Are passengers allowed to sit in the beds of trucks in Mexico?
Well, I can’t speak as a car “expert” but only from my own experience and observation. I’m assuming you mean sit while in motion, or riding in the pickup bed.The answer appears to be a resounding ‘yes’. I cannot remember a time I was there that I didn’t see many people in the back of pickups with Police well within view. Tijuana for sure but even in Baja.
What is it like to drive a monster truck?
Okay, I asked a couple others to answer this 'cause I already know my answer isn't *quite* what you want. However....I'm short- just under 5' tall- and I don't weigh a whole lot- I'm small, have always been small and like being small. DH is taller, weighs significantly more (we firmly don't talk about that) and after 21 years in the Army, has a lot of experience driving BIG vehicles. So, I have a smaller car which allows me to feel comfortable, and he has a crew-cab extended bed Chevy Silverado. Not a monster truck- to him, anyway.I had to drive that big honkin' truck to work today. Me! It felt exactly like a monster truck to me.First, I had to climb into that truck. Open door- huge, heavy door that swung waaay out- and then reach up and in and grab the steering wheel, lift one foot waaaay up to get a toe onto the door sill, and then, literally, "oomph!" and haul myself up and into the seat. Then lean precariously far out to grab the door handle so I could haul it closed again. That's way too much like work- I was tired before I put the key in the ignition.I sat up impossibly high off the road, the passenger seat was waaaaaaaay over there, the radio knobs a stretch, the front end out in front of me at least ten feet, the rear end went on forever out the rear view mirror, and goodness knows how wide it is in a lane cause I couldn't see over the exciting macho 'hump' in the hood. It accelerated slowly compared to my car even though the engine is bigger, but before I knew it, I was exceeding the speed limit by a ticketable margin. The ride was bouncy- and not in a good way- the tires are aggressive and the suspension, frankly, sucks as far as smooth ride; I knew from the feel I could easily go over a curb without a problem to the truck, but I'd surely get jounced good and hard by the bump. Then I was supposed to park that behemoth in the employees parking lot made for those roller skate cars- yeah, right. I drove down the alley area where the garbage truck goes to the graveled bit under the tree and parked there- cock-eyed- so I could get out without hitting the ditch."Monster truck", to me, is in the eyes of the driver. I don't like driving that truck- it's a monster to me.
Why are semi trucks used so much in America, as opposed to other style trucks such as the ones used in Britain?
In the UK, we use a lot of rigid 18T 4 wheelers / 26T 6 wheelers, because they are small & compact, for getting into towns & cities. Ask anyone who has to make deliveries into NY, LA, SF, Chicago, Miami…… We also have ‘wagon & drag’, where an equivalent sized trailer is attached to a rigid truck. These have always been popular on mainland Europe.For moving stuff between towns, articulateds [ semis ] are preferred, because the payload is virtually 3 times greater, for approx half the fuel consumption, & the same driver cost [ approx ].Being a small island, we also transport a lot of shipping containers around by road, over distances of up to 200 miles. It would be better to do it by rail, but some idiot back in the 60s, decimated our rail network, & generations have decided that ‘road is best’. Opinions are only slowly starting to come back the other way.Finally, some loads are limited more by volume than weight. 28T of steel, or concrete might occupy quite a small volume, but imagine the same weight of boxes of breakfast cereal. A trailer twice the size would probably still not contain it all.
What would happen if you jumped out of a car going 55 MPH?
Heh. I actually did this. Oh my, what a story. Without the incriminating details, I jumped out of the back of a moving pickup truck going about 60. Seemed like a good idea at the time. I actually got hurt very little, some scrapes and bruises, and yes, tuck and roll. There was no other traffic around to run me over. I did, however, tear every tendon and ligament in my left ankle and spent a couple months on crutches/splint/cast and all that. Hurt off and on for years. My left ankle is still kinda weird looking, 30 years later. All works fine tho.I also, a few years later went over the handlebars of a bike going about 30. I landed on the left side of my chest, mostly. Terrible road rash on my face and chest, and a broken rib. THAT was a trip. I remember I had enough time for my brain to go "oh fuck" and that was it. Thank god was right outside of apartments where a nurse lived, and she talked me down from being in shock. I don't really remember hitting the ground, or staggering over to the curb, I do, but very hazily. I'm sure that the shock part.I guess I should count myself luckily in both cases that worse didn't happen. I was lot more flexible in my early twenties tho, and had, of course, pre-medicated myself.
Where is the fuel pump safety switch located in the 99 ford ranger?
if you're sitting in the passenger seat look to your right foot. follow that to the firewall and it's mounted just above where the carpet stops. sometimes passengers with big feet kick them or unplug them. good luck
Where do you fish (20 char. minimum...)?
I know, it's been asked before, but I want to go a bit deeper (no pun intended, but I'll keep it around anyway) into the subject... I don't care about acreage, or the name of the body of water... I want the "feel" of the area you fish... I know most of the regulars have read my descriptions of my fishing area, but it's a general description... Here's a specific spot... Drawbridge overhead, water moving right to left as the tide comes in. Mosquito lagoon to the east, Indian River to the west, smack in the middle of the most diverse wildlife refuge in the U.S. Nice easy cast to the pilings, rocks waiting to snag your rig. Pigeons dislodged when the bridge opens for a boat. Seawall, pepper trees, damn lazy @ss people's garbage for me to pick up. Look out don't sit on the broken glass... morons... pelicans flying formation down the length of the canal, dive-bombing unsuspecting cormorants to steal their catch, manatees cruising from one seagrass bed to the next, dolphins chasing schools of fish into the boat launch... otter! Hey, how come that guy caught a snook and I didn't? Mangrove snapper, redfish, FREAKING RACCOON GET OUT OF MY S#IT!! sheephead, seatrout, holy cow that's a huge hermit crab! the rumble of traffic going by overhead, I wonder how many are oblivious to what is right in front of them... come on, buddy, just cuz I ain't in a boat don't mean I'm not fishing that spot that you just pulled into, gimme a break! porcupine puffer!?! Babe, take care of this toadfish for me, I can deal with cats, but these things are just creepy looking... JEEZUS Look at the red that woman just caught! Black drum! Friggin bait snatching undersized mangroves... Sorry, my train of thought is on a rampage tonight... but you get the idea...