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Woman, child seriously injured on I-75 when pickup bed liner flies into traffic

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by -insert name-, Aug 4, 2012.

  1. Aug 4, 2012 #1
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    A good example of a idiot that is a moving road hazard.

    http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/aug/01/crash-closes-southbound-lanes-i-75-north-naples/

    "David Albers/Staff - A Nissan Altima is towed from the scene of an accident in the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 near the Vanderbilt Road underpass on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in Naples. A 41-year-old Bonita Springs woman and a child were seriously injured in the accident when a pickup truck's bed liner flew off and obstructed her view, causing her to swerve and get hit by a dump truck."
    Glad no one was killed. Hope they make a full recovery.
     
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  3. Aug 4, 2012 #2
    48Packard

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    Prayers to those involved.

    I myself keep a wary eye open whenever I see mattresses and box springs being carried on top of a car for the same reason.
     
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    Eaton18

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    Prayers to the families/friends involved.
    I get nervous when behind trucks hauling ladders. A distance cousin of mine has permanent disabling injuries from a ladder coming off a pickup, through the windshield of his big truck. The ladder struck him in the face along with his windshield glass.
     
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    48Packard

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    Sorry to hear that indeed. Those make me nervous as well, as they can get hit once free and fly around quite a bit as they break apart. And you see a (to me) surprisingly large number of ladders shattered on the highway. I would think they would be one of the easier items to secure properly.....
     
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    Well, it sits in the back of my pickup sitting still, it should be good when I'm doing 75 mph...... They ought to make a law that anything above the rails of a pickup bed need to be secured.
     
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    Fixed ^ ^ ^
     
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    All posts have a point, if we, the truckers have to secure stuff. Then they need to, even if its a plastic bin. Objects that aren't secured can become missiles, remember, ours hoods are fiberglass. They can get hit and shatter everywhere, big chucks can take a small car out!
     
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