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Re: Questions about Roll Over Accidents and ROPS
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Posted by Bill From Ontario on November 04, 1999 at 15:43:01 from (216.208.72.125):
In Reply to: Questions about Roll Over Accidents and ROPS posted by Kim Hartshorn on November 04, 1999 at 09:03:11:
About 15 years ago I was travelling a winding road , that I had been on a thousand times. Right after a little one lane bridge, the road turned to the right, up a little hiil. The side of the hill was actually the shoulder of the road. Half way up the hill, there was an old Ferguson tractor, with a loader, across the road, upside down, and running. When I took a closer look, the driver was pinned underneath, barely visible, except for his face, which was turning blue. The wheels were still turning, so I pulled the kill switch. If it wasn't for the loader, the guy would have been killed. But, if it wasn't for the loader, he wouldn't have gotten into the jam in the first place. He was travelling too fast around the turn, and the loader caught the hillside, and flopped him over. It really slowed me down. And I guess that's the point of the story.
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