Snow Plow Motor Vehicle Accidents.



As we get closer to that time again and old man winter is upon us we all need to sharpen up on what we may face on and off the roads and be aware of these big tonka-toys that run 24 hr's a day. Up North these trucks are very well known and down South we see more sand trucks. As everyone knows preventive maintenance on our rescue tools should be a priority and not forget our trucks and if your run chains or some type of insta chains. Public Awareness cant say that enough!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Firefighter Walther on October 22, 2009 at 8:08am
Well, needless to day, down here in southern Texas, we dont have enough snow to acutally need a plow, but still, when it gets cold here, and roads start to ice over, people dont know how to drive, and thus, quite a few accidents occur, lol, i love my state, but damn, texas people dont really know how to drive in rain or ice or snow, lol, well, to add to that, they cant drive much better when its dry, lol
Permalink Reply by CHIEF NORMAN on October 22, 2009 at 9:17am
Good job Andrew...Very well put brother...
Permalink Reply by CHIEF NORMAN on October 22, 2009 at 9:41am
Chief I really appreciate your input on this subject...Job well done sir...
Permalink Reply by Trainer on October 22, 2009 at 12:03pm
This is a dozer, and looks to of good size.
Permalink Reply by Reg Mathis on October 22, 2009 at 12:54pm
Naaaa...we haven't had a GOOD snowstorm since the blizzard of '93!
Permalink Reply by Ted Downey on October 24, 2009 at 9:59am
What we see out here In N.E. Wash State is is just about everyone has an ATV with a plow on it. In our Dist. most of the driveways are off the State Hwy. where the potential for an accident involving ATV's is far too great. It is not a law out here but I recommend to everyone that plows there driveway out to the Hwy to add an amber flashing or rotating light higher than the operators head and 360degree view.
this is a great discussion
Permalink Reply by Rusty Mancini on October 24, 2009 at 1:18pm
Here in SC the mid-lower part of the state, we haven't seen a whole lot of snow in the past few years. We will see a sand truck with a blade on the front of it a few times in the winter months. There has been a lot of good information here on these types of trucks and how to handle them.

One never knows what kind of situation you could be called to handle , and I would like to thank Chief Norman for this topic and to the posters, it's been a learning experience!
Smoke EaterPermalink Reply by Smoke Eater on October 25, 2009 at 2:31pm
Just got back from western Wisconsin and they are making that transition right now too.
Permalink Reply by jerry hodos on October 25, 2009 at 4:13pm
If you look close you can see it still running by the shutter is open on the stack I hope the driver is out.
Permalink Reply by Jessica Swift on October 26, 2009 at 10:04am
This past winter we had a semi vs. a county salt truck/snow plow. The salt truck was off in the shoulder (most of the way) doing about 20-25 mph trying to clear the shoulder. The semi was doing around 70-75 mph in the right lane (he was speeding, the limit at the time in that area for semi's was 55mph). I was a tandem driving team and one of them was in the bunk sleeping. The guy that was driving had a bag of sunflower seeds that he dropped. He claimed that when he glanced up there was no one in front of him. He then proceeded to try to hunch down to pick up the bag that he dropped and by the time he looked back up he didnt have time to avoid the plow truck and rear ended him. The plow truck rolled 2 times before coming to rest on its wheels in the ditch. The guy driving the semi walked away with some minor cuts and bruises. His partner wasnt quite as lucky. the force of the impact sent him flying foroward out of the bunk and he actually hit the back of the seats. He ended up with a broken back and arm. the driver of the plow was taken to the hospital, but was released. The driver of the semi was fired on the spot by his company. We had a section of highway that didnt ever have snow on it the rest of the season because of all of the salt that was dumped there.
Permalink Reply by Firefighter Walther on October 26, 2009 at 12:28pm
Wow, thats very unfortunate, its amazing people can be so stupid and speed/not pay attention/be totally stupid in such conditions.
Permalink Reply by Jessica Swift on October 29, 2009 at 9:44am
yeah i really dont understand it either. Its like when the snow and ice hit the ground people become even more retarded when it comes to driving.

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