Horrible accident w/ 2 cycles in Leonardtown

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Originally Posted by somdfunguy

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[itsbob]

Originally Posted by glhs837

Are you saying that's what caused the initial unhitch, no lock pin? Or did the lock pin failed? I would have bet on not locking down the latch. I know on mine, after locking it, I give some hellacious tugs to ensure it's locked.

That's my guess..

I've got into the habit of driving to the end of the dirt drive/road, and getting out and rechecking my trailer connections. I've always remembered the chains, and the lights, but more than once I've caught the latch still up, as in I never put it down.

I don't know why, but for some reason I get out of sequence and sometimes forget to latch it (but again, the chains have ALWAYS been attached), and now 100% of the time I recheck somewhere before the end of the dirt road.

[glhs837]

Originally Posted by itsbob

That's my guess..

I've got into the habit of driving to the end of the dirt drive/road, and getting out and rechecking my trailer connections. I've always remembered the chains, and the lights, but more than once I've caught the latch still up, as in I never put it down.

I don't know why, but for some reason I get out of sequence and sometimes forget to latch it (but again, the chains have ALWAYS been attached), and now 100% of the time I recheck somewhere before the end of the dirt road.

With my little trailer, empty, it's easy to yank upwards and verify that I did get it latched right. But if I cant, I always do a second check like that also.

But someone said the ball and receiver were still on the trailer, which says the pin fell out. Either by breaking and falling, or never being installed, or possible installed incorrectly.

[Chris0nllyn]

For anyone interested, there will be a benefit for both Travis, and Jimmy.

Friday Nov. 2 from 6:00-10:00pm at the American Legion in Chesapeake Beach.

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[MJ (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Chris0nllyn

For anyone interested, there will be a benefit for both Travis, and Jimmy.

Friday Nov. 2 from 6:00-10:00pm at the American Legion in Chesapeake Beach.

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Thanks for posting this! I hope to make it.

[Chris0nllyn]

Originally Posted by MJ

Thanks for posting this! I hope to make it.

See you there!

[BernieP]

Originally Posted by MMDad

No, he did not do everything he could do to be safe if he changed lanes into someone. If you cannot see enough of the lane to ensure it is empty, it is not safe to change lanes. Period.

In this case, do you have any evidence that the guy did not hook up the chains because of malicious intent? If so, he should be charged with assault, or if a death with manslaughter or murder. If there is no malicious intent, he should be charged as appropriate up to negligent homicide.

I was educated once by a highway safety engineer that there was no such thing as an automobile accident, they were all collisions. He said that accidents were random acts of nature, collisions on the other hand had a root cause.
Technically speaking there is always something that one party could have done to avoid the collision.

[Chris0nllyn]

Originally Posted by Chris0nllyn

For anyone interested, there will be a benefit for both Travis, and Jimmy.

Friday Nov. 2 from 6:00-10:00pm at the American Legion in Chesapeake Beach.

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