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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How many Class A busses have you piloted down an icy hill? It looks like solid driving to me!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Passenger busses? None. 52,000 pound fire engines? Many.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do you have the guy in back steering the rear wheels? That style of truck used to be commonplace when I was a kid, but I haven't seen one in a long time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They're called tillers. The steering radius advancements and ladder construction allowed for shorter trucks that could turn tight enough to stop needing tillers in most areas. They're still in a lot of narrow and tight big cities like Kansas city, MO. The city I work at is also actually planning on getting one in about 5 more years, so they are still in demand. It's just that they aren't needed a lot of times, now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Neat! Thanks for the information. I vote that you volunteer to be the tiller when you guys get one. That seems like an exciting job.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Oh, I'll absolutely be giving that a shot. Seems like a blast.