Semi tanker drives through flooded road - GIF

**Altair** · Oct 7, 2021, 10:51 PM

Semi tanker drives through flooded road.

Previously:

Car catches fire after driving through flood - GIF
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Flash flood barriers - GIF

**greenie** · Oct 8, 2021, 01:26 AM

Looks like that moron got what he deserved and he WILL be looking for another job after that disaster. If your going to attempt that stuff, at least stay in the middle of the concrete pad/road, not drive as close to the edge as you can. Driven thru deeper and faster stuff than that many times with the semi and got thru it OK, even taken express coaches thru bigger deeper stuff. Ok, had to make the pax take their luggage up top and open all the bin doors, to reduce drag/push on the coach, but I'm still here typing this lot out without ever having any disasters like in the above movie clip.

**Frank S** · Oct 8, 2021, 08:52 AM

Originally Posted by greenie

Looks like that moron got what he deserved and he WILL be looking for another job after that disaster. If your going to attempt that stuff, at least stay in the middle of the concrete pad/road, not drive as close to the edge as you can. Driven thru deeper and faster stuff than that many times with the semi and got thru it OK, even taken express coaches thru bigger deeper stuff. Ok, had to make the pax take their luggage up top and open all the bin doors, to reduce drag/push on the coach, but I'm still here typing this lot out without ever having any disasters like in the above movie clip.

We call drivers who drive so close to the edge or the road, " shoulders, or white liners" They are usually the ones who will have the most flat tires over a period of time.
the condition is actually a learned or conditioned trait, they align up the right corner of the hood from their driving position in a direct line from eyes to white line to give them a perspective of the location of the right side of their vehicle.
Flat seaters who drive with the air let out of their seats to be as low as possible use the front of the hood as a guide for following distances as well by picking a spot on the trailer in front of them.
None of these even realize this is what they are subconsciously doing but they will become hypnotized to the spots or the lines as time goes on.

**toeless joe** · Oct 8, 2021, 07:18 PM

Whatever happened to sweeping your mirrors?? Every 15 seconds, left mirror, gauges, right mirror, straight out the windshield. Force yourself to do this for 15- 20 miles, and you will never be able break the habit for the rest of your life. It makes you stay in the center of the lane, you don't pick up sharp crap off the shoulder, you don't jeapardize anyone's safety on the left, you always know the situation surrounding you, and you always know what is going on internally in the
engine and tranny.
All you really have to do at that point is to adjust the air in the seat for a comfortable ride, make sure there's coffee in the thermos, and enough cigarettes WITHIN REACH to get through a 10 or 12 hr shift.

I got off the road in 1990, and things have changed a lot since then, but seriously guys,

WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THE TRUCK DRIVERS???

Rant over,
Brett out.

**cmarlow** · Oct 8, 2021, 07:27 PM

Hopefully the driver was smart enough to not try walking through the water and to just climb up on his rig and wait for somebody to come get him. People commonly underestimate the power of flowing water and you could see the water pushing his rig sideway as soon as he entered the moving water. He didn't even make it to the faster stuff.
Hopefully none of the other drivers decide they can do it. When his tractor and trailer did not have enough weight on them to resist the water pushing them it is very unlikely passenger cars would fare any better.

**TrickieDickie** · Oct 8, 2021, 09:06 PM

He should have favored the center left

**cmarlow** · Oct 8, 2021, 09:27 PM

He should have stayed out of the water. Take another look right at the start of the clip. Pause it and magnify if you must, but look at how high the water is on his tires. There is about a foot of water pushing on them, and judging from the speed the water is moving (and the "bow wave" as it hits the tires) it is pushing hard. A person would be unable to walk through it. Their feet would be swept from underneath them and they would be getting washed downstream. If they snagged on anything they would likely be drowned because the water would be pushing them down as they tried to get up.
Do not underestimate the power of fast moving water.

**TrickieDickie** · Oct 8, 2021, 09:41 PM

Oh I completely agree

**greenie** · Oct 8, 2021, 09:51 PM

So what if the water is only half way up his wheels, big deal. Even empty that rig has got to weigh 16 to 20 tons, if loaded, it's up to 40 tons. So the water is flowing, the weight of that vehicle WILL NOT get pushed around by that current. It's the fault of the idiot behind the wheel, he steered it that far over to the right, it fell of the concrete slab. Empty trucks which are that weight, can go thru water that is twice as deep as that, like open the door and let the water in. IT IS THE IDIOT DRIVING THAT CAUSED THAT TO HAPPEN. The IDIOT entered the water, as close as he could get it to the right hand steering wheel and just kept going with that steering lock on it. He's a complete moron and this TOTAL IDIOT SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING SOMETHING LIKE THAT, possibly allow him the drive a 'billy cart', but for christ sake, take his licence away from him, before he kills somebody.

**greenie** · Oct 9, 2021, 03:00 AM

Have a look at this lot, it's a lot bloody deeper and really flowing fast, oh, the truck is empty heading back from Darwin. Just goes to show you what an idiot that other driver was, that drove of the concrete slab.

And this fella, he didn't get washed of the bridge either, OK, he got his feet a bit wet, but that will dry out.