Teamubr
From somewhere outside StL
- Joined
- Nov 7, 2010
I've been towing things for a very long time and never had an incident... until today.
We were about an hour from the campground in Pigeon Forge. GPS routed us off I-40 around the south side of Knoxville. I have a friend that lives on these roads and I was very familiar with the route. It was supposed to save us over 30 minutes of sitting in traffic on 441.
Well, we were cruising along in the right lane of a 4 lane (Alcoa Highway) I saw a car that was going to turn left in a small cut through. There was a left turn lane, but the car didn't get completely over. Unfortunately, there was a girl in the left lane next to me that didn't notice the rear of the left turning car until it was really late. She hit the brakes and tried to move into the right lane... The one I was in.
Camper took most of the impact right on the front corner and about half way down the side. I was able to continue on after the police finished with everything. The poor car went away on a rollback. Physics I guess. 13,000 lbs vs 3000. The trailer won. Everyone is ok. And that's really what matters.
We made it to the campground and everything works. The cargo door is a mess, but I pried it open. The slides all opened ok. The midbunk slide took some impact, but it looks to be under the structural part.
I'm going to enjoy my week on vacation and start making some calls on Monday to see what I can get done.
j
We were about an hour from the campground in Pigeon Forge. GPS routed us off I-40 around the south side of Knoxville. I have a friend that lives on these roads and I was very familiar with the route. It was supposed to save us over 30 minutes of sitting in traffic on 441.
Well, we were cruising along in the right lane of a 4 lane (Alcoa Highway) I saw a car that was going to turn left in a small cut through. There was a left turn lane, but the car didn't get completely over. Unfortunately, there was a girl in the left lane next to me that didn't notice the rear of the left turning car until it was really late. She hit the brakes and tried to move into the right lane... The one I was in.
Camper took most of the impact right on the front corner and about half way down the side. I was able to continue on after the police finished with everything. The poor car went away on a rollback. Physics I guess. 13,000 lbs vs 3000. The trailer won. Everyone is ok. And that's really what matters.
We made it to the campground and everything works. The cargo door is a mess, but I pried it open. The slides all opened ok. The midbunk slide took some impact, but it looks to be under the structural part.
I'm going to enjoy my week on vacation and start making some calls on Monday to see what I can get done.
j
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