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Smoking Tires...a truckers warning

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by bubbaswife, Aug 31, 2014.

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  1. Aug 31, 2014 #1
    bubbaswife

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    To all the truckers out there. You may or may not know this, but there is a new game they are playing. Its called smoking tires. My husband just had one hell of a scare in TX today. There is a new game being played by kids....the object of the game is to get in front of a trucker then slam on your breaks to see if you can make a trucker lock up and smoke his/her tires or make them crash or drive off the road. By the grace of God nothing happened to my husband or anyone else..he just had to head to the side of the road and the truck was in the dirt. A smokey was just behind a few cars when this all happened...and the smokey told him about the new "game". The smokey called ahead to see if they could catch the driver of the car......Don't know if this is just in TX or if it is a new gang initiation ....be careful guys and gals...some real nasty crap going on out there!!!!!
     
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  3. Aug 31, 2014 #2
    bullhaulerswife

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    WOW, that is scary stuff! :biggrin_2552:
     
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  4. Aug 31, 2014 #3
    snowwy

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    kind of like that insurance scam we've been hearing lately in new york. where people purposely cause an accident. and file a claim against any truck they can get to him them. or something to that effect.
     
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  5. Aug 31, 2014 #4
    A21CAV

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    Get a dashcam and floor it. I consider someone brake checking me the same as someone attempting to assault me.
     
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  7. Aug 31, 2014 #5
    Gunner75

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    Doing a Google search for it nothing comes up except for an android game called the same.

    Insurance companies call it the scoop and squat. They will usually have one car in front and another next to you to prevent you from moving around.
     
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  8. Aug 31, 2014 #6
    Big Don

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    Nothing new about the insurance scam here. It's been going on for years. As to the punks playing games, for some reason, I'm not surprised at all. IDIOTS!
     
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  9. Aug 31, 2014 #7
    otherhalftw

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    Seeing it up and down the I-5 (populated areas) for the past year or so!
     
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  10. Aug 31, 2014 #8
    A21CAV

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    Same. I've started brake guarding in a few places in the S J Valley the last few times I've been west.
     
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  11. Aug 31, 2014 #9
    hawkjr

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    Me & the last Company I was with is involved in something like this. Car field to yield and ran into the side of my right steer on the Cross Bronx. They sued & currently it's being dragged out in court
     
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  12. Aug 31, 2014 #10
    Criminey Jade

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    This sure makes dash cams a sound investment.
     
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