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Old 03-07-2008, 02:12 AM   #1
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Exclamation Amazing video of violent trailer sway and recovery!
Amazing video apparently taken on one of those long, long bridges. Driver manages to recover. Are those chains slapping the load? Wow.

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Old 03-07-2008, 05:55 AM   #2
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Amazing video...
Yup... AMAZING!
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Old 03-07-2008, 06:09 AM   #3
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That guy in the white pickup has horse shoes ................ butt!
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I'll bet that driver had to launder his jockey shorts at his next stop.

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No doubt. I'm amazed that his load stayed on after that.
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Looked like a 3/4 ton truck...what do you suppose the load weight was?

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