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Truck drivers!
What happened to the day when truck drivers were considered the gold standard of driving? The past few years it seems you're as likely to get cutoff by a truck driver as you are a Camry or a mini van. I'm talking big rigs, 18 wheelers. Seems at least once or twice a week I have one just pull right into my lane in front of me and cut me off.
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There has been a huge influx of new people into the trucking industry over the last several years. Many are younger and most are graduates of one of the many "driving schools" that have popped up everywhere.
They get a couple of weeks training and get their CDL and are turned loose to terrorize the public.
I've been driving trucks for longer than I care to admit and am constantly amazed by what I've been seeing on the road the last few years. These guys and gals are driving their trucks like they are driving the family car. It really scares me.
I think the thing I see that pisses me off the most is the one's that tailgate. Very dangerous and really bad PR.
They get a couple of weeks training and get their CDL and are turned loose to terrorize the public.
I've been driving trucks for longer than I care to admit and am constantly amazed by what I've been seeing on the road the last few years. These guys and gals are driving their trucks like they are driving the family car. It really scares me.
I think the thing I see that pisses me off the most is the one's that tailgate. Very dangerous and really bad PR.
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Follow up.
I'm sure some driver will chime in here and say that it's because they are under a tight schedule or some crap like that.
That is no excuse to risk the lives of innocent people out on the road. I don't care what the cars do to make it less safe for us. We as professionals should always put the safety of the driving public as our #1 priority. Not making money or getting a load off on time....Period!!
That is no excuse to risk the lives of innocent people out on the road. I don't care what the cars do to make it less safe for us. We as professionals should always put the safety of the driving public as our #1 priority. Not making money or getting a load off on time....Period!!
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What happened to the day when truck drivers were considered the gold standard of driving? The past few years it seems you're as likely to get cutoff by a truck driver as you are a Camry or a mini van. I'm talking big rigs, 18 wheelers. Seems at least once or twice a week I have one just pull right into my lane in front of me and cut me off.
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I was on my bike and they cut me off like someone in a car that doesn't even look. If they waited 30 seconds they could have pulled in behind me. It's the part that they don't even seem to look that scares me the most.
The thing I find the most frightening is one of these truck drivers on a cell phone! YIKES!!
The thing I find the most frightening is one of these truck drivers on a cell phone! YIKES!!
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Rarely ever see a big rig driving erratically. Then again, no matter what vehicle I am in (truck, car, bike) if I see their directional come on I either get in a different lane or slow down enough to let them in ... unless I am near the cab, then I will speed up enough to get out of their way. IMO, they have the right of way for no other reason than they are HUGE. The extra minute it takes from my time to accommodate them is worth the peace of mind.