No semis on the Dragon, please!

[Rando]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icYe2Qjdyg4&feature=youtu.be

 

[Pennyrick]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icYe2Qjdyg4&feature=youtu.be

This must be an older post.

Semis were banned from the Dragon in Dec., 2014.

http://jalopnik.com/big-rigs-banned-from-tennessees-tail-of-the-dragon-1667428609

 

[billybovine]

This must be an older post.

Semis were banned from the Dragon in Dec., 2014.

http://jalopnik.com/big-rigs-banned-from-tennessees-tail-of-the-dragon-1667428609

That would be why the truck driver was charged.

 

[exwinger]

misguided semis

I've came across semis at least 3 times while riding the dragon , all before the ban. Two were coming towards me and one in front of me ...........stuck on a hairpin. All were scary .

 

[Rando]

This must be an older post.

Semis were banned from the Dragon in Dec., 2014.

http://jalopnik.com/big-rigs-banned-from-tennessees-tail-of-the-dragon-1667428609

It happened on Sunday.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

DRAGON

I think the problem is caused by GPS use......Truckers use GPS a lot and it sends them onto it. It happens a lot in Vermont on 108 thru the " NOTCH " ...trucks and buses are always getting stuck there............Big fines fines are issued also.........Mike :thumbup:

 

[Deer Slayer]

I think the problem is caused by GPS use......Truckers use GPS a lot and it sends them onto it. It happens a lot in Vermont on 108 thru the " NOTCH " ...trucks and buses are always getting stuck there............Big fines fines are issued also.........Mike :thumbup:

It doth appear, when one can not do anything else, they drive a truck!:yikes:

 

[Pennyrick]

It happened on Sunday.

Sorry... missed the date and didn't watch it through the end.

 

[ARtraveler]

RE: GPS/Truck Drivers: GPS can be your friend or not. Not recommended for secondary road travel in Alaska. You may end up on a logging or mountain goat trail.

That said: semis on the Dragon would be a scary situation considering the amount of traffic. This one seems like an isolated incident now--but another thing to be aware of in your defensive driving strategy.

Did I see a police or ranger vehicle go by, heading towards the truck just before the accident? If it was, wonder why the truck was not stopped then?

 

[pegasus1300]

I was wondering the same thing

 

[Rando]

Did I see a police or ranger vehicle go by, heading towards the truck just before the accident? If it was, wonder why the truck was not stopped then?

I thought I saw the same thing you did. It doesn't make sense!