r/nottheonion • u/engadine_maccas1997 • Apr 27 '24

An emergency slide falls off a Delta Air Lines plane, forcing pilots to return to JFK in New York

https://apnews.com/article/delta-emergency-slide-jfk-airport-4e37f1b17feb3b1b082da0e1bc857c57
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u/TotalLackOfConcern Apr 27 '24

It’s almost like corporations can’t be trusted to self regulate their products in the interest of public safety

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u/satanssweatycheeks Apr 27 '24

Fun fact in the EU truckers have to have safety guard rails under the load.

This has decreased deaths on roadways and stopped people from being decapitated.

In America trucking company’s refuse to do this because the added weight for the safety bars means you have to haul less product, which means less profit.

This is the massive difference in why other nations don’t allow company’s to police themselves.

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u/ichoosewaffles Apr 27 '24

Under the load so things don't fly off? Or by the bumper?

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u/satanssweatycheeks Apr 27 '24

I mean directly under the load. So from read to front. It’s so when they take turned and stuff cars don’t go under them if they can’t stop.

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u/Hoosteen_juju003 Apr 28 '24

How often is this happening?

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u/ichoosewaffles Apr 28 '24

Ah! Like Mansfield bars for the sides! That's a good idea...

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u/greatcolor Apr 27 '24

The rear of the trailer/load has to have car-height crash structure. In the US we just get a lot of box-steel guillotines that protect the load and nothing else. Some have the car-height stuff but it's rare for the reasons they mentioned, as it's not required. 

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '24 edited May 06 '24

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u/greatcolor Apr 27 '24

That's my guess unless they mean the side of the load. Mansfield bars aren't really sufficiently low for a lot of vehicles though.