r/interestingasfuck • u/MrTacocaT12345 • 8h ago
Tractor trailer collision with a wind turbine blade
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u/PleasantCucumber2615 8h ago
The lorry driver carrying the turbine blade obviously failed to tie a hiviz vest on to the end of the blade.
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u/setibeings 7h ago
I'm pretty sure you're joking, but it looks like there's a hot pink flag on the remnants of the blade starting in the first frame of the video.
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u/Plus_Pangolin_8924 7h ago
That was the driver.
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u/dogbusonline 8h ago
Always blows my mind how absolutely enormous those blades are.
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u/Deadman_Wonderland 5h ago
This actually looks like a smaller blade ment for onshore turbines. Offshore wind turbine are significantly bigger then onshore ones, like 2-2.5x the size or the full length of a football field for each blade.
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u/RandomAssRedditName 7h ago
But how?
These dudes are always transported under escort. There's no way you'd be able to drive next or closely behind it, unless there are no safety protocols in that country.
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u/Temporary_Peanut_586 5h ago
I mean... There could be an escort vehicle somewhere in or near the main shish-kabob
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u/Salt-Operation 5h ago
I see them in Texas all the time on the highway with no escort
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u/DmitriRussian 3h ago
It all depends on local regulations at which threshold it's required and how risky/difficult the route is.
For me as a simple guy who doesn't understand jackshit about transporting a blade, it feels like escort should always be mandatory, and just vary the size of escort based on size of blade and risk. No escort seems like a reckless decision to save on cost.
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u/RandomAssRedditName 3h ago
Weird. I've only seen them transport stuff this big during the night, with full escort via motors and cars, in the Netherlands
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u/Salt-Operation 1h ago
Yeah, we don’t do safety regulations here. My bestie and I nearly got ran off the road yesterday on our trip back from a rural area. A transport truck was hauling two gigantic spools of conduit that protruded at least five feet into our lane, on a single-lane highway with maybe a six inch shoulder.
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u/TheRealDeathSheep 1h ago
Going by the writing in the trailer, I'm gonna say there is just a lack of protocols
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u/magseven 8h ago
Babe, wake up! New Final Destination road phobia just dropped!
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u/detrans-rights 5h ago
My entire life. Every new car hazard reminds me lol
Where was his flag dude at?
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u/wstsidhome 7h ago
Omfg…did jack knifing the truck/trailer actually save the operator from it piercing the cab?!? Holy shit
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u/Popa-Ioana06 8h ago
One of the most notable incidents of this kind occurred on Interstate 70 (I-70) in Maryland. A semi-truck transporting a massive turbine blade struck the median barrier. Upon impact, the huge component broke loose, crossed into the opposing lanes, and was struck head-on by a second semi-truck traveling lawfully. The accident completely blocked the highway for several hours and resulted in one person being injured.
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u/Lorddoctorjava 5h ago
Lol... I would have lost a lot of money betting that it was a swift truck...
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u/philosophycruiser 3h ago
I wonder how. There's an escort at the front and another escorts behind the carrier truck. The job of the back escorts is to prevent something like this.
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u/F1McLarenFan007 3h ago
If a tractor coming in hot and collision obvious I’d be moving out of the way lol
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u/blackpearl1477 8h ago
Obviously they didn't wanted road transport assistance to save costs. Well. This is the result. 🤨
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u/anotherbrckinTH3Wall 8h ago
That looks expensive