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I saw a vehicle like this in a lovely European towtruck simulator I watched a streamer play but I thought they made it up for the game because it wasn't like anything else in it made sense. Is this really a better and safer solution than just using a normal tow truck?
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It's a debris pickup tool, they use them routinely with clamshell graspers for disaster cleanup, picking up brush loads and depositing them into the back. I met a guy whose business only does poo poo like hurricane/tornado/flood cleanup and he just drives around the country with a convoy of trucks. I dunno what they'd use the fork graspers for instead, it might work better than clamshells for something solid
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Sep 4, 2018 11:15
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That lovely old Peugeot 106 is going straight to the junkyard so why bother?
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Sep 4, 2018 11:52
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Kibayasu posted:This seems like the kind of thing someone had the idea for forever but managed to forget that tow trucks and flatbeds had already been invented. I cannot imagine how this is better than either. Given the height of the trailer walls, you can probably smoosh the car down a bit once it's in. Pick up a few per trip.
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Sep 4, 2018 12:12
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Or, you know, its a staged video and the owner of the car is also the owner of the crane truck. Nah thats crazy, a staged video on the internet? Who would go and do that?
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Sep 4, 2018 12:14
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Memento posted:It looks like England, so that makes sense. The architecture is absolutely not British, more like the benelux region. Also the cars are driving on the right.
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Sep 4, 2018 12:27
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Much like the gif, I presume the claw is often used for picking up cars, especially out of places where a regular tow truck might not be able to reach them.
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Sep 4, 2018 12:59
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BattleMaster posted:I saw a vehicle like this in a lovely European towtruck simulator I watched a streamer play but I thought they made it up for the game because it wasn't like anything else in it made sense. Is this really a better and safer solution than just using a normal tow truck? Nawh it actually exists. Look up T crane tow truck. Not sure of it's advantages over other types of tow trucks.
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Sep 4, 2018 14:06
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watch San Fran use this to try to get rid of all the homeless people living in their cars
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Sep 4, 2018 14:45
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Blast of Confetti posted:watch San Fran use this to try to get rid of all the homeless people living in their cars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wa4U6TQlNI
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Sep 4, 2018 14:56
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Cugel the Clever posted:Living in St. Paul and driving through both cities frequently in the same time span and I'll never not see someone in the bike lanes when there's no snow on the ground. Especially during rush hour, you'll get dozens of bike commuters making great use of the bike lanes. The Twin Cities is one of the best places in the US for biking and I'm pretty drat sure the cities have years of observational data to back up usage. I drive every day to and from work. Don't be in my lane when you have your own and I won't be able to hit you!
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Sep 4, 2018 15:03
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You sound like the sort of person who turns across a cycle lane without even looking to see if there's a cyclist there or not.
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Sep 4, 2018 15:09
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Jesus Christ, stop it with the cycling derails. EDIT: Please?
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Sep 4, 2018 15:12
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Jabor posted:You sound like the sort of person who turns across a cycle lane without even looking to see if there's a cyclist there or not. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Sep 4, 2018 15:22
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null_pointer posted:Jesus Christ, stop it with the cycling derails. It's a common enough occurrence but with practice you can actually use the derailleur to throw the chain back on without even stopping.
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Sep 4, 2018 15:28
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Yawgmoth posted:You sound like the kind of person who deserves to get hit. everybody deserves to get hit. It has nothing to do with bikes or not, I just don't like people.
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Sep 4, 2018 15:31
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Bad Munki posted:It's a common enough occurrence but with practice you can actually use the derailleur to throw the chain back on without even stopping. 
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Sep 4, 2018 15:34
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Bad Munki posted:It's a common enough occurrence but with practice you can actually use the derailleur to throw the chain back on without even stopping. On the one hand, sensible chuckle. On the other hand, I would actually like to know how to do this, because a dropped chain is super annoying.
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Sep 4, 2018 15:53
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Yawgmoth posted:You sound like the kind of person who deserves to get hit.  You literally think it's okay to murder people because you're too lazy to look around?
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Sep 4, 2018 16:10
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Jabor posted:
I agree because everything should be taken literally and both hyperbole and humor don't exist.
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Sep 4, 2018 16:18
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null_pointer posted:On the one hand, sensible chuckle. On the other hand, I would actually like to know how to do this, because a dropped chain is super annoying. Depends on the situation but here are a couple options: https://coachlevi.com/cycling/fix-dropped-chain-without-stopping/ Basically, use the derailleur to push the chain back toward the sprocket and gently pedal it back on.
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Sep 4, 2018 16:31
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satanic splash-back posted:I agree because everything should be taken literally and both hyperbole and humor don't exist. It's hard to judge what's a joke sometimes because in the real world cyclists do actually get assaulted all the time.
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Sep 4, 2018 16:32
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAW0mfuWXb0
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Sep 4, 2018 17:26
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drat, that tanker smashed up against the bridge.
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Sep 4, 2018 18:15
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Yes, it's like a lava lamp.
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Sep 4, 2018 18:21
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https://i.imgur.com/IEWg24m.mp4
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Sep 4, 2018 18:25
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Renegret posted:everybody deserves to get hit. That's kind of dark, you doing ok there Renegret?
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Sep 4, 2018 18:34
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I feel like he's permanently hunched over like that now.
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Sep 4, 2018 18:39
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Kibayasu posted:I cannot imagine how this is better than either. It more accurately conveys spite.
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Sep 4, 2018 18:41
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Two person motorcycle racing with the functional/safety features of the sidecar removed. https://gfycat.com/parallelartisticlamprey
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Sep 4, 2018 18:43
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That's a good way to gently caress up your shack
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Sep 4, 2018 18:44
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Jake Mustache posted:Two person motorcycle racing with the functional/safety features of the sidecar removed. The guy's rear end is scraping on the grass. 
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Sep 4, 2018 18:46
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Jake Mustache posted:Two person motorcycle racing with the functional/safety features of the sidecar removed. Oh yeah, sidecar racing is complete lunacy. The fact that it's still a sanctioned sport is  I mean, there's only so many safety features you can implement on a motorcycle, but adding a non-driving human who has to spidermonkey around as ballast is well beyond insane.
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Sep 4, 2018 19:05
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At least give the sidecar racer a weapon or something. Go full Mario Kart while you're disregarding safety in every possible way.
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Sep 4, 2018 19:08
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Strabo4 posted:The guy's rear end is scraping on the grass. Not only that, the grass is worn down where all the asses have dragged through it!
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Sep 4, 2018 19:35
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https://i.imgur.com/vebtE5y.mp4 this plumbing method seems suspicious.................
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Sep 4, 2018 19:36
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They have those sidecar races at the Isle of man TT The entire race is so loony that the only country willing to host it is the Isle... Here is a highlight video from a few years back. You're doing 180mph on narrow streets with the only thing to cushion your death are storefront windows. And you have to have the entire track memorized. And if you miss a turn in point or braking point you die. https://youtu.be/iRWp9rhfS_0 Top fuel dragster drivers, MotoGP racers, top tier rally drivers. None of them move over to the Isle of Man TT.
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Sep 4, 2018 19:37
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Dirt Road Junglist posted:Oh yeah, sidecar racing is complete lunacy. The fact that it's still a sanctioned sport is The team mate is a safety feature, for the driver. Or at least it seems safer than normal motorcycle racing - the added mass of the passenger limits top speeds a bit, and the sidecar combo also corners very differently from an ordinary motorcycle so while it may look crazy, the speeds where that kind of trickery happens are reasonable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2RrVD8jaF8
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Sep 4, 2018 20:55
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Yes, 'reasonable' is the one word that comes to mind to describe this.
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Mozi posted:Yes, 'reasonable' is the one word that comes to mind to describe this. yeah lol the degree of safety going from... i dunno 150 down to 120 mph as a standard is certainly enough to make a difference right? and in the slower scenario two people are gonna fuckin die instead of just one
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