Posted by Geo-TH,In on November 03, 2019 at 05:06:58 from (184.19.40.30):
In Reply to: Re: I was warned posted by John in La on November 02, 2019 at 22:56:34:
John, Because of Barney on YT DOT, I've been watching how loads are secured. Yesterday on I70, I observed semis with built in wide ratchet straps every few feet along the side of trailer.
I like to follow one law, Newton's first law. Short version, "Something in motion tends to stay in motion".
Yes I use straps. I also use chains to comply with Newtons first law. All my loads I use G70 chains to stop any object I have on trailer from going forward.
I've seen too many tragic accidents where driver was killed or injured because they stopped and what they were carrying didn't.
I had 2 students in a wheelchair. Both girls were passangers when car was in an accident. One girl was in back seat and dad had put cement blocks in trunk. Car stopped, block didn't, broke her back. The other girl was passanger in front seat. Car stopped, no seat belt, broke her back.
I've read that about the same number of people die from drunk drivers, speeders, and People not wearing seat belts. How many YT Barneys don't wear seat belts yet they are athorties on securing loads? I'm glad my seat belt isn't a G70 chain.
When I trailer anything I chain and strap my loads with 8 different tie points. No way do I want to stop and what I hauling doesn't stop.
Some people think secure loads only apply to trailers. Think about this, your pickup stops real fast and your firewood doesn't. Like the cement block in trunk, that wood could hit you. That's why it may be safer to fill truck with snow instead of an unsecured load. geo
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