Doc_5729
Senior Member
I meant to post this last week but forgot about it until I saw a picture a few minutes ago.
I was cruising up I-20 westbound a few weeks ago east of Covington minding my own business in the right lane. I was on a section that's still 2 lanes on either side separated by a grass median.
I'm running about 75 mph or so in a 70 mph zone. No biggie right?
Well folks are passing me like I'm sitting still, usual traffic flow day, when all the sudden this SUV pulls along beside me. I took notice as the rear of the vehicle was dragging the ground and this guys pulling a trailer.
Looked like a 5' X 10', maybe a 5 X 12, the cheap ones with the wire mesh floor, fold up gate. Maybe had a 2500 lb axle.
Now this SUV was loaded with all kinds of coolers and camping equipment and the trailer has this huge boss hog 4 wheeler complete with the gun racks and plastic gun cases, a wench and the works. Not only was the trailer OVER loaded with the 4 wheeler, this fool had firewood stacked everywhere you could poke a piece of wood. The tires were tilted outward at the bottom he was so overloaded.
And he's running about 80-85 mph.
Just as the rear end of the trailer gets even with my front bumper, the trailer breaks loose and begins fishtailing. I hit my brakes just in time to keep from being smashed and the fool in the SUV slams on brakes which compounds the problem even more. Guess he didn't have brains enough to just let off of it and coast to slow down.
Now I'm really on my brakes and the guy behind me is about to eat me alive and smoke is boiling out of the wheel wells of that 18 wheeler back there.
By now he's fishtailing to the point he's swerving half way across the right lane and back across into the grass. I'm headed to the emergency lane to avoid a pile up at 50-60 mph and give some folks some room. The 18 wheeler follows my lead.
Some how he finally managed to hold on and didn't lose it all together. I don't know how, maybe God saved him, or better yet me.
He did get off at the next exit, I expect he needed to change pants, or someone that was with him did.
Heavy sigh of relief and I went on about my way and reached my destination.
Later in the afternoon I had to go into Decatur, but had to make a stop in Conyers on the way.
I'm rolling along this time running 65 just like the speed limit sign says. Man, this is killing me too because I normally don't drive the speed limit. At any rate, I vowed to slow down so I'm doing what I can to keep that promise.
Now here comes this idiot in a Ford F150 pulling a Taurus on a tow dolly running about 90 mph.
This dude must be the fool of all fools. That truck was swaying left and right and fishtailed a few times and he ain't even thought about slowing down.
I reached my exit, hopped off and took care of my business in Conyers; then continued on my journey to Decatur.
So I'm cruising along running the speed limit and as I go around the curve at Evans Mill, BAM!!!!!!! traffic comes to a HALT!!!!!!.
Just dog gone it!!!!, well I said something else I can't said here, but you get the idea. I was beyond the point of taking the exit so I was STUCK!!!
It took about 30 minutes to get past the Hillandale bridge, that bridge with no exits, and guess what the hold up was?
There the fool is in the Ford F150. He's sitting in the emergency lane with the rear end facing Atlanta and the front headed in the wrong direction.
The Taurus and tow dolly?
Well they are down a small embankment sitting in the ditch against a tree. I did notice that when everything broke loose, it ripped the Type 3 trailer hitch and part of the frame from under the truck, along with the spare tire. Smashed the rear quarter and tail gate and did some severe damage to the bumper.
The Taurus looked like the drivers door was caved in and the top was bent from the impact with the tree. The skid marks went every which away. I figured it broke loose and he hit the brakes, then the car out ran the truck.
Looked like a cop was writing him a ticket and I swear it looked like you could see him shaking. I know he looked awful pale.
Come to think of it the cop was kind of keeping his distance too. hmmmmmmm, I wonder....
Which brings me to this point.
When you see someone pulling a trailer be very cautious because the fools now days don't have a clue on how to drive, much less pull a trailer or tow something.
I was cruising up I-20 westbound a few weeks ago east of Covington minding my own business in the right lane. I was on a section that's still 2 lanes on either side separated by a grass median.
I'm running about 75 mph or so in a 70 mph zone. No biggie right?
Well folks are passing me like I'm sitting still, usual traffic flow day, when all the sudden this SUV pulls along beside me. I took notice as the rear of the vehicle was dragging the ground and this guys pulling a trailer.
Looked like a 5' X 10', maybe a 5 X 12, the cheap ones with the wire mesh floor, fold up gate. Maybe had a 2500 lb axle.
Now this SUV was loaded with all kinds of coolers and camping equipment and the trailer has this huge boss hog 4 wheeler complete with the gun racks and plastic gun cases, a wench and the works. Not only was the trailer OVER loaded with the 4 wheeler, this fool had firewood stacked everywhere you could poke a piece of wood. The tires were tilted outward at the bottom he was so overloaded.
And he's running about 80-85 mph.
Just as the rear end of the trailer gets even with my front bumper, the trailer breaks loose and begins fishtailing. I hit my brakes just in time to keep from being smashed and the fool in the SUV slams on brakes which compounds the problem even more. Guess he didn't have brains enough to just let off of it and coast to slow down.
Now I'm really on my brakes and the guy behind me is about to eat me alive and smoke is boiling out of the wheel wells of that 18 wheeler back there.
By now he's fishtailing to the point he's swerving half way across the right lane and back across into the grass. I'm headed to the emergency lane to avoid a pile up at 50-60 mph and give some folks some room. The 18 wheeler follows my lead.
Some how he finally managed to hold on and didn't lose it all together. I don't know how, maybe God saved him, or better yet me.
He did get off at the next exit, I expect he needed to change pants, or someone that was with him did.
Heavy sigh of relief and I went on about my way and reached my destination.
Later in the afternoon I had to go into Decatur, but had to make a stop in Conyers on the way.
I'm rolling along this time running 65 just like the speed limit sign says. Man, this is killing me too because I normally don't drive the speed limit. At any rate, I vowed to slow down so I'm doing what I can to keep that promise.
Now here comes this idiot in a Ford F150 pulling a Taurus on a tow dolly running about 90 mph.
This dude must be the fool of all fools. That truck was swaying left and right and fishtailed a few times and he ain't even thought about slowing down.
I reached my exit, hopped off and took care of my business in Conyers; then continued on my journey to Decatur.
So I'm cruising along running the speed limit and as I go around the curve at Evans Mill, BAM!!!!!!! traffic comes to a HALT!!!!!!.
Just dog gone it!!!!, well I said something else I can't said here, but you get the idea. I was beyond the point of taking the exit so I was STUCK!!!
It took about 30 minutes to get past the Hillandale bridge, that bridge with no exits, and guess what the hold up was?
There the fool is in the Ford F150. He's sitting in the emergency lane with the rear end facing Atlanta and the front headed in the wrong direction.
The Taurus and tow dolly?
Well they are down a small embankment sitting in the ditch against a tree. I did notice that when everything broke loose, it ripped the Type 3 trailer hitch and part of the frame from under the truck, along with the spare tire. Smashed the rear quarter and tail gate and did some severe damage to the bumper.
The Taurus looked like the drivers door was caved in and the top was bent from the impact with the tree. The skid marks went every which away. I figured it broke loose and he hit the brakes, then the car out ran the truck.
Looked like a cop was writing him a ticket and I swear it looked like you could see him shaking. I know he looked awful pale.
Come to think of it the cop was kind of keeping his distance too. hmmmmmmm, I wonder....
Which brings me to this point.
When you see someone pulling a trailer be very cautious because the fools now days don't have a clue on how to drive, much less pull a trailer or tow something.
