NYC tow truck wrecks parked car

[Wade91]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/28/nyc-tow-truck-crashes-int_n_802031.html

i always thought being a tow truck driver was probably pretty hard, but i guess its pretty easy if you dont give a damn about anybodys personal property :rolleyes:

[Easy Drifter]

Not that it really matters but it was an articulated front end loader not a tow truck.

[Wade91]

the tow truck was pulling the front end loader, which is what caused it to hit the car

[Bob Riebe]

the tow truck was pulling the front end loader, which is what caused it to hit the car
You can see the loaders tires spin, he was the one controlling the situation, and he is the one who did not have his bucket high enough.


The tow driver had little idea of what was happening.

[J4MIE]

Don't mention people crashing into parked cars to me, due to a recent incident that will be ongoing for some time I fear........... Yet police are not interested despite us having proof of crimes being commited....... :hmph:

[glauistean]

Not that it really matters but it was an articulated front end loader not a tow truck.\

If you follow the link I believe Wade is speaking about the truck in the building in Boston.

I saw the front loader one also. That guy did not give a hoot about the

parked vehicle.

I have heard that if there is a storm forecast and people are parked on a designated street for plowing the city is not responsible if they damage the car. Usually they just push the snow right on top of it.

Is this correct?

[Easy Drifter]

I do not know about the US but many towns and cities in Canada have a no parking on the street anywhere from 1 to 3 and then to 6am or even later. This is especially true in the snow belt where I live. Usually well posted on the entrances to the towns and on the streets.
Some bigger cities like Barrie (135000) have a shorter no parking period downtown where the bars are.
The period usually starts mid November and goes to mid April.
Hope that makes sense. I am so befuddled with the flu I am not sure of what I am writing.

[ShiftingGears]

but i guess its pretty easy if you dont give a damn about anybodys personal property :rolleyes:

It's ironic, because you were posting videos of yourself jumping on other peoples cars not that long ago.

[Wade91]

It's ironic, because you were posting videos of yourself jumping on other peoples cars not that long ago.
well, what i did was clearly not as bad, seeing as how my video did not go viral like the one in the artical i linked :p

[AAReagles]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/28/nyc-tow-truck-crashes-int_n_802031.html

i always thought being a tow truck driver was probably pretty hard, but i guess its pretty easy if you dont give a damn about anybodys personal property :rolleyes:

Let he who has not spinned, cast the first hub-cap.

Seriously though, what I find even more amazing is people who are willing to spend hours - if not days - waiting in line, in frigid conditions, at a local Wal-Mart (or dept store of some sort) for some Black Friday sale on e-gadgets, but won't invest in a set of tire-chains.