From: Paul A. Thomas (bluewhale@jaxkneppers.com)
Date: Sun Feb 15 2004 - 11:45:33 PST
My comment was on the amber light when stopped, not when moving.
Personally, when moving slowly at night I would have lights but perhaps
also a box of really large nails rigged in dump bin: if you see a big rig
coming up fast just dump the nails <G>
Walter Mathew used an old pickup in the movie Hopscotch to do this with
oil/grease. I feel my use of nails is more humane: wouldn't necessarily
cause the approaching rig to flip over whereas the grease/oil would.
Thinking on the slow moving truck, is there a vehicle which would survive
being rear ended by a big rig relatively intact? The only thing I could
think of was a full size bus. It would have to be something without a 5th
wheel or articulation I would think..The LARC ( sp? ) comes to mind, but I
recall it being 40' wide? still, with the angle of the bow/stern trucks
might bounce off it all night and not destroy it.
Paul
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At 11:29 AM 2/15/2004, you wrote:
>Maybe an array of static lights spelling out "SLOW VEHICLE" in
>8" high letters? And a possible arrow indicating to pass?
>Bruce MVPA 23824
>
>"Paul A. Thomas" wrote:
>
> > I towed for Tripple A in '82-83 in N. California, and at that time we were
> > advised by the Highway Patrol to try not using all of our lights when on
> > the side of the road at night. They contended the flashing lights drew
> > drunks like moths to a flame. I never did hear whether that theory was
> > right or not, but figured having low/normal level flashing lights and a
> > flood or two pointed down and out gave motorists enough to see me clearly
> > yet would not give them an overwhelming desire to 'get close and personal',
> > especially if I was under a vehicle rigging it for a tow <g>
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > ***************************************
> >
> > At 09:41 PM 2/14/2004, you wrote:
> > >with reference to amber lights
> > >
> > >I read an interesting article in magazine that is designed for the tow
> truck
> > >industry-- reported on an incident where tow truck operator was
> charged for
> > >contributing to accident ( charged by person involved in accident) by
> > >running his flashing lights while on side of highway recovering
> wrecked auto
> > >(highway patrol was on scene) It was night time and person contended
> lights
> > >caused them to rear end tow truck by attracting attention to
> truck. Driver
> > >of tow truck was killed. The person hitting tow truck had passed patrol
> > >vehicle some 100 feet before tow truck and then veered on to shoulder of
> > >road where tow truck was patrol truck had his light bar on also.
> > >
> > >-------
> > >That said -- I have one on left rear corner of my 151 - used antena mount
> > >and put light just above top of 151 - it is wired into igniton such that
> > >light comes on if engine is running - I do have a switch so that I can
> turn
> > >it off when I want.
> > >
> > >Everette
> > >
> > >
> > >
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