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The only thing I can think of re: tandem float ban
Posted on 2/23/20 at 11:54 am
Posted on 2/23/20 at 11:54 am
I've been racking my brain trying to figure out what the city's reasoning is.
Only one thing makes sense, and it's kind of far-fetched.
IF someone gets hit by a single float, they get run over by 1 or 2 axles, and that's it. You might be able to survive that.
If you get hit by a tandem float, you might get run over by 5-6 or more axles. No one is surviving that.
While a security guard walking with the float at the junctures might have prevented Wednesday's accident, if the person Saturday was close and slipped and rolled under the float, I don't know if a security guard walking at the juncture would have been able to stop that.
People just aren't paying enough attention to the surroundings.
Only one thing makes sense, and it's kind of far-fetched.
IF someone gets hit by a single float, they get run over by 1 or 2 axles, and that's it. You might be able to survive that.
If you get hit by a tandem float, you might get run over by 5-6 or more axles. No one is surviving that.
While a security guard walking with the float at the junctures might have prevented Wednesday's accident, if the person Saturday was close and slipped and rolled under the float, I don't know if a security guard walking at the juncture would have been able to stop that.
People just aren't paying enough attention to the surroundings.
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Posted on 2/23/20 at 11:56 am to LSUFanHouston
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I've been racking my brain trying to figure out what the city's reasoning is.
Posted on 2/23/20 at 11:57 am to LSUFanHouston
Definitely needed another thread for your premise
Posted on 2/23/20 at 11:57 am to LSUFanHouston
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If you get hit by a tandem float, you might get run over by 5-6 or more axles.
lol wut
How retarded are you?
Posted on 2/23/20 at 12:00 pm to LSUFanHouston
That’s not at all how it’s worked or reasonably could work
Posted on 2/23/20 at 12:04 pm to NoSaint
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That’s not at all how it’s worked or reasonably could work
I don't agree with the city's decisions, just trying to find a reason for it.
Posted on 2/23/20 at 12:05 pm to BRgetthenet
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lol wut
How retarded are you?
2 axles per float section.
So a 3 section float = 6 axles.
Posted on 2/23/20 at 12:14 pm to LSUFanHouston
Those things are heavy as hell.
Just need one wheel to completely crush a person.
The problem is the driver cant see someone crossing between sections. Have one tractor, one float section removes that problem. Finding a way to block the gap between sections would probably be a better way. Not sure though how hard that would actually be to do in practice and at short notice.
Just need one wheel to completely crush a person.
The problem is the driver cant see someone crossing between sections. Have one tractor, one float section removes that problem. Finding a way to block the gap between sections would probably be a better way. Not sure though how hard that would actually be to do in practice and at short notice.
Posted on 2/23/20 at 12:37 pm to LSUFanHouston
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2 axles per float section.
So a 3 section float = 6 axles.
No ones getting hit by multiple. It’s way too slow and way too widely spaced.
And one is more than enough to kill
Posted on 2/23/20 at 12:39 pm to LSUFanHouston
I'm out here on Magazine trying to dodge the assault floats right now.
Scary stuff.
Scary stuff.
Posted on 2/23/20 at 1:10 pm to LSUFanHouston
It’s really gonna just be a money grab adding floats by removing tandems
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