Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong

two_bit_score · May 15, 2015

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GManBart · May 16, 2015

I just saw this today...wish I could have gotten a better picture of it. 70mph zone, this guy was wandering all over the road, but mostly off onto the shoulder as you can see in the picture. The right two tires were maybe a bit over 50% inflated, so it was good he was only going about 50mph. When I passed him, he was talking on his cell phone, but holding it in front of him and yelling...with the window open. It's no wonder he was all over the road!

I didn't get what model mini-ex that was, but the trailer looked a bit light for it. You can also see my newly cracked windshield with the stone impact in the center :-(

mljenkins · May 17, 2015

I found this compilation of tow fails on YouTube (Ultimate Towing Fail Win Compilation). Sorry if it has been posted before. I don't recall seeing it in the past year I've been following this thread

https://youtu.be/2Yle2DXrkbk

4570Man · May 17, 2015

I saw this a few months ago.

California · May 17, 2015

I saw this a few months ago.

Wow. What is that tow vehicle? Maybe a little too light for the trailer?

I came upon the same thing westbound down from Donner Summit, way back when retired people drove huge Cadillacs. They were hanging upside down in their seatbelts, unhurt, but wrong side up. The debris looked like it had slid upside-down for quite a ways.

fordmantpw · May 17, 2015

California said:
Wow. What is that tow vehicle? Maybe a little too light for the trailer?

That's an F150, perfectly capable of towing that short travel trailer.

California · May 17, 2015

fordmantpw said:
That's an F150, perfectly capable of towing that short travel trailer.

So then pure driver error?

The driver of that Cadillac I wrote about likely caused his problem by too much speed down a miles-long 5% (or more) grade. It was an area with truck runaway exit ramps, but he wasn't near one.

Creamer · May 17, 2015

Sysop said:
Traveling 65MPH down the freeway (70 limit area) I noticed I was coming up on a truck with a dovetail car trailer that had a small pile of something in the middle, covered with tarps flapping in the wind. Trying to figure out what it was, I almost didn't realize how fast I was coming up on it. I slow down to about 55 and I'm still coming up on it when I realize it is a load of sand. Every time he hits a bump, more is moving to the rear and sliding off the tail. As room appears to my left I move over and dig my phone out of my pocket and get it unlocked to take a pic, because what I'm seeing I can't believe. The pile is centered between the trailer axles and the rear of the trailer, and is sliding off the tail. I blow by him doing less than 50MPH snapping a picture out of disbelief. Every time he hits a bump, you can see little bits of daylight appear under his rear tires.

Please excuse the late timing on snapping the pic, driving safety comes first.

Safety??? You are taking a picture while driving 65 mph. I might also point out the projectiles on your dash if you did get in an accident.

fordmantpw · May 17, 2015

California said:
So then pure driver error?

Well, considering that we only see the end result, we have no way of knowing. Could have been a blown tire, failed part, cut off by another driver, hit by someone else, etc.