People think our roads are bad...

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People think our roads are bad...
#1
Welcome to South Africa.

If you're sensitive I wouldn't watch it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...cc0OguZVXs

Speculation aside the guy may actually be telling the truth about his brakes failing. Most of the trucks in Mpumalanga (where I was the last two years) were liabilities to be honest and breakdowns were commonplace. I narrowly avoided a jack-knifed double trailer cab once which slid through a red light when I was there!

Story here: http://www.destinyman.com/2013/09/09/pin...-in-court/

New aerial footage from the CCTV here: http://www.news24.com/Multimedia/South-A...h-20130911
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Waaahh that is some crazy shit it takes them out like they're made of card!
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Holy shit balls!
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(12-09-2013, 01:38 PM)kentiiboii Wrote: Waaahh that is some crazy shit it takes them out like they're made of card!

your telling me! the Driver must have been going a fare wack, as for brakes failing, aren't these supposed to lock on?
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Shit the bed
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(12-09-2013, 02:11 PM)procta Wrote:
(12-09-2013, 01:38 PM)kentiiboii Wrote: Waaahh that is some crazy shit it takes them out like they're made of card!

your telling me! the Driver must have been going a fare wack, as for brakes failing, aren't these supposed to lock on?

Depends if he melted them because he doesn't understand engine/compression braking...
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A lot of over-analysing going on around the interweb over the video, people saying the brake lights only come on half way across the junction. The speed he's going too doesn't seem to add up, my money's on the guy not paying attention on approach..
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Yeah I saw the same, strange goings on. Probably has an illegal license, unsafe truck etc
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Holy crap. Didnt stand a chance Sad
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Yeah apparently road standards in SA are shocking, wouldn't be surprised if something failed, but it'll probably be a culmination of a lot of f*ck ups.

See if i was a truck driver, if i knew something was up i'd be planting it in the side of the road or something, not careering straight for a busy junction. Then it's a one vehicle crash, not a 10+ one.
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f*ck that for a laugh.
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That's crazy! Gonna keep away from lorrys now I think Undecided



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(12-09-2013, 05:20 PM)cwspellowe Wrote: Yeah apparently road standards in SA are shocking, wouldn't be surprised if something failed, but it'll probably be a culmination of a lot of f*ck ups.

See if i was a truck driver, if i knew something was up i'd be planting it in the side of the road or something, not careering straight for a busy junction. Then it's a one vehicle crash, not a 10+ one.

Yeh me too id drop.it in a low gear and take myself out...
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What you've got to consider is the fact you weren't there. There could well have been a group of school kids walking to school, or a coach load of nuns broken down by the side of the road preventing him from doing so.

Correct, any humane person would take the path of least detrimental affect. But we cant see outside that shot.
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