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Mr Pounder Esquire

James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Fri, 13 Oct 2017 19:52:40 +0100, Tekkie®
wrote:
posted for all of us...

On Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:52:23 -0400
wrote:
On Thu, 12 Oct 2017 13:48:59 +0000 (UTC), wrote:
I get all that, but in north america the trailer kingpins seem to
be right on the end of the trailers instead of inset somewhat as
they are here in the UK. Having an inset pin also reduces the
chance of jackknifing plus it reduces the overall length and
makes the trailer easier to manouveur.
Another BIG issue is load distribution - getting the truck loaded
and adjusted so no axle is overloaded. "spread" spreads the load
more evenly over the road - and adjustable trailer axles and
adjustable fifth wheel position is VERY common on North American
highway rigs. Moving the fith wheel a foot can REALLY change the
axle loading of the tractor, and moving the trailer axles also has
a HUGE sffect

Fair point. In the UK/EU AFAIK all normal trailer kingpins are in
fixed positions and the axles certainly are.

What does this have to do with the topic "collision detection" ?

**** off.

We all wish you would Birdbrain, the well known clown of news groups.