RV goes airborne and crashes into ferry - GIF

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Jan 24, 2022, 09:51 PM
Altair

RV goes airborne and crashes into ferry - GIF

Out of control RV goes airborne and crashes into ferry in Quebec. Driver died.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...406#post189010
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...365#post150693
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...921#post190992
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...309#post185086
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...051#post134163
Jan 24, 2022, 10:05 PM
Frank S

He watched too many dukes of Hazard shows or Night rider or, or , or anyway I guess he felt he just couldn't wait for the next ferry. At least he didn't miss the boat
Jan 25, 2022, 09:31 PM
Gadgeteer

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frank S

He watched too many dukes of Hazard shows or Night rider or, or , or anyway I guess he felt he just couldn't wait for the next ferry. At least he didn't miss the boat

And, he managed to squeeze it into a tight space.
Jan 26, 2022, 03:27 AM
cmarlow

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Originally Posted by Gadgeteer

And, he managed to squeeze it into a tight space.

It was also a very flat landing.
Jan 26, 2022, 03:31 AM
cmarlow

Sorry the driver is dead, happy nobody else was hurt. You can see the RV hitting the ramp and launching about 6 seconds into the clip.
Jan 26, 2022, 05:59 AM
mwmkravchenko

That lady just about lost her feet. Quick thinking. And if there was a driver they didn't make it.
Jan 26, 2022, 08:14 AM
Fluffle-Valve

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/ne...ng-driver.html
Jan 26, 2022, 12:12 PM
Hoosiersmoker

Quote:

Originally Posted by mwmkravchenko

That lady just about lost her feet. Quick thinking. And if there was a driver they didn't make it.

It looks like a solar panel or something flew off the roof and hit her in the feet!. Hopefully he was the sole passenger in that motorhome! He must have been running flat out to make that distance with that kind of weight! I know there was a drop of but it still looks like it was 40 or 50 feet or more! Those things are 15,000 to 20,000 lbs empty!
Jan 26, 2022, 12:21 PM
Frank S

The article stated the RV was out of control. a lot of ferry docks are located at the bottom of some very steep hills, but even at that just trying to estimate the distance from the dock to the ferry, instead of being out of control it would almost seem that the driver was really gouging on the gas to make that jump
Jan 26, 2022, 05:06 PM
mwmkravchenko

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Not that far from where I live. About 480 miles. I have been close to there, but not exactly there. Canada is slight large. Takes about a week to drive across.
Jan 27, 2022, 06:38 AM
Francis4344

Actually, from the newspaper articles at that time, the brakes failed and the driver did not wat to crash th RV in the file of cars in the waiting line for the next ferry. He had no good choices in front of him except trying not to kill more people. So he kind of sacrificed himself...
Jan 27, 2022, 08:45 AM
mklotz

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Originally Posted by mwmkravchenko

... Canada is slight large. Takes about a week to drive across.

I seem to remember that Canada is the second largest country in the world.

https://www.worldometers.info/geogra...-in-the-world/
Jan 27, 2022, 09:05 AM
Hoosiersmoker

Downshift, downshift, downshift. Engine braking is possible with any vehicle
Jan 27, 2022, 05:46 PM
mwmkravchenko

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Originally Posted by Hoosiersmoker

Downshift, downshift, downshift. Engine braking is possible with any vehicle

Common sense isn't so common.

So are emergency brakes. They do not stop you quickly but they will stop you eventually.