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Bizarre truck crash

From the pix one would conclude that the tons of corn silage were alongside the car, and the roof was covered with only a few inches. Doesn"t constitute burial, but certainly does mess up the day. Lucky the truck did not crush her car.
 
I suspect you are correct. I would have thought it would has suffocated her if her car had truely been buried in all that corn. Unless the airspace in the car happened to be big enough.

How do you like the commenter on the story saying that ag trucks should be banned from the highway? I don't care how new the truck is, or isn't, what happened here wasn't caused by the dumptruck.
 
The truck's tarp laid over the car and then the sileage laid on the tarp so very little sileage got inside the car to 'suffocate' her. The inside of the car looks pretty clean to me. Jim
 
Right- good journalism it isn"t. Speculation is not appropriate for a "news" story. I always get a kick out of folks saying they watch/listen to only certain sources, to get the truth. Even eyewitnesses can"t always agree, and true journalism is a dying art. EX: metro reporter says a bulldozer ran into a house, and in the background is the BACKHOE that did- if they can"t get the simple stuff right, why should I trust them about the rest? Every week must be ratings week.
 
Right, but the news story doesn't mention a tarp. What I was thinking is that if the outside of the car had been completely covered in tons of siliage that it would stop air from getting in the car and she would then only have what air was trapped inside.
 
seems guest removed his comment, i agree with, I need a handle, on his idea to ban idiot drivers and there cars from the highways,roads would be real empty without them
 
He mentioned something about uninspected ag trucks. Does Vermont have an inspecton law? Iowa does. Maybe a Vermont ag truck doesn't have to be licenced if it uses the road to get from the bin to the feedlot. Jim
 
Yes, Vermont requires all vehicles to get a yearly inspection at an authorized garage. I am not sure if Ag plates gets you out of an inspection or not though. I would say that they are supposed to be inspected.

They do need to be licensed. I know of farmers who do not bother with inspections, but the police will not let them get away with not being registered.

Some farmers around here do run some junk for trucks, but the one that is crashed in this story looked to be a nice newer truck.
 
Vermont requires yearly vehicle inspections. Ag plates are cheaper, but restricted use, and you still need inspection.

A farmer is also allowed to operate an "unregistered agricultural vehicle", on the roads around his farm and between farms that he owns or operates. It may NOT be used for "general transportation". BUT, it must be "properly equipped and in good mechanical condition", which means to me that it would pass inspection if it were to be inspected. It also must be insured. I researched this with my agent, they won't cover me on my farm liability, and won't cut me much of a break on regular vehicle insurance.

It looks to me as if I would only be saving the cost of the tag, about fifty bucks, and put up with a lot of restriction on use. I bet I might also have regular meetings with various police officers, until they all recognized me and the truck. Easier to buy the tag and be done with it.
 
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