Ban Semi Trucks

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit) 05/23/2018 at 16:11 • Filed to: None

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Also school buses

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For Sweden > Takuro Spirit 05/23/2018 at 16:14

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Ban Wisconsin?

Long-Voyager > Takuro Spirit 05/23/2018 at 16:14

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Be easier to just ban idiots from driving............

ttyymmnn > For Sweden 05/23/2018 at 16:14

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But...but... cheese .

ttyymmnn > Takuro Spirit 05/23/2018 at 16:16

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On a family trip a few years ago, we got a flat on the interstate and pulled over to change it. I had my family get out of the van and go stand up the embankment behind the guard rail for just this very reason.

Tekamul > Takuro Spirit 05/23/2018 at 16:17

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I’ve never understood putting school buses on interstates. They are too flimsy for such speeds.

Likewise allowing semis to travel at rates that require 500+ feet to stop.

Spanfeller is a twat > For Sweden 05/23/2018 at 16:19

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Ban Scott Walker and Paul Ryan. The rest of Wisconsin can live, except Madison



Fuck u you pretentious fuckers.

For Sweden > ttyymmnn 05/23/2018 at 16:19

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Cheese comes from Switzerland

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Tekamul 05/23/2018 at 16:23

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One thing school buses are not is flimsy. Crude, yes... but they’re tough critters.

Also, allowing semis to travel that fast isn’t the issue. the faster they go the better IMO, in most cases. The less they interfere with other traffic the better. The issue is lack of stopping ability. And while a loaded semi is never going to stop as fast as a car, I believe they can be equipped to stop a lot faster than they can now. The whole industry is ripe for sweeping tech changes as far as I’m concerned—but they need to be enforced.

Tekamul > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 05/23/2018 at 16:24

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The frames are very beefy, but any intrusion above the bumpers is met with almost zero resistance.

crowmolly > Takuro Spirit 05/23/2018 at 16:25

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Also school buses

Or maybe, you know, don’t hire a 77 year old driver with 14 suspensions on his record so there will be a far less probability of the driver making an illegal u-turn in the median of a six lane interstate.

facw > Tekamul 05/23/2018 at 16:25

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Clearly not flimsy at all, if you get hit by a semi and look like the above, you are extremely sturdy.

A bigger concern would be just poor high-speed handling.

facw > Takuro Spirit 05/23/2018 at 16:28

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I defended school buses last time, and I’ll do so again, it looks like it held up very well. Collisions with trucks rarely look anywhere near that good.

Really dangerous situation to have it pulled over on the side, given its size.

Takuro Spirit > ttyymmnn 05/23/2018 at 16:30

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AND BEER

Ash78, voting early and often > facw 05/23/2018 at 16:32

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If only it were painted a bright color, with multiple flashing lights...

/s

//still the safest vehicles on the road

Ash78, voting early and often > ttyymmnn 05/23/2018 at 16:35

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Absolutely, when our kids were younger and we had to do emergency diaper changes or vomit cleanup, I always pulled off past the shoulder and into the grass (which is a catalyst fire hazard by itself...) and moved with the speed of a pit crew. Being exposed to 80mph traffic 5’ away from your body is terrifying.

For a tire change, I bust out the picnic blanket and send them over to the treeline to relax.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Tekamul 05/23/2018 at 16:38

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Nah. Maybe if you ram it with a forklift, but for any realistic collision it’s still tough as nails. The skin is quite thick, there’s a very robust skeleton for rollover protection, and down the sides and around the back you’ll notice what are basically mini guardrails mounted on it. Any blunt object that hits it—like another vehicle—will spread out the force along the entire bus. Not to mention, the passengers are mostly above the impact area. Some links:

http://www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/k12/busing/p_safest.html

http://www.americanschoolbuscouncil.org/love-the-bus/educators-toolkit/school-bus-safety-mandates

http://www.macallistertransportation.com/equipment/school-buses/blue-bird-vision/vision-body-features/

ttyymmnn > Ash78, voting early and often 05/23/2018 at 16:42

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Do you really hear Yanny ?

Takuro Spirit > crowmolly 05/23/2018 at 16:45

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Is THAT what happened? I mean, I figured SOMEONE had to be in the median turn-around.... (goes to the googles)

Edit: HOLY SHIT. Fuck that guy. I hope every parent of every kid sues the shit out of the bus company.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/school-bus-driver-deadly-jersey-crash-14-license/story?id=55360516

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > facw 05/23/2018 at 16:46

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Been rear ended in a Minivan by a Semi can confirm, the problem with Semis is Physics plain and Simple Physics.

dogisbadob > Tekamul 05/23/2018 at 16:50

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One problem is that our trucks have drum brakes, whereas European trucks have disc brakes, which stop sooner and are easier to replace.

My bird IS the word > Takuro Spirit 05/23/2018 at 16:51

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School buses have always been deathtraps. The only reason nobody notices is people don’t usually hit them.

Mercedes Streeter > Spanfeller is a twat 05/23/2018 at 16:53

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I was born in Madison. *Cries*

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Takuro Spirit 05/23/2018 at 16:55

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The problem is they’re not companies in the US, they’re school districts, so it’s basically suing a government organization that also happens to teach your kids.

boredalways > For Sweden 05/23/2018 at 17:00

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No, Road America is there.

Takuro Spirit > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 05/23/2018 at 17:00

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Not by me. Most schools contract bus companies to haul all their kids.

Chariotoflove > Spanfeller is a twat 05/23/2018 at 17:03

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You just said fuck the main population that didn’t vote for Walker and Ryan.

crowmolly > Takuro Spirit 05/23/2018 at 17:05

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It’s what I was told by a state trooper and a teacher in the area.

Long-Voyager > For Sweden 05/23/2018 at 17:07

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Takuro Spirit > crowmolly 05/23/2018 at 17:20

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When I saw the mid on the bus’s tires and the angle of the impact (before I read they were ‘rear-ended’ I figured one of the two were in the median or on the shoulder illegally.

I’m surprised none of the other adult bus passengers were cognizant enough of what was going on to report it to the news.

Ash78, voting early and often > ttyymmnn 05/23/2018 at 17:39

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Yep, and so do both of my kids (7 and 5)...so it’s not a frequency thing, probably perception/mechanics.

ttyymmnn > Ash78, voting early and often 05/23/2018 at 17:49

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You’re all wrong, you know.

ttyymmnn > Ash78, voting early and often 05/23/2018 at 17:49

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Airplanes are safer still. It’s just that when it goes bad, it usually goes very, very bad.

Frenchlicker > Takuro Spirit 05/23/2018 at 18:18

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If it’s anything like our area each bus driver is n independent contractor unless it’s a school owned bus.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Takuro Spirit 05/23/2018 at 18:22

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All of ours out here seem to be owned/operated by school districts and drivers they employ. We get bond votes periodically for new buses, but the driver pay comes out of the taxes that go to the schools.

We also have a system that is almost completely flipped from Canada in regards to driver licensing.

fhrblig > ttyymmnn 05/23/2018 at 19:19

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I could only hear ‘Yanny’ on a version of the clip that was poor quality, and even then it was difficult.

BIGBLOCK472 - wide and bizarre > dogisbadob 05/23/2018 at 20:43

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Fuck drum brakes and fuck the Tacoma for having them in 2018.

ranwhenparked > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 05/23/2018 at 23:43

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It depends on the area, sometimes they’re run by the local school district, sometimes private contractors.

ranwhenparked > Takuro Spirit 05/23/2018 at 23:44

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Well, banning semis might be a good preemptive measure against an inevitable machine uprising. I read Stephen King, I know what’s coming.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > crowmolly 05/24/2018 at 16:40

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I got my school bus license at 17 years of age and was getting paid to drive a bus before I turned 18. I think I was a fairly proficient driver, but I took some ugly chances and in the main, I think a 17-YO isn’t the ideal age, any more than 77.