
Sadly we had a simular event here in australia but both truckies died
So glad your brother had his trucker brother to save his life.
Sure adds meaning to "fellow trucker". Would take the chance to help out if the opportunity presented itself.
Parleys is so scarey its a good thing they have those runaway ramps
Yeah im from Idaho im scared driving some of these highways in my car. The debt we owe to truckers is enormous!
I remember it like it was yesterday. I'll never forget how tight he hugged me that day after we stopped! Wayne god bless his heart was my best friend. I retired two years after he did. It was a story to be told, I'll tell you that!
The embrace at the end it just goes to show you how amazing friendship is and how tight knit the trucking community is
That reenactment was both scary,and amazing.
Grew up in the mountains in Colorado,seen runaways,and just how terrifying it can become.
Wolf Creek Pass..
They are both great drivers. That is what you call friendship. Glad y'all made it safe.
I remember seeing this as a child and I grew up to be a trucker. Thank god most mountains in the US have ran-away-truck ramps.
I prefer to be use my jake and maintain the braking system. Hopefully I never have to use one of those puppies. It looks like a wild ride.
then you get billed for using it and them having to fix it right? also if it's a windy hill you still gotta make it down to the ramp while constantly building momentum, doesn't sound like fun to me lol
us 550 in Colorado dont have guardrails very dangerous
Saw one happen once. Was a half mile or so behind the trucker and had no idea anything was wrong, and next thing I see he's halfway up the runaway ramp and gravel spraying everywhere. This was on Lolo Pass, when they'd just got done rebuilding it (1977 I think).
What kinda truck
We need more courageous men like this in our society. These days, if you do that, the trucking company would fire you for intentionally wrecking their vehicle and putting yourself at risk.
New guy in the corner 🤮🤢
Well it is try using one truck to stop the other Or they both could go off the side of the mountian And anybody in the way at the hill is dead meet ! Provided they make it that far !
@@tww1981 "dead meet" lmfao. Are you from Texas by chance?
And 50 bucks says it’s the same company don’t want maintain the fucking equipment
When I go to drive, I make sure everything is spotless on the truck. Everything has to work if it don’t, I won’t move it. And if the company doesn’t have a trolley brake or a Johnson bar I refuse to operate that tractor.
FYI if you don’t understand why I wouldn’t operate a tractor without a trolley brake or a Johnson bar you haven’t been driving long enough to understand what that’s really for.
@@PC_CERTIFIED I haven't even started a career in trucking and I already know the trolley brake and how useful it can be
This was back when television actually had some intellectual value. MOST, if not ALL, of the crap on television now would insult the average two year old! I rarely watch it anymore unless it's a rerun of a much older program. I sure watch a lot of videos now.
Im not the only one watching this in 2020
Me either. Nothing but junk.
Get rid of the reality TV make some good TV series. They had good stuff in the 1990's into the beginning of the 21st Century.
I was thinking the same thing, I totally miss these days. Nowadays you cant even watch the Simpsons anymore. Its simple, they show what people want to watch and decent family programming has terrible rattings while programs like sister wifes and Jazz the Transgender teen are very popular.
So? And just what is wrong with who makes the best cupcakes, and, and naked people running around in a forest eating pine cones, and who can make the best cake in 3 seconds? And being forced to watch 2o minutes of commercials for a 60 minute show? I have no problems with this. No. None whatsoever. Mindless uselesstainment at it's finest. Oh!! Yes!! And let's not forget drug companies selling drugs to cure my hang nails with a side affect if death? Hmm?
As a Truck driver not being able to stop loaded is a nightmare, happened to me a few times but thank God for keeping me safe, when things like this happens stay calm & think theres always a answer to any problem...Stay safe & God bless😊
After watching Ice Road Truckers I learned that the connections to the brakes often have to repaired.
This is so good I'm cryin'. Sooo glad that driver had the skill to save his friend.
WOW! That sent shivering old memories down my spine! Back in '82 during my 2nd road year I burnt my trailer brakes on a canyon road westbound coming out of Denver. My Astro95 Jimmie didn't have a Jake Brake and I grinded the rig up against the canyon wall get it stopped...
About all you can do at that point, or jump out hope you survive. My father in law lived in Durango he drove trucks all over said only guy he knew survived Wolf Creek Pass was guy jumped out of the cab just going into 180 curve. He said sign at the top tells you 11 mph 80k lbs better follow that or else.
Heart felt' my pop's hug wv' mountain, in 87' " fire department put his breaks off, not out, talking about it now!
What an amazing story. So glad that it worked out so well for those boys. Great job on stopping your friends' rig. Well done, and God Bless you for putting your life on the line for a friend. You're a very brave man to do what you did. You deserve a medal for what you did.
the was a reason they were meant to be on that same road that day (if the guy who lost his breaks was alone, he probably wouldn't be here). Yes the other one risked his life for his friend. It's scary but love the outcome and though I'm sure the guy was freaking out (inside at least) the one that saved him remained calm
This was the 1st Rescue 911 episode I had seen when I was a kid and immediately, I became a fan of the show.
This is one I had never seen. Wow, that was some crazy courage and skill ! As they said "He was a friend before that, but he's a special friend now"... Like guardian angel-type friend. What made Wayne pass Louie back there ? Angels.
This is why all carriers should have CB radios. It can be useful to help others who loose their brakes as well.
Although this happen many years ago, I can only imagine how horrific it could be. It was quick thinking and right decisions that made both drivers safe that day.
i live about an two and a half hours from kelly’s mountain, where this happened and i remember my dad telling me this story when i was younger. i seen this video on facebook not long ago and going through the comments i was so sad about the people commenting and saying this is made up or the roads aren’t that bad. this story is true and those who say the roads aren’t bad clearly haven’t been there
I see your comment is 2yrs old now! Just wanted to say its every video! Whatever the content or point of view, there are trolls & trash talkers in every comment section now. So take it in stride!
These new drivers who say that dont have a clue how roads were back then and how shitty the brakes worked and most trucks didnt have jake brakes back then either. They have improved the roads alot since back then. I remember them. Alot of them were no joke. The drivers today would never be able to make it in trucking back then.
@@jackmeoff2274 also the newer trucks are far better in both safety and tech than something like an old 80's kentworth. theres a reason why people dont talk as much. this newer tech does the work for us. that means more money for the business. im not gonna go into that fully since ill end up starting an argument
Most are car drivers
They are usually so stupid they cut in front of semis and hit brakes not knowing a car can stop a hell of a lot faster than a truck
Truck drivers that grow up on mountain roads know better
True hero friend may God continue blessing you both and family
Rescue 911 taught a whole generation the amazing lifesaving potential of the 911 system. My home county even decided to get 911..........in 2007.
thats so much for putting that on here! That's been so many years ago, but I still remember seeing it on television! I had forgotten all about it! Kudos to the drivers. That's super. Just imagine if the flatbed hadn't decided to pass in the first place. The poor guy wouldn't have had a chance.
Always follow gut instinct. He didn't conscientiously know, but there was a reason he passed. And they made it through. Safely
The driver saved that man's life. As an X trucker, I would have done the same with not hesitations.
The judge in Colorado gave that young kid a 110 year jail sentence for a brake malfunction. 4 people did die in that accident, but this kid will always think of those four deaths and should not serve any jail time.
@@noelmelendez4770 You're bold faced lying. That wasn't a brake malfunction. The Colorado driver went too fast down a steep grade. He road his brakes until they started on fire, then he *intentionally* bypassed not one, but TWO runaway truck ramps.
That was 100% pure irresponsibility on the driver's behalf. The equipment worked fine. The driver's brain, however, did not. He deserves all 110 years in in prison.
Thank you for saving your friends life GOD BLESS ALL OF U AND YOUR FAMILY
George
Hello hope you are doing great
Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friend. That is true brotherly love. Like Jesus.
When I was a kid I watched rescue 911... At age 23 I helped a woman who was having a seizure in the middle of a IGA isle... She was about to swallow her own tongue. I remembered a episode about how u use a pen to flip the tongue down then use the pen sideways to prevent it from happening again. I was so relieved when the ambulance got there. You never know what u might learn from watching this wonderful old show
Paul Wells your a good man
U tha man 👊👍
Ink everywhere
You just have to turn them to their side so they don't choke on saliva and foaming. They can't "swallow" their own tongue.
That was real smart of him to use his truck to help his friend slow down his run away truck.
That was very heroic of that trucker to save his friend like that. He had some big balls to do that. :-)
5:52 whoa!
A truly beautiful story as a truck driver for a farm hauling cattle & heavy & wide John Deere tractors I see the grand scheme of him saving his partner’s life. Good luck to both of you & God Speed, for he , or Christ had to be Co-pilots to both of you, I too was saved by Divine intervention on 08/09/2003 when I was shot 7 times at my folks farm house, during a home invasion, thus I know first hand about being saved by Divine intervention, thanks so much for sharing such a lovely story from such a noble profession.
This is real truck drivers!! Well done!
Brown
Hello hope you are doing great
I wish that they would release this show on a complete series DVD set. Always enjoyed this program and would love to see it all again!
Wow!! That's when ya know ya found yourself a true friend!! God Bless both men!
The premise of the show was that it contained true stories of rescues. Most stories involved professional rescue workers, but a few stories (such as this one) were about rescues by civilians.
Great video..I can see how this event could occur between 2 experienced drivers..Glad they are both ok and no one was injured badly.
Love truck drivers..It's a job I would not do.
35 years in the hammer all over this USA and Canada!! And have seen and been through some bad!!!!! Times but this vid makes me proud!!👍
This was my favorite show when I was a kid in the 90's can't believe finally I found it on RUclips
A judge in Colorado gave that young driver a 110 year jail sentence for going down a mountain and had brake failures. 4 people did die in that accident but that young person will always think about those four lives and that should be enough punishment for the young driver.
Now that is one very experienced driver.....Good effort.
Great jobs drivers! I wish we still had that kind of people out here today! !
we do
+Scott Prendergast im one of them
How is that a “great job” ?
He,for how many miles put EVERYONES risk in jeopardy coming the opposite direction.
Great job..ya ok.He was a coward-he should have jumped and dumped his rig.
No. We have 21 year olds like me driving the latest Freight liners and Volvo’s with the led running lights and more air dynamic! Listening to rap music while we pull up! 😎 The new breed has arrived!
@@scottprendergast3143 :)
Im guessing his friend had callahan break pads.
Michael Brown I’m sure of it..,
Best comment in youtube history
lol That truck shoulda down-shifted to stop !!
Tommy Boy! I know my movies lmao
Hahaha..!
One of the best rescue 911s of all time.
I have driven 110,000 pounds and that scared me the entire time. I don't drive trucks anymore, but I have a LOT of respect for truck drivers. An old guy told me that you always go down a hill in the same gear you would go up the same hill.
i want to be a truck driver so badly. this video get tears in my eyes
What’s stopping you?
@@FN_FAL_4_ever you answered 8 years after 😭
The incident happened in 1984, and it first aired on TV in 1991.
No
If I'm not mistaken they did this reenactment up on Everitt Memorial Highway which takes you to the top of the tree line on Mount Shasta in Northern Cali. Extremely beautiful drive! Steep grades and definitely sharp turns like described on this show.
Non-trucker here. To the truckers out there...would the truck that did the stopping have to towed? I imagine his brakes were in pretty bad shape as well after that.
Wow great story. My dad was a trucker for 25 years. I no exactly the dangers involved in this situation.
Great story
This was a few years ago, very lucky to be alive awesome 👍
Moral of the story: if you're going to start down a long "treacherous" grade, stop and inspect your brakes first.
Thank you for posting these. I loved this show and it's great to see it again!
I’ve never seen this show before so I have to ask, is it based on a real event?
@@chaoszombie9995 yes it is! I'm in Australia and love seeing these on here as I did not get Rescue 911 on TV
this show is responsible for me entering the fire service. as a kid mom and I would watch every show..
This is probably the most amazing rescue ever.
Great show. A remake can never come close.
They need to make this show again I love this show I remember it from when I was a kid my mom was a firefighter and we always watched it with her when she was home thank you so much for posting them I hope you post more or all of them if you haven't already.
Jack i watched this show w my mom too, every night it came on.
I miss these feel-good 90's tv shows...
Good job guy's, looking out for one another! Life saving technique.
I am glad that now there are run-off ramps,2019. They look funny when passing them, but , boy,, they work. I have seen in use. Thanks to whoever made them.
To have a friend is to be a friend. True believer in that... True Angles in disguise...
Also truckers have got some balls man driving in the weather in the snow on those huge hills man props to those men and women who do it without them there would be no America.
It's thier job stop acting like their in the miltitary damn putting them on a pedestal
This is Canada.
Thank you for recognizing a truckers worth.
Thanks, glad to be of service
I,m a logger and I don;t understand why he didn;t try to down-shift the truck !!! Jake breaks were prob not out back then but he did have a standard so I don't understand why he didn;t down shift it
God this must've been absolutely terrifying. The choices leading up to this were insignificant on their own, but ultimately they saved a life.
Why did this came to my recommendations 7 years later 🤣
Ditto. I need to update my search history and/or hack RUclips's view algorithm data.
Same
Right I said the same dang thing!!!
Same lol
Because its good content im a trucker, and this story is the telling of a life saved. An impatient act saved a life.
It’s been 39 years since this happened. I was 17 months old at the time. When I saw what was happening, I was terrified because I didn’t think that Wayne’s truck would stop in time because of the road they were on and he lost his brakes. But thank goodness he was saved. My brother Andrew was born in 1984 but in September 14 8 months after this happened.
This is so emotional every time I watch it 😢
what a Blessing to have a friend in front of you to kelp you get you stoped!!!
its really amazing
Bring back Rescue 911 get rid of Survivor!
Rescue 911 was on long before survivor dear
I guess that's why he said "bring back".....DUH
nice profile pic Allison. lol
that was his point
I used to watch this in the 80s
I remember watching this episode when I was a kid.
Im now 37 but watching this as a kid I learned skills I have actually used to save lives and help with injuries. This was back when tv was actually good.
That was intense thank you for your work. I do love trucks and trukers
The rpms have to match your road speed.With no brakes and the truck accelerating,Its unlikely you would be able to get it into a lower gear
its impossible
NO NO But Mike when he first noticed it he coulda down shifted it !! He was slow enough to do that
Impossible.
@@a-ddaigrepont3375 At first he could've downshifting one gear, then the truck would gain speed and either you shift up or blow the motor. Then you would have no control. Downshifting wasn't going to do anything in this case
Just grind those gears
this is why in California they have sand ramps on big hills
Most places do
They're pea gravel, not sand. Sand packs when it gets wet and then the truck would go right up and over it. I actually saw a runaway use a ramp once, near Lolo Pass (Idaho/Montana border). Sprayed gravel like a fountain.
California is not USA
hermes yes it is
@@theguywithanobjective482 Ssssshhhhh
This was an American TV show. They probably did that so U.S. viewers could more easily understand the speed and pressure.
allgood2000 actually it was to get the word out about the relatively new 911 system as well as to show importance of learning Heimlich maneuver and CPR.
@@grizzlycountry1030 he was talking about the gauges on the trucks not the show itself
Thank God he was able to help amd stop his truck. Lord was watching that day
Allen
Hello hope you are doing great
My dad was a truck driver all his life I remember watching this video with him back in the 90s
"Takes the cake" is a figure of a speech.
Trucking in mountainous areas as well as hills in general is very dangerous without adequate brakes. If the driver had done an air brake test, he would have realized that he had low brake pressure. The air brake test tells you everything regarding your air pressure but visual inspection of the brakes and hoses is paramount.
Agreed, It's pretty damn important to do a pre-trip inspection every day to ensure all 4 of your breaking methods (Tractor parking, Trailer Parking, Trailer Hand, and Pedal) Are all working properly. As well as getting out every day to check the slack, it only takes a half hour to check your entire truck over to make sure everything is working properly, and it can save your life!
Wow doing a pretrip inspection saves your life hmmm even with a pretrip inspection your still going to say no problem running well guess what Mr expert your talking out your ass you can do one inspection and low and behold some catistrophic happens and you say you did a 30 minute inspection that wasn't supposed to happen and it just bit you in the ass and your sitting in a repair shop still saying that wasn't supposed to happen reality just bit your ass hard and now money is being payed out welcome to the real world driver shit happens
Exactly right.
I'm a Class A driver and would never start a mountain run without doing a complete brake check.
@@MasonF123 And maybe a lot of other lives too.
The video says he had a 47k pound load but then later says his truck was way over the 80k pound gross limit at 49 tons. If that was so then it is no wonder he lost his brakes trying to go down such a steep grade.
Compression brakes did not come standard on trucks like they do today so most likely he did not have any.
Exciting story!
he lost them before the downhill grade - remember he tested them.
108,000 lbs is the legal load on a tri acle in Nova Scotia. We run a tad heavier than interstate weights. If he did infact have 45,000 on he would be pretty close to 80,000. Maybe a tad over. I would have to watch the video again but I believe they were discussing the weight of each truck.
Probably same defective push pin my had they were making these footvalves in mexico my pin bent the defect was a weak pin it either bent or broke thats why i pray taker her real slow in low cuz you never know
In the video, the freightliner is leading, then the pete passes him, then they show the pete loosing its brakes. Then somehow the pete stops the freightliner which now has the bad brakes?
Canada allows more weight than the USA always have and trucks were alot lighter in 84
This must of been a nightmare,the truck driver is a HERO
That's why truck driver's should always stick together! And now they are best friend's! :)
If I were driving something like that, I would check everything beforehand to extremes. Trust nothing when you have that kind of load
@@smokeykit57 And THAT is why you get it in a LOW gear at the TOP of the back side of that hill that will hold you.
Yes, that was "Asphalt Trap" from Episode 508. Unfortunately, I don't have a complete copy of that segment.
That's what he would have had to do if he was on his own! Poor guys! Sooo frightening! Thank goodness he had his mate there!
A completely chance meeting of a friend at a truck stop saved that dude’s life. If he’d been out there alone… damn
God this gives me the damn chills every single time. Goosebumps and prayers even though I was only 3yr when it happened
The good Lord was riding with both those truckers that day !!
Wow
Agreed
it's a re-inactment, to start with. It wasn't even done on the same mountain. And i'm curious as to just what Canadians are supposed to talk like. Most trucks still register air in Imperial measurements and a lot of drivers still use MPH as reference.
Trucks in Canada still use PSI. Speedometers have both MPH and Km/h
I've been a driver for 20 years. I can honestly say that the trucks of 1984 lacked safety innovations like self-adjusting brakes. But even so, this truck should have had a low-air warning buzzer. Maybe it didn't work, but it was supposed to. Also, no trucker should EVER descend a mountain grade in any gear that requires application of the service brakes (brake pedal). Let the jakes do that work. And if your truck has no jakes, stick to Kansas or South Florida!
unless one of your routes goes there. i doubt it. truckers have certain routes they must travel. I have been in a few rigs myself with some buddies and even asked some questions. i was a kid at the time but a smart one
I remember seeing this episode when I was all of about seven or eight years old...seems like a lifetime ago now...at any rate...good times...good times.
There's a short story called "Runaway Rig" about a semi losing it's brakes on a hill. A good read.
Guess they didn't have brake check areas back in the day ? I didn't see any escape routes either? Glad to see them escape every drivers nightmare.
he said folks when the truck picked up too much speed i just run along beside it and drug my feet.
That is from smokey and the bandit
Nice Jerry Reed reference!
Is your name Fred Flintstone?
Gotta love that old freightliner
They're older than Classic XL's and FLD 120's I wonder what model they are
The only Ftreightliner worth anything...
lightnindash 3804 I’m sticking for that 359. I would love the Freightshaker if it had those tall stacks and CB antennas..and good brakes!
Good for semi's not as fire trucks.
Right on , I was hoping someone would have commented on that , too bad , it's missing the "White" part on the grille , it's a classic though .
I remember watching this on TV back in the day. My dad became a truck driver not long after so thought for sure my dad would end up in this scenario one day. Luckily he did not.
Wow. Forget the truck, save a life. Truck can be fixed or another one can be bought. Professional quick thinking.
Actually, that is incorrect. The yellow and red buttons he pulled are Bendix Valves. Parking brakes, if you will. Yellow is for the tractor, and the red is for the trailer. Jake Brakes and Motor Brakes are the same thing.. and It's a switch you flip up and down, generally..
Jake brake (Jacob brake) is a brand you mean engine brakes you can find them as c-brakes i have only seen then in cat not much of a brake either
@@Steph-20079 That's usually an exhaust brake and they don't work worth a flip either. A Jake or Jacobs Engine Brake is a brand name that turns the whole engine into an air compressor using the engine's own valve system. Exhaust brakes are just generally on the exhaust pipe and don't do but very little but maybe they've made some advances in them.
@@lewiemcneely9143 Thats what i was saying but i had engines brakes that was just their for looks called a C brake had it on a cat engine and also had it on a jake brake on a detoit 60 series that had a good slowing down power also in a cuminngs. Yes some do help but some dont depends on the brand
The yellow and red buttons have nothing do to with the jake brake or 'motor brake'. In fact, the jake brake IS the motor, or engine brake. The yellow and red buttons are the tractor brake and trailer brake. They have nothing do to with the engine, just the brakes.
He didnt say anything about the jack brake. His truck probably didnt have a jake
so where does the air come from supplying the yellow and red buttons then. from a compressor that is attached to he engine. From I gather from your information is either you a super trucker that has no clue or you have never sit in a truck. So don't make your self look more like an idiot and some research.
@@a-dog8075 If he didn't have a jake he should've been WAY down in the gearbox before he rolled over the top of that downgrade. Old buddy of mine gone on always said you got ON E shot when you find yourself in the wrong notch loaded. Get it in a gear that'll hold you back THEN. You can always go up.
Friendships like this do not exist anymore. All of us like to think it does, but friendships like this just do not happen anymore.
40 year anniversary of that day always will look back this story
A truly noble act! Something Smokey and the Bandit would never think of...
thumbs up if your company has ever played this video in a safety meeting.
I dont have a company but I felt like liking
Love this show!
There is a lot of ill informed comment on this, but that's fair enough, not everyone's a truck driver.
By the time the 2nd bloke realises he has no brakes (if he was in the correct low gear for such a grade he wouldn't know till the first 'dab' to ease the speed and revs down) he would be going quite fast and getting faster very rapidly.
The time to think the options through is very limited and this solution has a great deal of merit, just hoping though that the 1st vehicle has the braking power to slow and stop a combined weight of around 80 odd tons before disaster.
I have personally had this situation many years ago, the grade was as steep but the length of it less, although I didn't know that as all I could see was a very sharp looking bend approaching. With nobody to slow me I drove it into the earth bank alongside, but at a very oblique angle. I had a high load on a flat and the vehicle was rocking violently and I remember thinking 'turn over, turn over' as I knew that I could probably survive that and at least it would come to a halt.
Well, it did stop, sooner than I believed possible, but with a lot of damage to one side and the steering wheels pointing in different directions.
I walked around that terrifying corner to find it was a narrow double S at the entrance to a small village. Reality hit home and my knees buckled. I carried on and found a police house, knocked on the door and told the cop who answered what had happened. He picked up a crash hat without a word, walked past me, got on his bike and roared off up the road.
I was dumbfounded but found a small cafe and sat down to a very welcome cup of tea. I was there for an hour and, 3 giant mugs later walked back up the hill. The cop, who was directing traffic, finally spoke to me. 'Where the hell have you been?' The answer he got was very short and to the point. I limited myself to just 2 words.
what were the 2 words man left us hanging like that!
I was searching for this old video when i was young see this video and put my skin chiken and now im a truck owner at this first time saw this video i know im gonna be a trucker still on my veins every day respect for all truckers
That man deserves a Trucking award, Get him all the lot lizards and zoom he can handle he earned it!!