Just some of the stupid things I see

Man Deisiel Bear you seem to end up with all the bright ones dont ya. Hey by the way how was your vacation there Mr. Bear? Hope you had a good time.........and you did update your log book right

 

My logbook is current.

I have been off duty since Friday.

Been on 2 medical calls today in the big red truck and didn't even think about logging.

 

DB here's a question and I don't know if it was asked earlier. Too lazy to look. When you are off duty or out of your jurisdiction for whatever reason and you see an obivous violation what do you do ?

 

Brick let me step in here for a minute. Lying and BSing may well make a copper look a lot harder at the driver and his vehicle.

HOWEVER, DB posted that he had a "Brake Issue." A whole different ball game has now been started.

If DB has found and noted ANY type of a brake problem, and he allows the driver to drive anywhere, even to "the shop a mile away," he is hanging himself and his agency out there.

Should this driver have any type of accident, whether it was his fault or not, whether it had anything to do with his brakes or not, to allow him to drive away in a vehicle that should have been put out of service, is going to open up a liability can of worms that just won't quit. No copper in his right mind is going to allow that type of exposure.

 

One would wonder if it is only 1 brake issue and escorted very slowly by the lit up policeman for a mile to the service point at which it is documented he is there, then what would be the issue.

Consider when Minnesota applies toward a driver who is over their hours of driving, they are escorted to the motel when no sleeper is available. This is about 5 miles.

 

The issue is simple. CIVIL LIABILITY. There is not a department in this country that is not run on the basis of "you don't do this, because we could get sued."

We all piss and moan about all the lawyers out there that are standing in line to sue big trucking companies. Well these same wonderful individuals are even MORE eager to sue a public agency.

I really don't know how else to explain it.

 

I understand that.

I was just pointing out that some states do things oddly as well. If you are unable to drive legally because of the log book, but yet it is legal to escort you to a motel.

What would be the difference?

 

OK, now I see where you are going with this. I don't believe there would be a difference.

On second thought, yes there would. On the log violation, you are talking about a situation where the ONLY variable there is the driver fatigue.

When you are talking about a mechanical problem, you are talking about a situation that could arise from a parts failure.

Does this make any sense to anybody other than me?

 

It makes sense.

But what if the "fatigued" driver gets hit by someone who runs the red light on the way to the motel.

Who is at fault here?