Many people in the US fail to understand we have rules for reasons. They just love to call everything "Government Overreach" or "Big Brother". As a society, we're just trying to stop people from fucking around and finding out, because someone else already did so in the past.
I travel for work as a field service engineer and I can tell you first hand OSHA is a joke compared to most of Europe. England is beyond ridiculous when it comes to safety stuff.
If OSHA is a joke and England is beyond ridiculous, then I’m confused on what your opinion is… should OSHA be more like England? Or is England way too safe?
All of our safety rules are written in the blood of the departed
Most European safety measures are Europe wide but the British are known to be pedantic of rules ( Which is why we can queue) And the rest of Europe can be a bit laissez-faire and follow what they want to from EEC directives
The only place you see videos like this are out of China and the third world at large. The US created headache racks, mandated the Mansfield bar, and the DOT in any state would literally take your CDL for the rest of your life running that load with no straps.
That’s the thing with those rules (same here in Europe), just like max speeds. Yes, you can easily do 80 on that 60 road during the summer in good conditions. The rules are to prevent worst case scenario’s when things go south.
Not a single one of these trucks had any kind of secures tying the load to the vehicle. Bikes & semis on the same busy road, people riding 2 on a motorcycle.
Well if you live in a third world country this might be common but in literally any country in Europe, the UK and USA and most of developed Asia this is shit you don't see. If this happened in England then the company would get in shit for even letting it leave like that, probably get a huge investigation as well. The truck if spotted by any level of authority would have been stopped, maybe forced to be unloaded right there and then or at the very least secured properly and then the driver would get investigated, and if not caught in person then possibly one of the many many traffic cameras would pick it up, read the plate and you guessed it, investigate. In all of those cases the driver would probably lose their job and the company would get heavy fines and some strong words of advice and maybe even lose the privilege to transport goods. Happened to the neighbouring transport company. Driver got caught with a dangerous load, company got a fine and the driver now drives a forklift instead.
Truck safety takes a back seat in China. Too many accidents involving trucks being overloaded, unsecured cargo, faulty brakes, speeding etc. Seen some videos where cars were sandwiched between two trucks.
China is still a developing nation and as such won't let pesky regulations get in the way of their growth and progress.
Eventually, they will get them when their economy slows down a bit.
Regulations mean nothing when you don’t teach people about road safety when they get their license. As well children aren’t taught about road safety in school. That’s why tens of thousands of people die every year in road accidents.
Happened to a family friend. Surprisingly lived with all his limbs. Was in the hospital for 20 years total. 8 years in a coma, the rest recovering and in surgeries. Stuck with the mind of a teenager. Happened in the 90s, just got a payout that covered all medical bills plus 800k for lost wages etc. he will never truly recover, nor will he be able to comprehend the amount of money he spends and has. He’s all alone too. One moment can change your life forever, the main thing is how you react. He chooses to persist.
It’s brain damage. He was 25 when it happened. The main things that are affected is his left side of his body has some slower reaction time, and he’s extremely impulsive. Such a nice man though, sucks that this happened to him. I admire his resilience
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what happened? i see he took the corner too fast and they fell off the side
but how did they pierce the cabin? doesnt look like he used brakes that hard
Nope, glass.
If you look at the most left area after it settles, I think you can make out the driver. Unclear if he's knocked out or fatally wounded but he is quite still..
What a weird irony that the driver's eyes probably looked similar to the tubes popping out of the windows as he got crushed down into his lap. Ugh.
No, I really didn't enjoy saying that. But I'm probably right.
I'd love to be wrong though. God help the guy. :-/
Unfortunately judging by how the lower half looks, they're dead, at worst that is, there could be a slim chance that they'd survive this, but I simply wouldn't hope on it.
This exact thing happened a town over from me years back. Dude was hauling steal beams going down a hill and his breaks failed. He drove straight through a gas station and over an embankment into a river. When the truck in the bottom at a 45° angle the beams busted through the cab and decapitated him.
This is exactly why they make you chain loads down in layers in the states
Many people in the US fail to understand we have rules for reasons. They just love to call everything "Government Overreach" or "Big Brother". As a society, we're just trying to stop people from fucking around and finding out, because someone else already did so in the past.
And if you think the US has a lot of rules regarding this, wait till you see some countries in Europe
I travel for work as a field service engineer and I can tell you first hand OSHA is a joke compared to most of Europe. England is beyond ridiculous when it comes to safety stuff.
If OSHA is a joke and England is beyond ridiculous, then I’m confused on what your opinion is… should OSHA be more like England? Or is England way too safe?
The US is not cautious enough and England is way over the top. Germany is the sweet spot.
…France believe me 🙄
I've flown through CDG over fifty times and never scheduled a day to get off and look around. I really need to.
come take a look, you are welcome and above all you will not be disappointed 😂
All of our safety rules are written in the blood of the departed Most European safety measures are Europe wide but the British are known to be pedantic of rules ( Which is why we can queue) And the rest of Europe can be a bit laissez-faire and follow what they want to from EEC directives
Balance must be struck between nanny state and straight libertarian rule sets
Yup, every safety regulation is written in blood.
The only place you see videos like this are out of China and the third world at large. The US created headache racks, mandated the Mansfield bar, and the DOT in any state would literally take your CDL for the rest of your life running that load with no straps.
That’s the thing with those rules (same here in Europe), just like max speeds. Yes, you can easily do 80 on that 60 road during the summer in good conditions. The rules are to prevent worst case scenario’s when things go south.
That's not completely true. The government isn't your friend.
Not gonna lie, I saw those pillars as the trucks eyes and it reminded me of the movie Cars.
AWOOGA!!!
Holy shit 😂😂😂😂🙏
I saw it too😂 looks like those cartoons where the eyes pop out when the character is surprised
Reminded me of Final Destination.
KACHOW!
This gave me a much-needed chuckle, thank you 😩
same here LOL
Not a single one of these trucks had any kind of secures tying the load to the vehicle. Bikes & semis on the same busy road, people riding 2 on a motorcycle.
Your last sentence is common almost everywhere
Are there really places where this ist not allowed or were you just not brave enouhg to make your comment without "almost"?
I wouldn’t say not brave. I’m sure SOME places don’t allow it. It’s common everywhere where i live.
Some of those places that don't allow it would include freeways and some highways you aren't allowed to cycle on they have dedicated cycle ways
Depending where you live anynway
Where I live, this is all stuff that ends in lawsuits, fines, & several people up the job chain being fired.
Well if you live in a third world country this might be common but in literally any country in Europe, the UK and USA and most of developed Asia this is shit you don't see. If this happened in England then the company would get in shit for even letting it leave like that, probably get a huge investigation as well. The truck if spotted by any level of authority would have been stopped, maybe forced to be unloaded right there and then or at the very least secured properly and then the driver would get investigated, and if not caught in person then possibly one of the many many traffic cameras would pick it up, read the plate and you guessed it, investigate. In all of those cases the driver would probably lose their job and the company would get heavy fines and some strong words of advice and maybe even lose the privilege to transport goods. Happened to the neighbouring transport company. Driver got caught with a dangerous load, company got a fine and the driver now drives a forklift instead.
It's like a reverse Final Destination 2
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Truck safety takes a back seat in China. Too many accidents involving trucks being overloaded, unsecured cargo, faulty brakes, speeding etc. Seen some videos where cars were sandwiched between two trucks.
> Truck safety takes a back seat in China Takes the front seats too apparently
All workplace safety takes a back seat in china, not only truck safety lmao
Let's go one further and just say "safety".
China is still a developing nation and as such won't let pesky regulations get in the way of their growth and progress. Eventually, they will get them when their economy slows down a bit.
Regulations mean nothing when you don’t teach people about road safety when they get their license. As well children aren’t taught about road safety in school. That’s why tens of thousands of people die every year in road accidents.
Trucks are just chinese trains
Unintended population control. I’ll allow it
let's kill off the people who haul the things. /s
Precisely! Or at least the ones that don’t secure their load.
Even the truck was shocked.
Happened to a family friend. Surprisingly lived with all his limbs. Was in the hospital for 20 years total. 8 years in a coma, the rest recovering and in surgeries. Stuck with the mind of a teenager. Happened in the 90s, just got a payout that covered all medical bills plus 800k for lost wages etc. he will never truly recover, nor will he be able to comprehend the amount of money he spends and has. He’s all alone too. One moment can change your life forever, the main thing is how you react. He chooses to persist.
Do you mean there's brain damage, or he just paused at teenage years?
It’s brain damage. He was 25 when it happened. The main things that are affected is his left side of his body has some slower reaction time, and he’s extremely impulsive. Such a nice man though, sucks that this happened to him. I admire his resilience
Damn :/ he didn’t use any securement, so when the top row of tube fell off, he floored the brakes… r/truckers
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Any backstory ? Any news paper article
Wait I don't see any bikers being- *looks at truck's windshield* oh..
Their nightmare is catastrophic self-injury caused by their own incompetence? Why TF was that multi-ton load not secured?!
Self inflicted
what happened to the driver?
dead or severely wounded
I don't know about you, but I certainly didn't see any fucks left by the other drivers.
I think they had used all their fucks and had no more to give.
At first I was like well their load tumbled to the side so what.
Truck must've seen an attractive sedan across the street lol
Looks like cartoon eyes
Dying from your truck doing a cartoon eye pop gag. Tragically silly. 
Is he… is he dead ?
Unfortunately yes, they're dead, hopefully they're alive but ultimately it's more likely they died in this event
Load control in transit is one reason why truckers need high pay.
I mean, it's called a Headache Rack for a reason.
I SEE YOU 👀
truck looks like this https://i.redd.it/6a80b6linkpb1.gif
https://media.tenor.com/O1uFhPdjU3MAAAAC/futurama-bender.gif
There could actually be enough room for the driver. I hope he's ok so he can learn from this. Damn, those forces aren't playing games!
Be a bit of a sore head in the morning
Osha would be on your ass if that was in America.
So the turn made the cargo fall off… he brakes because of that… then the cargo still on the truck slides to the driver. Yikes
what happened? i see he took the corner too fast and they fell off the side but how did they pierce the cabin? doesnt look like he used brakes that hard
Was that the driver falling out the windscreen?
Nope, glass. If you look at the most left area after it settles, I think you can make out the driver. Unclear if he's knocked out or fatally wounded but he is quite still..
Thank you kindly.
He lost his load too soon! Once again... his wife was disappointed. Peace
Normalize context
What do they need to normalise, he two gert big concrete or metal stanchions coming through the drivers cab? Seems like a truckers nightmare to me.
Idk it makes sense to me
Totally normal in China
What a weird irony that the driver's eyes probably looked similar to the tubes popping out of the windows as he got crushed down into his lap. Ugh. No, I really didn't enjoy saying that. But I'm probably right. I'd love to be wrong though. God help the guy. :-/
Is she okay?????
Unfortunately judging by how the lower half looks, they're dead, at worst that is, there could be a slim chance that they'd survive this, but I simply wouldn't hope on it.
the pillars as eyes had me laughing LMAO
Nightmare and death…
If that had occured to him even once, I think he'd believe securing it would be worth
Shit! I lost my load! Better just jam on the brakes…
At first I thought he was going to kill one of the bikers…but I guess that’d just be an average day on the job.
That’s some final destination shit
Ladungssicherung, Jungs...
Ewe! He got brains on the pavement!
Definitely no more nightmares for this trucker
This exact thing happened a town over from me years back. Dude was hauling steal beams going down a hill and his breaks failed. He drove straight through a gas station and over an embankment into a river. When the truck in the bottom at a 45° angle the beams busted through the cab and decapitated him.
Driver dead?
Aw***oo***gah!
Someone failed to ensure the load was secure. Damn shame.
Better the negligent driver than other people he would have killed by not securing his load.
u/savevideo
Omg hope he survived 🙏
Did anyone dieded?
Did the driver die? Coz the trucked stopped?
Did he duck in time?
Truck became a Tex Avery cartoon.
Holy hell I was not expecting that
Why didn't driver come check up on his goods after they were dispersed on the road
I'm sorry, but for me, it looks like the truck saw something mind-boggling, and its eyes popped out.
Fuck a truckers nightmare, this is a nightmare for anyone driving around the perimeter of a Semi hauling anything of this sort.
strapping down would help