Parking on the On-Off Ramps

I’ve got a lot of questions about this thread. I’d gladly pay one $300 ticket for parking on a on-ramp vs. killing someone because I was tired and there was no parking at a TS.

I’d like to see a group/union/lawyer sue the shipper for a 7 hour load time, and then telling the driver he’s late while the carrier pushed the driver to still make an unrealistic delivery appointment all the while subtly threatening his financial stability if he refuses the load.

I’d like to see politicians notice that drivers are being forced to do more with less, including closing parking areas/rest stops to truckers etc while HOS doesn’t reflect the demands of “just in time” manufacturing or shipping requirements of a public that thinks everything they order should be there the next day.

I don’t know the answers, or all the questions. I assume many will disagree with this...but the reality I see on the 5/10/101 et.al is that this is a problem that drivers are forced to make, actual business decisions while tired and pressured in a split second with dire consequences.

I’m probably wrong.

 

On ramps yes, cuz drivers are accelerating and well rested. Off ramps, hell no.

I always park with no lights on, when on a ramp. That way cars won’t drive into me, thinking theyre following a moving truck

 

You would think so. Sometimes driving through the night I get drowsy and need to park somewhere for a few hours.

You cannot trip plan needing to park if you get drowsy. You dont know when or if it will happen.

Had to take a ramp a few times driving overnight. Of course everything legal was filled to 120% capacity. So there I went to take my chances on the ramp.

Its either that or drive with fatigue...

 

The Cops tend to look the other way cause they'd rather have a tired driver pull over and sleep than out on the road however if some incident occurs with that illegally parked truck there going to have to throw the book at him.

 

Not any more. I call bs. Have you been near Macon, GA at 3am? Nothing but trucks on ramps full of trucks. Can't ticket all of them.

 

Just park on the “on” ramp when possible. Vehicles exit at 65+, but usually get on around 10 mph. In fact, due to the shipper taking 5 hrs to load me, I’ll end up on one tonight......

 

I have. It's unreal how crowded it gets over there.

GA really needs to start building massive truck lots like what Indiana is doing. We dont even need amenities. Just give us pavement off the interstate. How hard can it be? I dont get it. We dont need much. We arent tourists. We are used to doing without.

 

I think the reason some states make it illegal is because of the littering

 

There’s a parkingspot on the 101 right before the Gaviota Coast that is now closed. They put up signs saying it was because of the littering.

 

it is illegal to park on the freeway and ramps are part of the freeway