Theonlysue
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Well that's obviously how the experts reckoned and the jury and convicted.I suspect that his defence was based on using the go faster method as the reason for towing at a speed that the prosecution decided was careless.
Not familiar with the court case but would also be laughing if someone told me they had reached a very high speed doing this.
As I said above, if the crashing speed was deemed too high for towing then procecution was justified.
I have often seen caravans and trailers at 70mph which is 10mph quicker than the law allows as a maximum.
Not going into the dynamics in detail but a slight sway at low speed increases its effect and velocity as speed increases causing the much lighter trailer or caravan to have an effective weight well exceeding the towing vehicle. Tail wags the dog and over it goes
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Has anyone ever got out of a rally field ( without being towed out ) after getting stuck.
I Know of the mats tracks and bread baskets, but what i'm talking about is geting stuck whilst driving towards the exit.
I have a front wheel drive, and any that i have seen getting stuck have had to be pulled out.
What would be the solution if there are no tractors, 4x4 s or funster bodies to help you out.
Solutions?
That sounds more reasonable than.... When in doubt, flat outTwice last year I got stuck reversing across my lawn onto my hardstanding (Rear wheel drive, so effectively fwd?).
Once I left it overnight and the ground froze = easy solution.
The other time I tried plastic mats, gripper tracks etc to no avail: the ruts took several transplants of soil and grass from other parts of the garden to "repair".
On a damp rally field earlier this year my neighbour decided to copy my example and park on "breadtrays". Unfortunately, he couldn't move forwards nor backwards until a tugger turned up with a 4x4. Then he realised that he had his non-hydraulic jacks firmly pressed into the ground.
Plan ahead if you can. Use mats before you get stuck. Keep the revs low. Be nice to tuggers/farmers.
Gordon
Well actually I wouldn't. It's the OP that asked the question. I don't need advice on this matter. I didn't ask for advice. I may not be on the same road but that doesn't mean I'm lost. I've got self help equipment if I really wanted to go off road as in the off roader sense but I don't suppose you'd think my drive is off road but it is.Aluminium ground anchor and plasma rope, you haven't got to take any of this gear or any advice for that matter.
If you don't want to go off road then don't!!
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