Driver is lucky to be alive.

[browntruckmechanic]

As the story goes. Driver was on the way to area, was messing with DIAD board, drifted off the road way and struck a parked mobile home on the side of the highway.
Telematics puts impact speed at 72 mph. Diad was found 268 yards away for the car.
Driver unbuckled seat belt and walked away with a couple of scratches on the legs. Sorry for the multiple pics and the orientation.

 

[ZQXC]

.... and that's how quickly it can happen.
Leave that damn diad in the bucket until you stop.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Wow. He walked away from that??

 

[Future]

I See a promotion coming his way.

 

[Future]

Mechanic dvir response.....ok 2 run

 

[oldngray]

a little duct tape and touch up paint and its good to go.

 

[Indecisi0n]

Sad part is they used that truck the very next day.

 

[Wally]

 

[Johney]

Wow. He walked away from that??

The seat and mount appear to be in perfect condition. Very lucky driver.

 

[selfcancelsignal]

Mechanic dvir response.....ok 2 run

Pretty sure that's what our jagamahoney mechanic would say too.


Sent while driving from my flip phone via T9 word.

 

[Indecisi0n]

Mechanic dvir response.....ok 2 run

Parts on order-OK to drive.

 

[Anonymous 11]

Where does he want to work now?

 

[Packmule]

Obviously, not aware that telematics was going to flag him for recording in travel the moment he turned that board on while still moving. Hate to say it, but this is why ALL of us get treated like criminals and children. There is always those few who just don't get it.

 

[rod]

That kind of looks like the condition my truck was in when I retired---and it hadn't even been in an accident.

 

[cachsux]

WTF was he doing 72 for?

 

[BigBeef42]

WTF was he doing 72 for?

Ditto?

The drivers seat is the only frigging thing in tact, lucky bastarđ.

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[Brownslave688]

Obviously, not aware that telematics was going to flag him for recording in travel the moment he turned that board on while still moving. Hate to say it, but this is why ALL of us get treated like criminals and children. There is always those few who just don't get it.

Simply not true. U have to scan something for it to be recording in travel.

 

[Brownslave688]

WTF was he doing 72 for?

Because that's where the governor is set at?

 

[Bubblehead]

I wonder if UPS approves of these pictures, taken on company property, of a severely wrecked package car, being posted on the internet by an employee?
I'm guessing probably not?

 

[Shifting Contents]

Simply not true. U have to scan something for it to be recording in travel.

Nope. Whenever I cover rural routes I find myself grabbing the diad after a long drive. Get talkin to the next day about recording in travel. All it takes is wheels in motion.

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