Comments on: Tractor-Trailer Hydroplanes Killing Another

By: Nick Steele

Nick Steele — Fri, 21 May 2010 19:55:15 +0000

I’m sorry to hear about this family’s loss but unless Britnee was in the truck with him, there is no way to know what speed he was driving. I have been driving a truck for 35 years and an 18-wheeler can hydroplane at as little as 15 miles an hour if the water hits the tire just the right way. No driver begins their work day intending to kill someone. Since you weren’t there, I’d suspect you really have no idea what happened and to say he was speeding and to “think before you speed” is accusatory. When an 80,000 pound vehicle hits a passenger vehicle such as a car or pickup, there’s not much chance the smaller vehicle will survive. And if you look at the statistics put out by the ATA (American trucking association), the NTSB (national transportation safety board) and the FMCSA (federal motor
carrier safety administration) you will find that most of the truck/car collisions are caused by the CAR (or pickup truck) driver.

By: Brittnee Kline

Brittnee Kline — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:05:31 +0000

thankyou very much <3

By: Justin Hill

Justin Hill — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:05:58 +0000

Brittnee-Thank you for sharing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

By: Brittnee Kline

Brittnee Kline — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:19:04 +0000

Hi , my name is Brittnee and I am the daughter of Jason Scott Kline, the man killed in the 18 wheeler accident . The man that killed my father was indeed speeding. Please be careful , He left beind three children and a wife , one little girl whos most likely not going to remember him. So think before you speed .