Woman killed in Nashville after driver hit parked Semi

They’re doing that in Virginia & Florida at the rest areas as well,installing no parking signs on the shoulders to deter trucks.

 

They put poles up along 40 in arkansas bout 2 years ago. They all have been run over snd pushed to the ground now. I wonder how much money the state wasted on that bright idea?

 

And ANOTHER ONE THIS WEEK-along I-81 in Virginia no less!!!
Pickup driver killed after colliding with illegally parked semi truck, police say

 

####, that’s profoundly idiotic!

 

4 citations for the truck driver.

he's toast.

 

And the majority of the rest areas along that particular stretch of I-81 are very small and can only handle a certain amount of trucks(at least 1 or 2 of them prohibit truck parking outright).

 

I agree. To be clear, parking on the shoulder of the actual interstate is what I was referring to. Even the fools who park on off ramps don’t do that!

 

You're right. There has been literature and some studies done on this over the years (no, I don't remember exactly where or when so I'm not going to cite anything). Basically, driving while drunk or fatigued is similar and in both cases target fixation and the inability to correctly process visual information is an issue. So, they see lights and drive right into them.

Up here we have fewer dedicated truck stops, but we do have a lot of roadside turnouts. Most of the time when I am using a turnout I turn off all my lights to avoid getting run into.