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**FleetsidePaul** · 12-18-2021, 06:09 PM

I almost killed a horse today.

I was just driving down Hwy 178 (two lane road) Minding my own business. There's a white pickup in front of me me and a guy towing a horse trailer in front of him. So I'm fiddling with the radio and look up and the guy in the white pickup is going off onto the shoulder of the road.

Then I see it. The guy towing the horse trailer has stopped in the road to make a left. Dead stopped. He has no brake lights or turn signals to warn anyone. Nothing. He's just sitting there.

So now I'm rolling at about 70 mph in my F450 dually praying that I can stop.

I couldn't. But I could slow it down enough to follow the path of the white truck on the shoulder and miss the trailer.

I could see in my mirror the guy make his left turn after he just ran two trucks off the road like it was nothing.

I have to wonder about people. How can you do that? No lights. And you stop in the middle of the road?

My truck has a GVW of around 14,000 pounds. If I hit you at 70 mph that's going to smart.

I'm just glad that my truck handled it as well as it did. She did okay..

12-18-2021, 06:09 PM	#1880
FleetsidePaul R.I.P. E.S.L.L. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kernville CA./ Lake Isabella CA. Posts: 11,419	Re: What did you do today not on your truck... I almost killed a horse today. I was just driving down Hwy 178 (two lane road) Minding my own business. There's a white pickup in front of me me and a guy towing a horse trailer in front of him. So I'm fiddling with the radio and look up and the guy in the white pickup is going off onto the shoulder of the road. Then I see it. The guy towing the horse trailer has stopped in the road to make a left. Dead stopped. He has no brake lights or turn signals to warn anyone. Nothing. He's just sitting there. So now I'm rolling at about 70 mph in my F450 dually praying that I can stop. I couldn't. But I could slow it down enough to follow the path of the white truck on the shoulder and miss the trailer. I could see in my mirror the guy make his left turn after he just ran two trucks off the road like it was nothing. I have to wonder about people. How can you do that? No lights. And you stop in the middle of the road? My truck has a GVW of around 14,000 pounds. If I hit you at 70 mph that's going to smart. I'm just glad that my truck handled it as well as it did. She did okay.. __________________ 1971 Custom C/20 1970 CST 20 1970 C/30 Flatbed 1983 C/30 Dually 2015 Corvette Z51 2021 Corvette Z51 1991 Cadillac Hearse 1982 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz 2000 Porsche Boxster S 2020 Jeep Gladiator 1973 VW Thing 1973 Plymouth Satellite wagon 1963 Baja Bug 1959 Bug Dune Buggy 1970 Baja Bug 1987 Jaguar XJ 350. R.I.P. El Jay R.I.P Jessie. R.I.P Grumpy. Every day is a gift from God.