senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 14d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 02/11/08 10:24 PM Share Posted 02/11/08 10:24 PM I can imagine... I almost cleaned one up yesterday afternoon on the way home, got pushed across to my lane by a 4X4 - sphincter clenching moment for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 11m 2d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 02/11/08 10:33 PM Share Posted 02/11/08 10:33 PM As already mention, what about a poor motorcyclist with your example. Death!I.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 14d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 02/11/08 10:40 PM Share Posted 02/11/08 10:40 PM Totally agree I.B. - Is there any sort of Police Enforcement of these situations? I know obviously they can't start a Task Force to find out "who owns that re-tread" but if a police patrol saw this happen and the Truckie failed to stop would there be any form of fine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 5m 16d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 03/11/08 12:58 AM Share Posted 03/11/08 12:58 AM You would think that there would be an un writen law for truckies to glean up their mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 14d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 03/11/08 01:08 AM Share Posted 03/11/08 01:08 AM You would think so, plenty of proof to say otherwise though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 03/11/08 01:14 AM Share Posted 03/11/08 01:14 AM If there isn't already some sort of law that fines a truck driver for not cleaning up a shredded tyre, there damn well should be! I cleaned up a dirty big piece of rubber at 110km/hr in my EL Fairmont a few years back & it ripped the bumper off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 11m 2d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 03/11/08 06:26 AM Share Posted 03/11/08 06:26 AM Totally agree I.B. - Is there any sort of Police Enforcement of these situations? I know obviously they can't start a Task Force to find out "who owns that re-tread" but if a police patrol saw this happen and the Truckie failed to stop would there be any form of fine?A bit of a grey area and when dealing with truck drivers who tend to be very experienced it becomes even more difficult. If it resulted in a serious injury collision or fatal and it could be shown the tyre was defective or even neglected, such as underinflated then very serious penalties could result.Also this only just happened to me on the way home, M5 near M7. Everyone travelling along the fast lane suddenly jammed on the brakes as there was a full half of a truck tyre sitting in the middle of the lane way. Another good reason to never tail gate and get the sh!ts cause if I was I would have ended up in someones boot.This truck driver was only 200mtrs down the road and making no effort at all to clean his mess. Just waiting by the side of the road for a new tyre to be fitted and someone to crash into the old one. Professional drivers they are not!I.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yw84u Member 148 Member For: 19y 1m 9d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 03/11/08 07:02 AM Share Posted 03/11/08 07:02 AM I own and drive a truck so I am going to come to the defense of truckies. I can tell you if one of my tyres blew out(it has never happened) I would not be running across 4 lanes of traffic driving at 110k/h to try and collect it when 90% of people wont even slow down when there are roadworks on the M1(and the speed limit it 60). Also I have seen a retread blow out on a b-double and the driver not even know and it is very common. Unless you see or hear it, it is very easy to not know it has happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 11m 2d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 03/11/08 09:12 AM Share Posted 03/11/08 09:12 AM But of course you will ring the authorities to let them know and perhaps when the traffic is clear you might even clean up your mess??I.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tig Donating Members 735 Member For: 17y 6m 17d Gender: Male Location: kenthurst, Sydney Posted 03/11/08 09:27 AM Author Share Posted 03/11/08 09:27 AM YW84U Understandable about not wanting to risk running across a freeway to collect a retread, I certainly think it would be hazardous to your health. My issue is if they regularly come off the trucks ( they must as I travel up and down the coast on the freeways regularly and see a lot of them on the road.) Why are they allowed to be fitted to trucks. Cost would be an obvious reason and that is understandable for an owner driver as I try to keep my business costs down as much as practible also. However if they cant be fitted without a guarantee of not coming off with the real possibility of both damage to vehicles and more importantly personal injury then the RTA should not let them be fitted. I may be on the wrong track here so please educate me if you think otherwise. Also agree about roadworks, driving up the F3 today doing 80 in work zone and I think I was the only one doing the limit. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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