Thread: Lets See The Transport havn a Oops moment

Originally Posted by No.3

Holy crap, you couldn't predict that happening could you - something dropping in precisely the right place and hitting for long enough to active the electronic release. What are the chances of it happening for one, and the chances of after it happening the accident not resulting in fatal crash(es)? Wow, the luck underpinning all of that was fully used up.

It's not the first time.....a good mate drives loggers for a big hb operation really new flash gear, he said when we were talking about that accident the same day that his trailer had come unhitched at the port for that exact thing happening crazy a

Seems pretty dumb that it's not interlocked somehow. One switch and your trailers off trying to kill other drivers.

Originally Posted by BRADS

It's not the first time.....a good mate drives loggers for a big hb operation really new flash gear, he said when we were talking about that accident the same day that his trailer had come unhitched at the port for that exact thing happening crazy a

Yeah, wow... Although there was something similar with a Jap truck handbrake a while back - I recall a thing coming out telling us to fit something to prevent it being knocked off when you released your seatbelt.

On boats we used to fit a cover over critical switches, stop them being flipped unintended. Rail was the same.

Are you talking about carden shaft hand brakes no3??

Originally Posted by tac a1

Are you talking about carden shaft hand brakes no3??

That was one, but there was another where the park brake lever was a simple flip type and it was right by the seat belt catch alongside the driver's seat. We were peddling one with this, and it was an arse of a thing because if you weren't careful the park brake was released with the seatbelt. A notice came out about it, and eventually the lever had to be replaced with the one that has the lifting collar interlock (2 movement release).