Why did the driver decide that swerving side to side would be good idea?

When towing something that heavy, you need sway control bars.

On a lighter note, how many pollocks does it take...

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When you feel things getting out of control... Maybe brake slowly and stop?
Just an idea.

It would also help to front load the trailer. This happens quite often when the center of gravity is behind the rearmost wheels. A friend of mine rented a trailer to haul some building materials (concrete, sand, and gravel), and, not realizing the implications, rear loaded it all into the trailer. Same damn thing happened, a rapidly increasing swinging motion that basically pulled the car off the road. Totaled the car, but he walked away from it, and had remembered to purchase the rental insurance.

this is why the towing vehicle should weigh more than the load...

>> ^Chimeling:

Why did the driver decide that swerving side to side would be good idea?


He probably didn't. It could have been what Mojofreem said or it could have been a wind gust. And shuac is correct about having a sway control device. They are not always required, but it sure would have helped in this situation.

When you feel things getting out of control... Maybe brake slowly and stop?

>> ^shuac:

When towing something that heavy, you need sway control bars.
On a lighter note, how many pollocks does it take...


Just one to realize "pollock" is not the appropiate thing to call a Polish person.

Come on finish your joke. How many fish does it take to do what?>> ^shuac:

When towing something that heavy, you need sway control bars.
On a lighter note, how many pollocks does it take...

>> ^spawnflagger:

this is why the towing vehicle should weigh more than the load...


Umm... no. That idea falls apart looking at any semi-trailer. The weight of the tow vehicle doesn't matter nearly as much as the trailer or the load placement. If a vehicle is rated for carrying the weight, it can be use to tow.

This is why people, who otherwise can drive just fine, need training to tow trailers. A huge proportion of trailer-related accidents are due to inexperience.

1) Improper trailer. Car carriers need to be as low to the ground as possible. The trailer in the vid is a flatdeck for carrying construction materials or styrofoam blocks. The center of gravity there allows the load to sway, causing the trailer to turn, not unlike a skateboard. That sway takes on a harmonic imbalance, ultimately causing the jacknife.

2) Improperly placed load. The load should, for the most part, be forward of the axles. Placing it that far back actually pulls UP the rear end of the tow vehicle, reducing tire traction, helping the harmonic sway.

3) Improper tow vehicle. Just because your car can accellerate that much weight, doesn't mean the suspension can handle it. If the load HAD been centered properly, the front end of that car would have been off the ground if the rear end hadn't collapsed first.

4) Improper speed. Just because your car can accellerate that much weight to that speed doesn't mean it's stable. The faster you go, the longer it takes to make any changes and the less time you have to do them.

poor trailer choice and poor placement of load... really high center of gravity, set in the back of the trailer...

driver 'follows' the first woobles trying to straighten the car out, making it worse... then just slams on brakes...

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>> ^deathcow:

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Paid enough for it...

Slow the fuck down, IDIOT! Jesus christ. You'd think her first clue to back the fuck off the throttle would be the wildly flailing trailer behind her. Dumbass.

I bet her boyfriend was really upset when she came home WITHOUT his car.