I have worked for NTI (national Transport Insurance) in sydney as a specilist claims consultant, and I have heard my fair share of terror stories concerning trucks and the damage they cause We had a uy travellin along side a B-Double whilst on of the 'inside' tyres let o against his vy holden, this vehicle was forced into the kerbing from the force of the tyre impacting him broadside, I wish I still had the pic, you would have thought he was side swiped However, in a small line of defence, truck drivers rarely ever know that a tyre is about to let go, sometimes it happens and they are not even aware It all comes down to saftey practices and by the operator, There needs to be some hefty statutory regulation placed upon the industry, besides the revenue raising practices of speed cameras and weigh brigdes