• yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de
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        22 minutes ago

        This doesn’t explain why a truck can drive at double digits mph with the trailer up.

        That’s like the most basic safety mechanism the manufacturer could implement.

        • Krik@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          5 minutes ago

          This doesn’t explain why a truck can drive at double digits mph with the trailer up.

          Torque.

          But yeah a safety feature would be easy to implement. It could be a buzzer that goes off or a enforced max speed of like 10-20 mph as long as the trailer isn’t locked in the down position.

  • chingadera@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    The best part of this is knowing without a doubt, this dude had at least 50 separate people try to be good semaritans and pull up next to him and warn him by honking.

    And then he thought “what’s everyone deal today?” Then BAM