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^ Top   #21   07.02.2009

roadkill439342 Truck Forum Supporter   Member Since: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Trucker? 15 Years Age: 54 Posts: 9,570 My Trucking Photos: 99 Thanks: 1,345 Thanked: 2,601 Times

Quote: Originally Posted by outerspacehillbilly You have obviously never had a steer tire blowout going down the road. I have and luckily there wasn't anybody in the lane next to me. I've seen wind gust literally pickup a vehicle and move it and the driver have no control. There are such things as accidents. I am not defending this driver he obviously f'ed up for whatever reason, but you can't logically believe that there is no such thing as an accident. I would say the majority of the time your theory of someone f'ed up would be dead on, but accidents do happen due to uncontrollable mechanical failure, mother nature, etc.... Just my .02 cents. While having a steer-tire blow-out might not be preventable, being blown over by wind IS. __________________ Resistance Is Futile As the Statist is building a culture of conformity and dependency, where the ideal citizen takes on drone-like qualities in service to the state, the individual must be drained of uniqueness and self-worth and deterred from independent thought or behavior. This is acheived through varying methods of economic punishment and political suppression.

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^ Top   #22   07.02.2009

danc694u "Village Idiot"   Member Since: May 2007 Location: Mississippi Trucker? 23 Years Age: 49 Posts: 8,839 My Trucking Photos: 11 Thanks: 369 Thanked: 2,372 Times

Quote: Originally Posted by Biscuit75 ...snipped... But studies have proven your more of an accident risk as you graduate in years. ...snipped.. . Insurance accident data shows the highest rate of trucking accidents occur between 4th and 6th year of driving, regardless of age. Shouldn't we think about passsing regulation of team "watching". Dispatch the truck as a solo rig. BOTH people remain awake and in the seats while the truck is in motion. For that 3 year period. Once they get past the 6th year. They can once again drive without a look out. Or until they turn 65, and need retesting every 6 months. __________________ Insuring polititions fear that which goes bump in the night. Seek out their personal homes and family members. -- SU 83 __________________

^ Top   #23   07.02.2009

danc694u "Village Idiot"   Member Since: May 2007 Location: Mississippi Trucker? 23 Years Age: 49 Posts: 8,839 My Trucking Photos: 11 Thanks: 369 Thanked: 2,372 Times

Quote: Originally Posted by roadkill439342 While having a steer-tire blow-out might not be preventable, being blown over by wind IS. Not true.... I had this argument with our safety guy in February. And I said the same as you. HE said different. His point, caught on video tape by a State Trooper. One of our drivers traveling less than 35 mph (with an empty) and attempting to get OFF the road. He had been trying to make the next exit. Another good point he made. They decide what is preventable and what is not. And for him to argue with me about the possibilities, was useless. I guess it could have went either way, if the Trooper hadn't been there. But we'll never know. __________________ Insuring polititions fear that which goes bump in the night. Seek out their personal homes and family members. -- SU 83 __________________

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JChors Light Load Member   Last Seen: 2 Days Ago 06.53 PM Member Since: Apr 2009 Location: Pine Mtn Trucker? 12 Years Age: 42 Posts: 79 My Trucking Photos: 0 Thanks: 13 Thanked: 18 Times

I feel bad for the driver, but he's gonna have to face the music. 10 people dead, ferchrissakes. If it was I, god forbid, who did this I would have to accept whatever punishment was doled out. If it were members of my family who died in that crash, I'd want justice too. It's a terrible tragedy that cannot be corrected. Husbands, wives, sons, daughters have been wiped off the world. Very sad for all. __________________ "You fall out of your mother's womb, you crawl across open country under fire, and drop into your grave." Quentin Crisp

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