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Re:Bike and Tractor Trailer accident on the Dragon
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Re:Bike and Tractor Trailer accident on the Dragon 2 Years, 8 Months ago  
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If they ignore the signs, and don't cross where their told to, I'd think it'd be their fault.


 
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Re:Bike and Tractor Trailer accident on the Dragon 2 Years, 8 Months ago  
WOW!.....But......WOW! Some people are just a waste of air!
 
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Re:Bike and Tractor Trailer accident on the Dragon 2 Years, 8 Months ago  
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Slightly different, then homicidal Pandas



Homicidal pandas are a Chinese problem. In TN you might run into a few homicidal black bears.


RJ, when I was in Cherokee, NC the radio and news announced that a black bear just dragged a man and his son from their hammocks and tried to eat them....

http://yoursmokies.blogspot.com/2015/06/black-bear-attacks-camper-in-great.html
 
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Re:Bike and Tractor Trailer accident on the Dragon 2 Years, 8 Months ago  
In Texas, we have suicidal armadillos, as well as the deer.
 
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Re:Bike and Tractor Trailer accident on the Dragon 2 Years, 8 Months ago  
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WOW!.....But......WOW! Some people are just a waste of air!

Yeah. And the scary part is there's cure for stupid.
 
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Re:Bike and Tractor Trailer accident on the Dragon 2 Years, 8 Months ago  
Kaidallac wrote:
FatRJ wrote:
SKWEARpeg wrote:
Slightly different, then homicidal Pandas



Homicidal pandas are a Chinese problem. In TN you might run into a few homicidal black bears.


RJ, when I was in Cherokee, NC the radio and news announced that a black bear just dragged a man and his son from their hammocks and tried to eat them....


There may be a hygiene joke in here somewhere, but you won't catch me trying to find it.
 
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Re:Bike and Tractor Trailer accident on the Dragon 2 Years, 8 Months ago  
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While clearly the rider clearly had the last/best chance to avoid the accident, I can't help but wonder isn't there signage indicating that the road is closed to tractor trailer rigs? Every time I've been to the Dragon, there have been plenty of LEO that should have stopped the truck. Maybe escort the rig, and as a parting gift, a hefty fine to the driver.


so I rewatched this video twice before I caught this but The guy in the car actually past and informed a LEO in suv at 1:32. Seems to me the LEO might have a bit of the blame here for not escorting or doing something about this.
 
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Re:Bike and Tractor Trailer accident on the Dragon 2 Years, 8 Months ago  
For the hell of it I pulled up the safety record of the carrier involved in the accident. Turns out that when inspected their drivers get put out of service at a rate 4 times the national avg.
 
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Re:Bike and Tractor Trailer accident on the Dragon 2 Years, 8 Months ago  
That does not build much confidence.
 
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Is this not a reasonable place to park?
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Re:Bike and Tractor Trailer accident on the Dragon 2 Years, 8 Months ago  
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That does not build much confidence.

So I assume these guys are not getting paid hourly then.
 
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