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YukonTrucker · **^ Top** #51 12.28.2007

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Originally Posted by dw200

I don't agree with the statement that a driver can accurately judge another drivers speed at night, when that person is a considerable distance behind.
Maybe with night vision goggles.

There is the misconception that I pulled out or changed lanes in front of this truck. There was 200 ft or more distance between us.

what is this about "objects are closer than they appear"? I thought that was the side mirrors.
I was talking about the rear view mirror. hmmmm

It is possible he had a mechanical failure of some sort. I travel that road every night, and saw a semi on the side of the road that had been gutted by a fire Saturday night.

I have a problem with this statement, the average pickup weighing 7000lbs has a stopping distance from 60mph anywhere from 120-170feet. So please enlighten me how an 80,000lb truck is supposed to be any better?

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LuckyLady7 · **^ Top** #52 12.28.2007

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Originally Posted by palerdr

it takes a loaded semi about a football fields length to stop(300ft). even if he was 200 or 300 ft away at 55 he may not have been able to avoid you. be careful approaching intersections. if you see a semi that close behind you, in my opinion you should wait and let him pass. this way you can safely change lanes and if the light changes you won't have to worry about getting slammed by a brick wall. the motoring public does not understand how long it takes for trucks to stop...and when they change lanes in front of a truck approaching an intersection, they are asking for a death wish. whether it is or isn't your fault.. you should think twice before moving over in front of truck going that fast. it's a matter of life and death no matter who's at fault.

I am sure that if the trucker were here speaking for himself that we would then know the other side of this story....but we have heard from one side and by that I will say...thank goodness you were not hurt or injured....

passingtrucker · **^ Top** #53 01.02.2008

I'd surmised the driver who almost killed you was only focused on the consequences if he doesn't get that load delivered on time. Tight delivery deadline schedules are the normal routine, and we truckers are subject to termination, suspension, and loss of pay promotions when we don't make delivery on time. Thus, some drivers forget about safety, when they know that blowing a red light may mean the difference between getting there on time, or arriving late. A lot of receivers will penalize us when we arrive late by telling us they won't unload till the next day; or if a weekend is coming up, they won't unload till Monday morning. In most cases, the dispatcher had already lined up another load to pick up as soon as the trailer is empty, so calling dispatch and saying "I missed my delivery deadline" means loss revenue for the company, and a driver seeing a smaller paycheck because he missed his delivery, which in turn forced him to miss his next pickup. There's no excuse for endangering the lives of other people, but when you have a government who believes in a Laissez-faire of not regulating delivery deadline scheduling practices, then these things happen once in a while. The fact that you had posted your concern on this forum proves it wasnt' your time yet.

palerdr · **^ Top** #54 01.02.2008

I just noticed the picture at the bottom where it says keep on truckin'. you didn't tell me you were that cute !!

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Originally Posted by LuckyLady7

I am sure that if the trucker were here speaking for himself that we would then know the other side of this story....but we have heard from one side and by that I will say...thank goodness you were not hurt or injured....

ridgerunner_ky · **^ Top** #55 02.01.2008

As Ron White would say "You Can't Fix Stupid"

Passin Thru · **^ Top** #56 03.09.2009

Maybe he was from Puerto Rico where traffic light are optional after 9 PM and everyone drives 100MPH thru them so they won't get hit.

Better cut my pizza in 4 slices, I not hungry enough to eat 6. Yogi Berra

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