Post by Mick themungrel on Sept 21, 2012 17:38:08 GMT 9.5
Yesterday a mate Chris got caught in a nasty situation . He was following a van at about 75kph for a few k when he got a clear spot he pulled out to overtake , got the primemover up about the front of the van when another car appeared coming at them so he braked to pull back in and there was plenty of room to do it , the problem was that the caravan stood on his brakes so he ended up in a braking duel which turned a controlled safe situation for Chris in to a uncontrolled nasty one . The 3 vehicles ended up doing about 20kph and passing 3 wide because the van stayed on the brakes all the way down .
If this happens to you while towing and the truck is still back about the van DONT HIT THE BRAKES hit the power and move over to the left to give as much room as possible . If the truck cab is past the tug then brake but DONT move over stay were the driver can see you in his left hand mirror , if you move over to far to the left he cant see and then has to spend time looking for you so he can see it is clear to move back over , when the trailer is clear flash your hi beam so he knows he is clear of you .
No one is perfect I am sure we all have been in a similar situation , I certainly have been and it is not a nice experience
Travelling still Always will
WARNING: Using Towballs for recoveries can and do kill people and damage property
tricky situation alright I would have braked to let the truck "win" so to speak as well. So it is good to get the right? way of doing it So Cab near the van speed up in this scenario, cab near me brake.Will all truckies know this?
