Toadpuppy
Joined: Apr 08,
2003
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quote:
drags came out of the closet to say:
My dads been trucking driving for close
to 30 years now.
A) most trucks can't do 95 with a
load, and not often will they go that fast with en ampty
(box) trailer. It tends to slide easy.
B) Truck driving
means you drive as a job, most truckers I know are quite
good. My dads personal record is 28 years with 0 at fault
accidents and 1 ticket. (a non moving one)
C) When you
fear a large truck and you pull ahead of it to get yourself
"safe" then slow down like some old siezuring fuck on his
way to church, you make people mad. Imagine if someone did
that to you. Truckers with the extra oomph will pass you
back, which is probably why you think all truckers do 95, to
get around your scaredy ass.
This always comes up when someone dares
to say that truckers who drive too fast might be somewhat
dangerous...
I-75 between Ocala and the turnpike to
Orlando, four days before Thanksgiving, 2 years ago, I saw a
truck with a full load going at least 90, passing everything
on the road, weaving in and out of traffic. Never mind that 75
is INSANELY busy around the holidays; this guy had to be ahead
of everyone. He was racing the entire interstate.
I-70
just outside Blue Springs, MO, 8 years ago. DOn't remember the
date, sorry. My dad and I are leaving for Florida, with my
brother following in his pickup. We have pulled off the road
to check something on Dad's travel trailer, and are ready to
merge back. The road is clear, Dad accelerates, puts on his
turn signal, and merges into the right lane. My brother
follows. A truck that had been a mile back hits his gas so
that, a minute later, he can ride our asses, and we hear him
telling his trucker friends over the CB that we cut him
off.
I-70 between Colombia, MO and St. Louis, 6 years
ago, a week before Christmas. My brother and I are meeting my
dad in North Carolina for Christmas. We are in the right lane,
driving along, minding our own business, and a trucker passes
us at about 75. He swoops into our lane just long enough to
force us onto the shoulder, then swings back into the left
lane and continues on his way.
Those are just 3 of the
many, many bad experiences I've had with truckers. So don't
tell me they are all wonderful safe drivers who wouldn't hurt
a fly, because they know they can kill you and they just don't
care.
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