LTI no 2: RollOver 27Jan2003 at Mukhaizna

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Know follow the Dust Code Your life depends
on it
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2 young men killed 4 badly injured
Marmul 27/Nov/2003
How did this happen?
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A graded road. A truck making a lot of dust. The
driver decides to overtake the truck. He drives
into the DUST CLOUD!!
Hidden by the dust-cloud, is an oncoming truck..
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The result .
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DEATH!
How could the accident have been prevented ??
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This could have been prevented by
the Dust Code !
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The 4WD driver should have followed the Dust
Code

• When you are behind a vehicle that makes
• a dust cloud
• NEVER drive into the dust cloud stay back !!
• Stay at least 4 sec behind the dust cloud.
• NEVER overtake in a dust cloud.

4 secsor more
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The truck driver should have followed theDust
Code
An oncoming vehicle creates a dust cloudwhat
do you do?
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Safety Shoulder
The windrow

• Slow Down
• Move over the wind-row in plenty of time
• Drive slowly along the safety shoulder
• If you can not see or become disoriented STOP
• Move back onto the road when its clear

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ONLY, only if you can NOT drive off the
roadbecause of high windrow, steep or no
shoulder

• Move over as far right as possible
• Slow Down to a crawl (less than 10 KPH)
• Keep moving slowly until you can see clearly
  again
• Only stop when you cannot see/loose orientation
  (there could be someone behind you..)

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If you are still here ..
If you are still here ..
You are too late !!!!
You are too late !!!!
Result!
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• The dust code
• when following
• a dust cloud
• Do not enter the dust cloud
• Stay 4 Sec behind
• Do not overtake

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• The dust code when a cloud comes towards you
• Slow down pull over the windrow
• Drive slowly along the safety shoulder
• Move back onto the road when it is clear

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Know the Dust CodeFollow the Dust Code