Thread: Wrong place wrong time.

Originally Posted by LoadedDisco

( You have to look at the possibility that the driver swerved to avoid an errant motorist.)

Fundamental wrong move you do not swerve to miss ****. If you are travelling over 80 Kmh and some animal of bike, car swerves in front of your path all you can do is brake. You should not try and swerve as this is how you loose control and confuse idiot that is coming at you.
If something gets in your path you should keep your path as safe as possible and let the car in fault if aware try and get out of your path with you trying to give them as much distance as possible by breaking.

Probably lot easier to say than do.


Martyn

MM, sad, who knows the cause. The truck driver is the only person left who knows for sure and wether the truth comes out or a cover up is anyone's guess. I hope the truckie is not at fault, cause if he is it will ruin his life too, if it already hasn't.
All road train trailers sway, that is the nature of a road train. They are not supposed to sway over the white line but sometimes it happens. The trick is not to try and correct a small sway. It usually only makes it worse. My old man has driven road trains most of his life, so a little bit of knowledge here and has never even come close to an accident, mainly because he is a stickler for awarenes of what his truck is doing and what is going on around him and how to control it.