Reply to 20 dead in upstate NY in limo accident

Forum Index » Off-Topic

Reply to "20 dead in upstate NY in limo accident"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]i happen to know a lot about limousines and how they work and how they are built.

Chances are the brakes could no support the load. the cheap way out when buying these is to not upgrade the braking system.

All of them have seat belts that are rarely used so I am willing to bet they were not buckled in.

I am also willing to bet the driver had a medical emergency which makes it even more of a safety issue because a vehicle usually allowed to carry that many passengers should require a CDL and the driver would be required to have a physical.  Many limousine companies get around this by listing it as a car not a vehicle that has a higher seating capacity requiring a CDL.

Imagine the brakes on your car trying to stop a vehicle with 10x the usual limit, at that speed if it wasn't a medical emergency, it isn't going to stop.

Never get in a vehicle like that, they are not safe for many reasons, the side impact is inferior and the chance of fire is greater and there is really no way out. T

the last limousine incident where many people died, over heated brakes caused a fire and many people burned to death inside the vehicle.  [/quote]

This is exactly what I was thinking.  No way those breaks where meant to stop a load that heavy.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics