Scruit Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2013/08/02/sot-nr-semi-goes-airborne.cnn.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whattheheck Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Thats some wicked stuff.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revelstoker Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 I saw that vid the other day. I wonder how fast that truck was going to get so much air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictly Street Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Somebody's looking for a new job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHill Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Would have been more amazing if the driver hit it going 30mph faster and landed it like a big tabletop jump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 (edited) i read he got forced off the highway by a merging car and the off ramp he crested at 70+ mph. No idea if its accurate or not though Edited August 9, 2013 by Bad324 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted August 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 i read he got forced off the highway by a merging car and the off ramp he crested at 70+ mph. No idea if its accurate or not though How long does it take to stop a semi from 70mph? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaposer Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 i read he got forced off the highway by a merging car and the off ramp he crested at 70+ mph. No idea if its accurate or not thoughHe didn't come up the ramp, he came up the embankment right next to the overpass. If it were me, there would have been a squished car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigd Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 Am i the only one that says "Sem-eye" instead of "Sem-eee" like the guy in the vid kept saying? weirdo.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmutt Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 (edited) Yes! I love seeing 18 wheeler carnage. I work at a truck dealership, so I'm assuming the joy I take in seeing class 8 trucks die is most likely stemmed from my hatred in having to help repair these things so there are that many more on the road to piss me off in my travels!How long does it take to stop a semi from 70mph?Depends on it's load. An empty 53ft trailer and tractor easily takes approximately 1-1/2 times the distance as it takes to stop a typical passenger car. The DOT raised the braking standard on new production class 8's ( phase 1 for all 3-axle up to 59k lbs ) 2 years ago and made it effective for all axle variations this month ( phase 2 ). The old standard was within 355ft no matter the load/gvwr. The new standards limit distances by # of axles & gvwr. New shoe/pad lining materials and larger diameter surface and/or width increase was the only change needed to meet the new law. Air disc brakes can currently outperform the new standard by a small margin, but they are quirpy devices and very expensive to maintain. Until some better caliper designs are produced, these wont be popular at all.Here's some more detailshttp://www.meritor.com/products/brakes/rsd.aspx Edited August 11, 2013 by Hellmutt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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