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| Semi truck nearly sideswipes me; caught on my dash cam | |
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| truckjohn | Jun 25 2015, 02:36 PM Post #61 |
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My issue is that it's particularly bad taste to jump out of the middle lane INTO the "Slow lane" on top of an on-ramp when people are trying to get onto the highway.... The guy which is 99% of the way INTO the highway - and laying on the gas THEN has to slam the brakes and eat shoulder..... If the fellow in the truck didn't see AV - it's because he wasn't looking.... More likely - it was just "FU - I am bigger..." AND - realistically, whether AV was technically "Right" or "Wrong" - eating the shoulder to dodge the truck was the right thing to do... There is only so much that a Lawyer can get you in court.... Body parts aren't on that list..... Thanks Edited by truckjohn, Jun 25 2015, 02:37 PM.
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| Metromightymouse | Jun 25 2015, 03:22 PM Post #62 |
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Except that based on available evidence and AV's own admission that he may have seen the situation incorrectly. Without a rear view camera showing what was actually going on it appears that the semi was already in the slow lane or entered it much further back. |
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| Deleted User | Jun 27 2015, 04:09 PM Post #63 |
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MMM, Dude, You're Talking My Language, I Didn't Know You Drove Big Truck Too. Who Did You Drive For And For How Long? As An Ex Truck Driver Myself, Let Me Say That I Have Been Thankful That I Have Did It In My Life But At The Same Time Let Me Say That I Shall Never Do It Again. It Is A VERY DANGEROUS THANKLESS HIGH RISK PROFESSION, And You Make ZERO MONEY! WIND IS YOUR WORST MORTAL ARCH ENEMY ALONG WITH POLICE! Them HIGHWAY PATROLS Prey Upon Truck Drivers (And Sadly GEO METRO Drivers As Well!) And It's Very Easy To Get Into Trouble For Virtually Much Ado About NOTHING! I Drove For Swift And CRST, They Were My Last 2 Outfits I Drove For. I Really Didn't Want To Get Back Into That Godawful Industry, But I Had To Do SOMETHING To Try And Get That Airplane Ticket Money To Fly To Ghana To See My Beloved FRANCISCA SARPONG And Marry Her. (Sadly, Since She Was Killed In That Bus Hijacking By AL QAEDA Terrorists, I Will Never Ever See Her. RIP, Sweetie, I Will Always Love You And I Will Never Forget You.) But The Low Pay By These Big Trucking Outfits, And The Danger Of BEING FLIPPED OVER ON YOUR SIDE BY THESE CONSTANT HIGH WINDS And The DISRESPECT From The General Public With PICKUP TRUCKS And SUVs And Luxury Cars eg. Mercedes Benz, BMW, etc. Made Me Want To Just Stop That And Get The Hell Outta That Godawful Assanine Thankless Profession. Aaron, That Was An OWNER OPERATOR That Cut You Off On That Onramp. And In West Texas As Well As In Utah And Now Wyoming, 80 MPH Is Now Legal For Everyone. Now The COMPANY TRUCKS Do Not Have That Luxury Of Going As Fast As They Want. These Chintzy Cheap Schnooty Trucking Companies All Have This ELECTRONIC SPEED RETARDERS/FUEL CUTOFF Incorporated In The Engine Electronics Be It A CUMMINS, Or DETROIT DIESEL, Or VOLVO, Or INTERNATIONAL. (I Don't Know If CATERPILLAR Has Any Electronic Speed Governers, But As I Write This, I Bet My Head And Geo Metro That They Probably Do Too.) Aaron, Now If It Were ME, Maybe MetroMightyMouse Too, And I Saw You Getting On In Your GEO METRO, In My SWIFT Or WERNER Truck, I Would Make Every Move To Get Over To My Left To Let You On. As Far As I'm Concerned, GEO METROS SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY AT ALL TIMES AND IN ALL DRIVING SITUATIONS. HOWEVER, I Will Add, There Is One OUTLAW Trucking Company To Truly Beware Of And I Really Do Seriously Mean This Because Their Drivers Are RECKLESS UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE BANNED FROM THE HIGHWAY. The Outfit I'm Referring To Is TRANSCO LINES INC. (TLI) Their Sloped Nose Caterpillar Powered All PETERBILT Fleet Is Set Up To Run FLAT OUT AT 140 MILES PER HOUR!! YES A TRACTOR TRAILER! ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FUCKING MILES PER HOUR!! Guys, You See A TLI Truck In Your Left Side Rear View Mirror STAY RIGHT Or Else He'll RUN YOU OVER And NOT GIVE IT A SECOND THOUGHT!! Those TLI Guys Are Real JERKS And ASSHOLES!! CALIFORNIA Is The WORST STATE For A TRACTOR TRAILER Commercial Vehicle! (AND GEO METROS TOO!) Speed Limit Is Strictly Enforced At 55 MPH And The CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL IS EVERYWHERE STATEWIDE! ! The Fine In A Commercial Big Truck For 56 MPH And Up In California Starts At $2200.00 Dollars Chargeable To The Driver And The Company That You Drive For Does Not Pay It! YOU DO, And It Goes Against Your CSA Score And On Your DAC And On Your California Driving Record For 3 Years!! Mmm, Hmm! ! Let's Just Say I'm Just Glad To Be Outta That Hellish Trucking Nightmare. sob 😢 I'd Much Rather Be Lying On Labadi Beach With My (Now Late) Beloved FRANCISCA SARPONG!
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| Deleted User | Jun 27 2015, 04:37 PM Post #64 |
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@Richard Kaltenbach, Good Posting! (Since No One Else On Here Will Give Me Any Credit Here So I'll Just Do It Myself!)
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| Metromightymouse | Jun 27 2015, 11:42 PM Post #65 |
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I did a year with Werner before my back forced me to quit. |
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| Old Man | Jun 28 2015, 02:35 AM Post #66 |
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I have an uncle I never intentionally visit. He never intentionally visits me. Every once in a while I run across him when we are both visiting another member of the family. While we don't really like each other, we don't dislike each other either. I kinda liken you to my uncle. Your posts are interesting to me but there never seems to be a reason for me to answer you. Don't know why. Not intentional. Just is. I read your posts, usually. Sometimes not all. I don't care for rants. But yeah, I would have a beer with you, but I would more than likely wander off during the second one Oops! theres the second one, gotta go...........Just consider me another crotchety Old Man
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| Deleted User | Jun 28 2015, 09:38 PM Post #67 |
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Old Man, I Like Your Style, Maybe I'll Have A Beer With You Someday--Whups! I Forgot, I Don't Drink! OKAY OKAY!! Maybe I'll Have A Shirley Temple With You, Hehe! MMM, How Long Did You Drive For Werner? I Unfortunately Drove For Them TWICE, Stupid Me, You Think I'd Learn After The First Mistake. I Drove For Ole C.L. In 1996 And 2000. I Had A Nice Dispatcher, Chris Christiansen But I Had That JERK Martin Cox. Uggh! NO MORE THAN 4 LATE LOADS OR THEY ROUTE YOU TO A TERMINAL AND YOU'RE CLEANING OUT YER TRUCK!! |
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| Metromightymouse | Jun 28 2015, 11:55 PM Post #68 |
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I made it approximately a year before I couldn't move anymore and had to find another life direction. |
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| Deleted User | Jul 2 2015, 12:47 AM Post #69 |
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Yeah It's Not A Secure Industry And You Cannot Rely On Trucking To Pay Your Bills Or Feed A Family! Although I Personally Can't Vouch For The Last One, I Just Heard It From Other Drivers When I Was There. Plus You Can Get KILLED Or Get In TROUBLE So Easily In That Line Of Work. I'm Just Glad I'm Out Of That Ruckus! Good God! |
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| 92blumetro | Jul 3 2015, 07:40 PM Post #70 |
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I sometimes drive gravel truck for my boss....needless to say I see ALOT of dumb 4 wheelers out there.....cutting in and out around these big trucks is just plain stupid....then again some of the 18 wheelers are just as dumb! last week I paced one doing just over 80 mph.....53 foot drop deck moving company.....sure as hell would not hire them for a big move! |
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