Interesting turn of events

Was going up the motorway today in my dads truck at about 60mph in the middle lane going past another truck when the air pipe from the brakes broke off and the brakes jammed on. The wheels on the trailer locked up and it jack-knifed sideways down the motorway pushing the truck at the side into the hard shoulder and onto the grass verge. Covered the whole motorway in a massive cloud of smoke to, couldnt see a fucking thing behind.

Finally ended up with in the hard shoulder with the trailer blocking part of the motorway off with the brakes jammed on

Gald to be alive really

Tell me about. So many things could have happened. We had just about gone past the truck so he managed to get out the way, had we have been side by side we'd have gone straight into him. Luckily the trailer went to the left, had it have gone to the right we'd have squashed a few cars into the barrier and possibly flattened the barrier. And we were on a straight bit of road, god knows what would have happened had we have been on any kind of bend.

Was kinda cool checking out the skid marks on the way back though, they're fucking massive

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 god knows what would have happened had we have been on any kind of bender.

You would of been fucked mate!

I think i'd prefer to crash

My mum was side swipped the other week on a duel carridgeway and piled down an embankment into a tree.  It's scary to think how easily things might of changed in a split second. Bet your shaken up.  Any injuries?

Fucking hell mate .... could of been carnage

None at all mate, everyone walked away scott free.

The bloke who we forced off the road nearly got squashed after though. Him and my dad were messing with the airlines for the brakes on the trailer then my dad went and got in the cab to see if they'd unlocked. This bloke obviously hadnt noticed and proceeded to get under the trailer to look at the brake discs at the same time my dad was trying to drive off

Luckily I spotted what they were both up to and got him out from under there quick but as it happened they were still locked on so the truck never moved

Still cant believe no one was injured at some point

Many are yes but the legal limit is 60mph and some obviously use that for speed/time purposes. Some stick to a slower speed for fuel efficiency reasons. This is why you see trucks in the middle lane snailing it past a slightly slower truck. When you throw in the massive wind resistance some trucks cant get past if the difference is only 1-2mph so they end up boxed up travelling 10 feet from each other.

Stats have shown that these new laws have created more problems than they've solved when trucks were travelling at many different speeds. I've been 85mph in some trucks which is obviously OTT so something needs doing but a blanket 60mph limit isnt quite the answer.

Just glad you're ok Matt.  Fucking hell mate, woulda shaken me up bigtime!  Sounds like a shit design tho ... Anyway, git yerself back in the cab and onto the motorway pronto eh?

I had a very scary moment the other morning ... had just seen Sinc off at Heathrow (at 7am ... ouchie!) having had only 4 hours' sleep, and wasn't looking forward to the drive (in his car) back down the M4 in torrential rain.  Bear in mind I am insured only TPFT for his brand new Octavia.  Anyway, between slips at one of the junctions for Reading I move over to the middle lane (it's busy) to let ppl onto the m'way, and this fucking stupid cunt is coming down the slip, straight into the nearside lane (fine) and then ... er ... straight into the middle lane  Was forced into the outside lane to avoid him and I was just lucky there wasn't somebody already there! Shook me up proper, it did ... fucking stupid arsewipe  

I don't get it, why do drivers drive at 90mph+ when the visibility is almost nil?

Dangerous Driver  You should have your license suspended!

Glad you made it out alive though