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The winning comment is: "You picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel".
God help me, I love bad jokes.
God help me, I love bad jokes.
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I can sympathize, I had two experiences with loose truck wheels.
The first was while I was driving north on a divided highway with the south bound lanes above us. I saw a loose truck wheel/tire coming down the hill and thought some poor guy lost a wheel. Then I had the realization that a 200-300 lb wheel was coming at me at a closing speed of ~ 110 mph and the guard rail wasn't gonna stop it. I floored the gas just before the wheel hit the guard rail and became airborne, I went under the wheel. Looking in the rear view mirror, it impacted the following car dead center between the front seats. Wasn't pretty, tire embedded in vehicle.
The second was while I was driving a truck. I was passed by a wheel. After a second I realized it was off my truck. Oddly, I was headed south on the same road mentioned above. I stopped, recovered the wheel, limped to the berm and radioed for help.
The first was while I was driving north on a divided highway with the south bound lanes above us. I saw a loose truck wheel/tire coming down the hill and thought some poor guy lost a wheel. Then I had the realization that a 200-300 lb wheel was coming at me at a closing speed of ~ 110 mph and the guard rail wasn't gonna stop it. I floored the gas just before the wheel hit the guard rail and became airborne, I went under the wheel. Looking in the rear view mirror, it impacted the following car dead center between the front seats. Wasn't pretty, tire embedded in vehicle.
The second was while I was driving a truck. I was passed by a wheel. After a second I realized it was off my truck. Oddly, I was headed south on the same road mentioned above. I stopped, recovered the wheel, limped to the berm and radioed for help.
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Ouch! A two-fer! Someone's insurance got a claim!
My experience wasn't quite so melodramatic. Nearly 30 years ago driving to work, a 18 Wheeler to the left and in front of me blew a rear right tire. It sounded like a rifle shot! Circumference of the tire separated and rolled right past me, missing my car by that >< much! Not a whole tire ..... still coulda left a mark.
My experience wasn't quite so melodramatic. Nearly 30 years ago driving to work, a 18 Wheeler to the left and in front of me blew a rear right tire. It sounded like a rifle shot! Circumference of the tire separated and rolled right past me, missing my car by that >< much! Not a whole tire ..... still coulda left a mark.
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I was running a cylinder truck over Afton to C'ville on I64 20 or so years back; doing a leisurely 70 or so down the backside of the mountain. There was a rig in front of me hauling one of those shipping containers that you put on a... ship. Don't remember the name of the company but it was Chinese.
It swerved and slowed a bit and then I saw something airborne pinwheeling towards me. It was a driveshaft which missed my drivers side mirror by maybe a foot.
One of the more exciting moments of my 4 decade career.
It swerved and slowed a bit and then I saw something airborne pinwheeling towards me. It was a driveshaft which missed my drivers side mirror by maybe a foot.
One of the more exciting moments of my 4 decade career.
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