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gldstwmn

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28. If I could ask the guy one question

Tue Apr 30, 2019, 04:53 PM

Apr 2019

I would want to know why he didn't utilize the runaway truck ramp. Two guys in a work truck were following him and recording with the passenger's cell phone. He was driving so erratically they said they sped up to see what was going on with him. They managed to pull along side of him and noticed immediately he was terrified and not fully in control of the vehicle. They checked their speedometer and found they were going 85 mph. They slowed down and stayed back continuing to film until he was no longer insight. I also wondered about down shifting but thought it might not be effective/possible in a truck. I also wondered if the "weak grasp on the English language" meant he wasn't able to read the signs for the ramp.

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As a truck driver, I cringe when I hear of accidents where someone has been killed or injured. [View all] imanamerican63 Apr 2019 OP

I received CDL training through the local community college and regard the program as excellent. Marengo Apr 2019 #1

Exactly. I went to CR England to get my Class A. Their course is about 2 1/2 weeks ariesgem Apr 2019 #17

The future looks bright about highway safety Cicada Apr 2019 #2

THat wreck was horrific, but it is increasingly apparent that the runaway truck driver who claims hlthe2b Apr 2019 #3

Mountain training CloudWatcher Apr 2019 #21

"I'm amazed at the number of people who don't know to down-shift when coming off a mountain." PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2019 #24

If I could ask the guy one question gldstwmn Apr 2019 #28

Downshifting CloudWatcher Apr 2019 #31

By 2050 cars will be completely autonomous and death by car accident will be almost non-existent. Shell_Seas Apr 2019 #4

I'd like to think so; driving was once fun, but that feeling was lost a long time ago. hlthe2b Apr 2019 #5

For me it's still fun. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2019 #25

Open road, nothing is more fun, but I increasingly experience nothing but traffic now... hlthe2b Apr 2019 #26

Hondas have clutches with a remarkably light touch. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2019 #30

uh huh. harumph Apr 2019 #7

Absolutely. Foolish human driving gldstwmn Apr 2019 #20

Riiiiiiiiiiiight durablend Apr 2019 #23

Oh, the old trolley experiment. MIT has been testing such scenarios for years in preparation of Shell_Seas Apr 2019 #27

Whether you like it or not it's coming. There will gldstwmn Apr 2019 #29

It isn't just truck drivers mercuryblues Apr 2019 #6

Hi brother trucker. :) Tobin S. Apr 2019 #8

And there Rebl2 Apr 2019 #9

Althought I agree that 18 is too young. imanamerican63 Apr 2019 #11

Here in Wisconsin, my wife takes the Interstate to work. CaptYossarian Apr 2019 #10

You are absolutly right! imanamerican63 Apr 2019 #12

I am not a truck driver, but I drive around the city of Chicago and Evanston Il. Stuart G Apr 2019 #13

i was rearended on the freeway barbtries Apr 2019 #15

you're obviously a good and judicious driver. barbtries Apr 2019 #14

My son got his CDL at age 21. Went to a training center for like 6 sinkingfeeling Apr 2019 #16

I think you nailed it - we are in too much of a hurry. gtar100 Apr 2019 #18

The Denver driver was obviously gldstwmn Apr 2019 #19

One of the factors is the pressure on drivers to make schedules. MineralMan Apr 2019 #22

I have a constant problem with drivers in my area of Florida trying to Blue_true Apr 2019 #32