01-24-2011, 08:23 PM
I think pog has it about right although I don't know the specifics of the law myself. Those vehicles with the excessively large wheels can be lethal to anyone driving behind them. If they drive over any debris in the road the tires launch it at frightening speeds at those driving behind and you're unlikely to respond quickly enough to get out of the way - or if you do, you'll just cause an accident.
I've seen this a couple of time myself. Once in the UK a truck shot something (a rock or whatever, I don't know, didn't have time to figure it out) right into my windshield. My passenger and I ducked and for a second or two my car was out of control. Fortunately I managed to recover things but had to pull over to sort myself out.
The other time was on the highway between Keaau and Hilo. This time a big-wheeled truck passed me on the left going about 80 and fired a large rock behind it. If anyone had been right behind it, as Big Island drivers tend to do, they'd probably be dead now and the truck driver wouldn't have known anything about it.
I know having big wheels is popular here, but it's dangerous for everyone else.
Tom
http://apacificview.blogspot.com/
I've seen this a couple of time myself. Once in the UK a truck shot something (a rock or whatever, I don't know, didn't have time to figure it out) right into my windshield. My passenger and I ducked and for a second or two my car was out of control. Fortunately I managed to recover things but had to pull over to sort myself out.
The other time was on the highway between Keaau and Hilo. This time a big-wheeled truck passed me on the left going about 80 and fired a large rock behind it. If anyone had been right behind it, as Big Island drivers tend to do, they'd probably be dead now and the truck driver wouldn't have known anything about it.
I know having big wheels is popular here, but it's dangerous for everyone else.
Tom
http://apacificview.blogspot.com/