kiwi pom
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- canterbury NZ
The logical thing to do is to use a similar tractor and trailer loaded with wheat and to test the stopping ability of the tractor only, and tractor and trailer braking , and with and without latching the pedals. This could be done on a level private road for safety reasons . If it could be proved that the tractor had serficiant stopping power at 40 k without the trailer brakes then that would rule out the trailer brakes fault. There seems to be HSE are only focusing on the trailer brakes and not considering the way the tractor was driven. Tragically a lad has lost his life but that should not absolve him of any responsibility if any .
As I understand it the case is not about what happened or who's to blame, the farming company has been charged with, failing to ensure the health and safety at work of their employees and failing to maintain to a sufficient standard, road going equipment.
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