Holy shiiiziit!

[taranaki]

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Here in New Zealand, some logging trucks with VERY big, long, loads operate
on private off-highway roads... heres what can happen when a car gets
involved... kinda messy! (I received this a while ago).
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An idiot driving a Ford car (travelling at what seems to be excessive speed)
ran up the rear of Truck #521... (in a BIG way). Two overhanging logs passed
through the windcreen and out the rear window, missing the three occupants
of the car (yes, unbelievably, they SURVIVED).

The car travelled 23 feet up the logs before hitting the rear bumper
of the trailer (with enough force that the car was jammed under the bumper
AND suspended off the ground, by the two logs). The occupants of the (still
moving) car then jumped out onto the gravel road (ouch!!!).

The truck driver (Bill) was unaware of the incident and continued his
journey along Goudies Road for 2 miles, then down Pukapuka Road for a
further 2.5 miles.

Another truck (#655) was travelling up Pukapuka Road. Both trucks slowed to
pass each other - in doing so the dust reduced enough for Bill (driving
Truck #521) to see part of the car in his mirror. He asked Jimmy (in Truck
#655) on the CB radio what was behind him. Jimmy replied that "a car is
hanging off the logs".

On inspection they found no passengers in the car. Bill left his truck
and drove back with Jimmy to locate the cars occupants. They found them on
the side of the road, near to the scene of the original collision. The
ambulance and police arrived...

Cause:

Excessive speed after leaving the public highway and not slowing down for
dusty off highway conditions (where cars are NOT supposed to be).

The driver of the car stated he was familiar with the off highway road (and
the off highway logging trucks travelling on it... YEAH RIGHT). He also
stated he was travelling in light dust, but did not think a truck was ahead
of him - even when he drove into VERY thick dust (obviously swirled up BY a
truck). Stated he "applied the brakes" and when he saw the truck, looked at
his speedo - and was travelling at 45 mph.

THE TRUCKIE WAS NOT AT FAULT.

[tazdev]

damn.

[Ssom]

Typical bloody Ford driver..........

Still a credit to NZ manufacturing if a Telstar can stand up to that

[Spunkymonkey]

they're pretty lucky bastards to survive that!! idiots

[YogsVR4]

What a dumbass!

[DVSNCYNIKL]

The trucker should of just finished the job and run the driver over.

[Spec2 Girl]

Someone was looking out for them that day! Lucky is an understatement!

[darkness]

damn, more stupid people that the world has to put up with.

[speediva]

First off: *lol* about the fact that naki used "shizit" in a thread title

Now: :hehe: :hehehe: Omigosh, how stupid can one be??? I am personally not too worried about the driver surviving. God knows that if he's dumb enough to get stuck in a predicament like this one once he can surely find a way to off himself some other day... just hopefully in such a manner as it does not injure anyone else.

[ci5ic]

I'm not quite sure I understand why the occupants of the car felt compelled to jump out of it while in motion... It sounds like they would've fared just fine by staying in the car (and they'd have saved alot on gas money too!)

[DVSNCYNIKL]

Originally posted by saturntangerine
First off: *lol* about the fact that naki used "shizit" in a thread title

Naki is originally from the west coast.



Weesssss Ssssiiiiiiiide!!!:ylsuper

[taranaki]

Originally posted by DVSNCYNIKL



Naki is originally from the west coast.



Weesssss Ssssiiiiiiiide!!!:ylsuper

Right geographical extremity,wrong country.....and I only said 'shizit' because it's rude to say 'fuck' in thread titles

[Ando_Rules]

that person is so stupid, they ruined there car and how can u not see those logs from far away? he was drunki tell ya

[Ssom]

Originally posted by Ando_Rules
that person is so stupid, they ruined there car and how can u not see those logs from far away? he was drunki tell ya

Yup all $250 of it

[tazdev]

Originally posted by Moss1O6GTi

Still a credit to NZ manufacturing if a Telstar can stand up to that

Not really. Look at how the roof has been ripped back