And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Friday, August 26, 2022
Train In Texas Collides With Truck Hauling Wind Turbine Blade
This actually happened in Luling, Texas about a year ago. The truck was turning off old Highway 90 to head north. No idea why the convoy was so clueless about that track, it's the San Antonio - Houston line, always busy. In that first clip, where the trucker is filming from his cab, there's an excellent BBQ pit called City Market, been there forever, just off to his right.
Bunch of people got fired. Especially the guy that picked the route from A to B, and probably his boss too. Oh, insurance policies got canceled as well.
That being an oversized load, the route was probably picked by the permit office at the state department of transportation. Not that those people always get it right.
With a load like that I would think it might be nice to know when the next train might be coming along. But that's just me.
Don't know about Texas, but in Virginia, the Vehicle Driver is by Definition, Always at Fault,, because it is nearly Impossible for a Train to Stop in less than a Half-Mile. Here, that Driver would get a Reckless Conviction, and lose his CDL.
OMG but don't go see how the driver is.
ReplyDeleteThis actually happened in Luling, Texas about a year ago. The truck was turning off old Highway 90 to head north. No idea why the convoy was so clueless about that track, it's the San Antonio - Houston line, always busy. In that first clip, where the trucker is filming from his cab, there's an excellent BBQ pit called City Market, been there forever, just off to his right.
ReplyDeleteBunch of people got fired. Especially the guy that picked the route from A to B, and probably his boss too. Oh, insurance policies got canceled as well.
ReplyDeleteThat was a career ending crash for the truck driver.
DeleteThat being an oversized load, the route was probably picked by the permit office at the state department of transportation. Not that those people always get it right.
DeleteWith a load like that I would think it might be nice to know when the next train might be coming along. But that's just me.
Good. One less bird killing blade to deal with.
ReplyDeleteworked for conrail years ago, repaired the occasional wrecked locomotive. called it "headhunting".
ReplyDeletePopcorn movie.
ReplyDeleteGuess they’ll bury the 500 year half life carbon fiber blade in a landfill. Aren’t industrial grade pinwheels terrific for the environment.
ReplyDeleteThink of the birds that train engineer saved.
ReplyDeleteToo bad that the commentator is a moron that only knows 3 words
ReplyDeleteunbearably stupid
DeleteDon't know about Texas, but in Virginia, the Vehicle Driver is by Definition, Always at Fault,, because it is nearly Impossible for a Train to Stop in less than a Half-Mile. Here, that Driver would get a Reckless Conviction, and lose his CDL.
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