crazy 18 wheeler crash
04-01-2008, 05:03 PM
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crazy 18 wheeler crash
Got this from another forum i'm on....pretty insane, made me short of breath when i watched the video
In Edmonton, a semi-truck driver was driving the wrong way on a major highway for 20 km or more and then crashed and then the truck blew up.
Here is a news story with video of the crash:
http://canwest.a.mms.mavenapps.net/m...3-5c3c9b9d2f3b
And here is the news article from the Edmonton Journal:
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjourna...5b6e5d&k=43866
In Edmonton, a semi-truck driver was driving the wrong way on a major highway for 20 km or more and then crashed and then the truck blew up.
Here is a news story with video of the crash:
http://canwest.a.mms.mavenapps.net/m...3-5c3c9b9d2f3b
And here is the news article from the Edmonton Journal:
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjourna...5b6e5d&k=43866
04-01-2008, 05:17 PM
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holy isht!!
04-01-2008, 05:26 PM
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nuts!
04-01-2008, 05:30 PM
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Crazy Cannucks.
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04-01-2008, 05:33 PM
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god damn, I've recovered many a crashed truck before. But I've never seen one actually crash....that was fuckin wild! What are the odds that he could drive 20kms the wrong way and not kill anyone? With the exchange rate thats what...1/8th of a mile? 
04-01-2008, 06:07 PM
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Giberson's white BMW 650i convertible was one of those cars. Last fall, she and her husband paid $134,000 for the BMW
Do they really cost that much???
04-01-2008, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by The Dougler
Economy is so strong here we like to pay extra for things just to be "nice"
That sucks! As of right now the USD is slightly higher than the CAD plus you have to pay more!
04-01-2008, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by MWalsh9152
god damn, I've recovered many a crashed truck before. But I've never seen one actually crash....that was fuckin wild! What are the odds that he could drive 20kms the wrong way and not kill anyone? With the exchange rate thats what...1/8th of a mile?
Awesome.
04-01-2008, 10:01 PM
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That was crazy!
04-01-2008, 10:56 PM
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all work and no play
the driver was a type 1 diabetic, and they are going on the assumption that he was having some sort of episode. And apparently he has had problems with it before, gotta love that he could drive a truck with this condition! I dont know if they have a similar law in the great white north, but here you can't get a DOT medical card if you are diabetic.....well unless you happen to know the nurse that performs the test. I hope thats not the case for their sake.
04-01-2008, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by MWalsh9152
the driver was a type 1 diabetic, and they are going on the assumption that he was having some sort of episode. And apparently he has had problems with it before, gotta love that he could drive a truck with this condition! I dont know if they have a similar law in the great white north, but here you can't get a DOT medical card if you are diabetic.....well unless you happen to know the nurse that performs the test. I hope thats not the case for their sake.
04-02-2008, 12:52 AM
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In the province of Alberta a class 1 (any motor vehicle including heavy truck) requires a full medical on application and renewal. A medical is required every five years up to the age of 45, every two years from 45-65 years of age, and yearly for drivers over 65 year of age.
Terry
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04-02-2008, 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by teranfon
In the province of Alberta a class 1 (any motor vehicle including heavy truck) requires a full medical on application and renewal. A medical is required every five years up to the age of 45, every two years from 45-65 years of age, and yearly for drivers over 65 year of age.
Terry
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you have to get a medical every 5 years for your license renewal?
04-02-2008, 01:10 AM
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Originally Posted by The Dougler
you have to get a medical every 5 years for your license renewal?Terry
04-02-2008, 01:16 AM
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Keep in mind this is only for a class 1 license. A class 5 required for a basic motor vehicle doesn't require a medical, unless you suffer from a condition that may impair your ability to safely operate a car.
Terry
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04-02-2008, 10:41 AM
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all work and no play
Im guessing that Class 1 is the same as our class A license, it allows you to drive anything but a bus unless you carry a passanger endorsment, only here we have to have a physical every 2 years not 5. Here a class D is a passanger car license, and you dont need any kind of medical card for it
You dont need to have a medical card to renew your commercial driver's license.....but you better have one when they pull you over, its one of the things they will ask for along with the license and registration
You dont need to have a medical card to renew your commercial driver's license.....but you better have one when they pull you over, its one of the things they will ask for along with the license and registration
04-03-2008, 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by cltypeSLOW
video link you posted is not linked to that story.
this link worked for me http://www.abc2news.com/mediacenter/...om&navCatId=62 , hopefully it doesn't change.
04-03-2008, 02:12 PM
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Preliminary autopsy results now show the driver was NOT suffering from a diabetic episode.
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjourna...e15b5f&k=92675
Terry
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjourna...e15b5f&k=92675
Terry
04-03-2008, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by teranfon
Preliminary autopsy results now show the driver was NOT suffering from a diabetic episode.
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjourna...e15b5f&k=92675
Terry
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjourna...e15b5f&k=92675
Terry
must of had a truck stop vending machine ham samich.
04-03-2008, 03:27 PM
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...would have crazier if there was a train traveling on those tracks at the moment of impact. 
04-03-2008, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by F23A4
...would have crazier if there was a train traveling on those tracks at the moment of impact.
it would land on top and keep going and end up resting on top. just like in the movies.....
really sad... I am sure he had a family... I just thank God no one else was hurt or killed...
04-03-2008, 04:26 PM
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