Re: Clarke - two questions

Howard Brazee schrieb:
> On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:45:21 -0000, "Mike Dworetsky"
> <platinum198@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>>> Absurd. There are no such things as articulated lorries in the US.
>> Sure there are.  Two nations separated by a common language, etc.  See 
>> "Semi-trailer truck".
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-trailer_truck
>>
>> Yes, I knew you were being wry.
> 
> In the U.S. we have the term "Double bottomed" if there are two
> trailors being pulled.   When I lived in Iowa, they were illegal, so
> trucks going across the country on I-80 had to drop one trailer off
> for someone else to take across the state.  (Or choose I-70).
> 
> I tend to count wheels when I see large trucks.   It goes quick -
> 2-4-6-8-10-11 (I count the front wheels last) - 22.

I never understood the American infatuation with counting wheels instead 
of axles. Especially with locomotives, where single-wheeled axles are 
very rare.

mawa
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