Pappy
Living the Dream
Why do all trailers are required to have this bar on the back. Take a guess......
Do you know why.??
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hollydolly
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It's supposed to stop any vehicle which might rear end the truck from sliding under, and the driver being beheaded....
Pappy
Living the Dream
Exactly holly. Jane Mansfield was almost beheaded when the car she was riding in slid under a trailer. I think it was around 1967.
Toomuchstuff
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Learn something new every day !
Hahahaha. I love your siggy! So true!
In the early 90's, I investigated an accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in western PA on a very cold and snowy late night. A Ford Taurus had actually gone under the bar up to the middle of the hood. The passenger died from a broken neck and the driver was hospitalized for a long time, even after awakening from a coma. Speed and negligence were the cause. That area of the highway had been cleared and had an ample amount of anti skid material on the surface. I believe the vehicle was headed west back to Ohio. BTW, this has occurred more than just this one time, so speed can still cause a smaller vehicle to get under the bar. The bar doesn't move, but the metal of the car does. It folds like an accordion.
Check the slow motion video below:
[video]https://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/mansfield-bars-on-trucks-arent-all-terrifying-garbage-a-1792910886[/video]
Check the slow motion video below:
[video]https://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/mansfield-bars-on-trucks-arent-all-terrifying-garbage-a-1792910886[/video]