Preventable accident or not?

So you saw someone pulling in front of you at 20 mph and just kept going and turn the same way they were going. Thankfully you weren’t in a semi . Right or wrong they often sue trucking companies who settle out of court because it’s cheaper . If you could have stopped the safety department calls it preventable often.

 

Personally I’d have stopped.

 

20 mph? I would have taken a nap, woke up and assessed the situation, and then stopped.

 

You are correct. That is why you cannot become a trucker.

 

Meh, consider it a blessing, pal. So many non-trucking jobs, cripes, our Walmart is offering $19.50 TO START, as a night stocker. You'd be hard pressed to find a trucking company that would match that, for the crappiest job on earth today.
As far as who is at fault here, that would be argued until the cows came home. In a truck, it's your responsibility, or at least it used to be, you had to analyze what drivers were going to do. You should have stopped, and don't worry about people behind you, if they hit you from behind, it's their fault.

 

Two things are necessary to become a trucker: anticipation and defensive driving. If you have the hurry up and wait mentality, trucking ain't for you. If you act like you own the road, trucking ain't for you. If you have an unwillingness to prevent an accident on principles of right of way, trucking ain't for you.

 

You need a louder horn. Get rid of that rinky-dink car horn and get an air horn, maybe one that plays Dixie. Either that or stop if you can. Your choice.