Scary stuff. There's a lot of energy in a big truck's tire and wheel when moving at highway speeds, and even the (relatively) soft rubber part can put the hurt on you. It can also bounce around a good long ways, hopping center divides and so forth. People can and do get end when the whole wheel comes off, which fortunately is a rare problem (usually attributable, I think, to a brain cramp on the part of whoever was supposed to torque the nuts).
Aack! Had a CT experience. 4262I wouldn't be surprised if the highway patrol encourages them not to, at least if the gator ends up in a traffic lane. "Hey, this walking out onto...
Even being nearby in a small or open car when a truck emits a "gator" is a really attention getting experience, according to a friend who went through it (fortunately without getting smacked).
You'd have to be lucky as well as good to straddle that tire and wheel with any but the highest-riding pickups (and, of course, you'd need for it lay down by the time you got there). They're wider than they look, and except for a few like the "real" Hummer that have a tunnel of exceptional width and height down there, most of 'em have a number of things sticking out underneath. If you caught it with one of your own tires instead of straddling it, you'd be bouncing everywhichaway for a little while. I guess anything's better than taking it on the hood or windshield so that it comes inside to visit, though.
If only this happened to bikersTeen Forced to Remove Car Sound Equipment ALEXANDRIA, La. - A judge has ordered a teenager who blasted his pickup truck stereo to remove all non-factory installed sound equipment...
So what did the truck driver do?
Cheers, --Joe
