Backhoe's on highway

White CZ4A · Postby **White CZ4A** » July 28th, 2009, 9:05 am

wtf is this the new trend these days?
every morning is the same thing....long lines of cars on both lanes.

this morning it started from sando tech flyover up until Couva...all because of a backhoe driving on the highway.

all cars had to drive at about 30-40km/h.

Thing is...police vehicles would pass the backhoe and not bother to do anything.

Postby **Mini** » July 28th, 2009, 9:11 am

http://forums.trinituner.com/forums/vie ... ht=backhoe

White CZ4A · Postby **White CZ4A** » July 28th, 2009, 9:16 am

^^ i see...

didnt remember seeing that post and was wondering how come no one brought this up before

tourniquet · Postby **tourniquet** » July 28th, 2009, 11:04 am

I wonder if the height of the flyovers has anything to do with it.
I noticed the same thing the last time I was there, and the height of some of these backhoes/ tractors seemed pretty close to the underside of the flyover. I just assumed that putting them on a trailer might make it impassable.
Also, is there a reason why the drivers almost always have the loader just slightly above ground level and not up in the air? I always figured it probably had something to do with balance, but in the event of an accident, that loader is liable to do some serious damage :skurry:

Zim · Postby **Zim** » July 29th, 2009, 1:37 pm

White CZ4A, u does real change yuh name hoss :shock:

Zim · Postby **Zim** » July 29th, 2009, 1:47 pm

Indeed yo.... :lol:

@ avatar

Postby **eliteauto** » July 29th, 2009, 1:49 pm

IMPREZZING · Postby **IMPREZZING** » July 29th, 2009, 1:52 pm

RBphoto · Postby **RBphoto** » July 29th, 2009, 2:29 pm

Or no lights at all

ray d saint · Postby **ray d saint** » July 29th, 2009, 2:40 pm

doh forget some have 'hard pong'

dem MC!!!!

RBphoto · Postby **RBphoto** » July 29th, 2009, 2:42 pm

ray786 wrote:doh forget some have 'hard pong'

dem MC!!!!

4 real?

Shio · Postby **Shio** » July 29th, 2009, 2:57 pm

all yuh should have a slow diesel van like me
the backhoe's won't bother you as much :lol:

White CZ4A · Postby **White CZ4A** » July 29th, 2009, 2:58 pm

crossdrilled wrote:
ray786 wrote:doh forget some have 'hard pong'

dem MC!!!!
4 real?

hard pong and a/c yes

ray d saint · Postby **ray d saint** » July 29th, 2009, 3:03 pm

pioneer wrote:yes!...i see one wid two 6x9 in ah box

dat is joke, some have subs and amps and the full works it would sound... STEUPS!!!

deh better go for SPL testing!!

Postby **Mini** » July 29th, 2009, 3:48 pm

pioneer wrote:But seriously doh...our laws so primitive...in developed countries "farm" equipment like those must be transported on a flatbed and can't drive on public roads

But in banana land...they drive at all hours...some without proper lights

not that primitive... the laws actually state the wheel tractors (and mopeds and something else) aren't allowed on highways...

dregz · Postby **dregz** » July 29th, 2009, 5:30 pm

pioneer wrote:ahhh...but primitive institutions to enforce the law?

they prefer rippin man 35% tint...that much easier and we know tint causes accidents/crime

yea it does

my fuggin 35% gone
Fuggin police MC

fordfanatic · Postby **fordfanatic** » July 29th, 2009, 6:52 pm

no offence but i don't understand you all ..... one back hoe on a two lane highway just go around...... i've been a driver for four year now ,every day on the highways west to east and north to south ,and i have never had a problem with slow drivers, traffic yes crowding of the road at peak traffic times but never with a slow driver on the highway.if some one driving slow in one lane just change lanes i think thats what the multiple lanes are for.

White CZ4A · Postby **White CZ4A** » July 29th, 2009, 6:55 pm

^hahahha....

you obviously do NOT drive!

fordfanatic · Postby **fordfanatic** » July 29th, 2009, 6:56 pm

yup 150000km on my odo in one year

Postby **Mini** » July 29th, 2009, 7:34 pm

fordfanatic wrote:no offence but i don't understand you all ..... one back hoe on a two lane highway just go around...... i've been a driver for four year now ,every day on the highways west to east and north to south ,and i have never had a problem with slow drivers, traffic yes crowding of the road at peak traffic times but never with a slow driver on the highway.if some one driving slow in one lane just change lanes i think thats what the multiple lanes are for.

usually that's not the case...

my experience.. is that everyone who is in a hurry runs up the left lane till their right behind the backhoe... then they cut in front of the faster moving cars in the right lane... guy slams on the brakes... and it's a trickle effect...

so what you get is TWO lanes of traffic...

Jon_One · Postby **Jon_One** » July 29th, 2009, 8:40 pm

pioneer wrote:But seriously doh...our laws so primitive...in developed countries "farm" equipment like those must be transported on a flatbed and can't drive on public roads

But in banana land...they drive at all hours...some without proper lights

i dont think so...

Alpha_2nr · Postby **Alpha_2nr** » July 29th, 2009, 8:57 pm

But seriously doh...our laws so primitive...in developed countries "farm" equipment like those must be transported on a flatbed and can't drive on public roads

This is also the law in T'dad,. amazingly enough.

Haven't you seen the signs?

fordfanatic · Postby **fordfanatic** » July 29th, 2009, 9:32 pm

Mini wrote:
fordfanatic wrote:no offence but i don't understand you all ..... one back hoe on a two lane highway just go around...... i've been a driver for four year now ,every day on the highways west to east and north to south ,and i have never had a problem with slow drivers, traffic yes crowding of the road at peak traffic times but never with a slow driver on the highway.if some one driving slow in one lane just change lanes i think thats what the multiple lanes are for.

usually that's not the case...

my experience.. is that everyone who is in a hurry runs up the left lane till their right behind the backhoe... then they cut in front of the faster moving cars in the right lane... guy slams on the brakes... and it's a trickle effect...

so what you get is TWO lanes of traffic...

then it's not really the fault of the backhoe but the drivers of the other cars that cause the pile up?

Postby **Mini** » July 29th, 2009, 9:41 pm

fordfanatic wrote:
Mini wrote:
fordfanatic wrote:no offence but i don't understand you all ..... one back hoe on a two lane highway just go around...... i've been a driver for four year now ,every day on the highways west to east and north to south ,and i have never had a problem with slow drivers, traffic yes crowding of the road at peak traffic times but never with a slow driver on the highway.if some one driving slow in one lane just change lanes i think thats what the multiple lanes are for.

usually that's not the case...

my experience.. is that everyone who is in a hurry runs up the left lane till their right behind the backhoe... then they cut in front of the faster moving cars in the right lane... guy slams on the brakes... and it's a trickle effect...

so what you get is TWO lanes of traffic...

then it's not really the fault of the backhoe but the drivers of the other cars that cause the pile up?

yes... and no

it's a combination of many things... the first of which being the fact that wheel tractors aren't supposed to be on highways...

which in turn leads to the above situation... while the other drivers have a part to play... the root cause is the backhoe operator...

fordfanatic · Postby **fordfanatic** » July 29th, 2009, 9:59 pm

i still disagree if the driver of the other vehicles overtake and merge into the next lane seamlessly then there would be no repercussions.......

we share the road ways of trinidad with lots of things that should not be there
(people,animals, wrong type of vehicles) but i really don't see the problem with them being there, what i see to be the problem is the amount of drivers and also the type of those drivers......

if those same drivers that in the fast lane were to just slow their pace for a lil while and courteously allow the drivers in the slow lane to overtake the tractor.
Then there would not be a pile up would there?

kurpal_v2 · Postby **kurpal_v2** » July 30th, 2009, 7:50 am

Mini wrote:
pioneer wrote:But seriously doh...our laws so primitive...in developed countries "farm" equipment like those must be transported on a flatbed and can't drive on public roads

But in banana land...they drive at all hours...some without proper lights

not that primitive... the laws actually state the wheel tractors (and mopeds and something else) aren't allowed on highways...

but is a backhoe considered a "farm" equitment or otherwise? And then so the question come up, what's the point of paying to lisence and insure a backhoe if I'm gonna make it a trailer queen? And then two this same situation can be filtered down to minor roads no?

White CZ4A · Postby **White CZ4A** » July 30th, 2009, 8:53 am

fordfanatic wrote:i still disagree if the driver of the other vehicles overtake and merge into the next lane seamlessly then there would be no repercussions.......

we share the road ways of trinidad with lots of things that should not be there
(people,animals, wrong type of vehicles) but i really don't see the problem with them being there, what i see to be the problem is the amount of drivers and also the type of those drivers......

if those same drivers that in the fast lane were to just slow their pace for a lil while and courteously allow the drivers in the slow lane to overtake the tractor.
Then there would not be a pile up would there?

I really don't believe that you drive...
if you do you are probably @ the age of 60 who moves @40km/h on the highway.
Hence the reason it doesn't bother you.

I see you also posted that you've been driving for four years...so maybe you got your license at 56?

Any slow moving vehicle on the highway causes a pile up of traffic. The backhoe isn't supposed to be there in the first place. Why should the other hundreds of drivers be inconvenienced for the one driver who should NOT be there.

Tuner Imports · Postby **Tuner Imports** » July 30th, 2009, 10:07 am

^^^I believe transporting it otherwise is very difficult. Towing it on a trailor is very hard to pass under flyovers and towing it behind a truck well that is like an accident waiting to happen. I am frustrated the same way as you are with the traffic, but what do you think can be another option for them?

equipped2ripp · Postby **equipped2ripp** » July 30th, 2009, 10:12 am

fordfanatic wrote:i still disagree if the driver of the other vehicles overtake and merge into the next lane seamlessly then there would be no repercussions.......

we share the road ways of trinidad with lots of things that should not be there
(people,animals, wrong type of vehicles) but i really don't see the problem with them being there, what i see to be the problem is the amount of drivers and also the type of those drivers......

if those same drivers that in the fast lane were to just slow their pace for a lil while and courteously allow the drivers in the slow lane to overtake the tractor.
Then there would not be a pile up would there?

so where you expect the cars to go? in the sky? gawd man... u for real? :roll: