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So you see this wreck?
Time for a reality check and a safety lesson. Whether you like it or not.
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by joseph1135, Apr 21, 2015.
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Here's a safety lesson for you. Especially you new guys. SPEED KILLS. Each one of these videos has that in common. Speed. The first 3 are in inclement weather. The last is not. But snow, rain, ice, fog, or a mountain pass. Or even dry level road, accidents can and do happen. You need to be alert and in control at all times. No playing on your phone. No daydreaming about the chick you wanna nail. And drive for conditions. Not just weather conditions. But traffic conditions. As a professional driver, you need to be cognizant of everything around you and everything happening around you. In each one of these serious accidents, these drivers were not doing any of the above. Each one of these wrecks not only has big money pricetags attached to them, but also the lives that they have destroyed. Careers gone in a second.
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I want you new drivers to look at each of these 4 accidents and tell me how they could have been prevented. What could have changed the outcome here? What would you have done? What could you have done? This is real safety and accident avoidance 101. We are going to help you avoid what looks to be unavoidable. These accidents DID NOT need to happen. I'm going to post more accidents and we are going to go through each scenario of how each one could have been avoided. We are all responsible adults and professional drivers. Class is in session.
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Complacency is the problem, we can, at times, drive safely even though we're going too fast and traveling too close, but just because we did it once, or a million times, it doesn't mean we can drive like that every time.
In inclement weather visibility is reduced and stopping times increased, so we need to drive accordingly and that means allowing for the guy in front making a mistake, you may have enough time to stop if he stops normally, but if he's travelling too close and hits the truck in front at 30mph all of a sudden your stopping distance has been drastically reduced and you will crash.
The absolute best thing you can do is get your own piece of road, running in a pack is the worst thing you can do. Personally I will back out if it and get some eoom around me or even pull off at a ramp if I'm in a pack and wait for a clear stretch.
This way I can concentrate on my driving and not worry about what everyone else is doing.joseph1135, AfterShock, Cranky Yankee and 12 others Thank this. -
The solution: Slow the PUCK down!
There is no reason why people need to go 10 or more over the speed limit which is status quo around here.
The only people that should be going that fast are emergency vehicles because they are SAVING LIVES (and the general public needs to GTFO of the way!).
I don't give a crap if you are running late. Nothing except saving a life is worth risking yours and everyone elses by speeding.
And for gosh sakes please don't take exit ramps at highway speed!paul_4lp, Lone Bear, joseph1135 and 1 other person Thank this.
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