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Darthmalo

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I got this e-mail today. I thought I would share with you guys.

 

 

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Most of us have to drive through access gates at some point of our driving careers.

 

We have had numerous incidents with gates swinging in the wind and hitting vehicles.

 

 

This guy caught a gate that was probably hidden by the tree line as he rounded the corner.

 

 

 

Share the following pictures as you see fit with your work groups.

 

Look at all four pictures to see how lucky this guy really was.

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pm26 Senior Enthusiast

pm26

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I just saw a photo of an 18 wheeler today. It was hauling long steel pipes. The pipes were not properly secured and when the driver braked, one pipe came through the back wall of the sleeper and punched right through the cab and the windshield, missing the driver by inches. The photo shows about 10 ft of 1 ft diameter steel pipe sticking out through the broken windshield. That driver is very lucky!

jblakeney Senior Enthusiast

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I am guessing they had already cleaned the seat out before the pictures were taken....... That picture was WILD...... Didn't see it making it inside but DANG it did...... I have similar gate and cattle gap at my shop.... I will be installing some sort of locking device to them two gates out of the way.

 

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GPGuy Senior Enthusiast

GPGuy

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Ouch! That was almost painful to look at! Good thing it stopped where it did though. :lol:

chevylobo Enthusiast

chevylobo

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show a show a few years ago on the learning channel i think that showed something like that . i think the guy was driving a ford tho and it did stick him i think he lived thru it tho . but no matter what that could really ruin your day.

daylower Enthusiast

daylower

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holy *&^! reminds me of when I was deployed and one of our section supervisors was driving a 2500 like a retard and went through the gate too fast and didnt notice the gate and swung out onto the road just enough to catch. Ended up putting a 300lbs railing through the engine. Didnt have my camera on me that day though unfortunately.

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