Stop Parking on the Shoulder! !

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by takeheed777, Jun 20, 2022.

  1. Grouch

    Grouch Road Train Member

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    that "skill" is completely lost! I have become fearful on passing lately or being passed. Unbelievable!!
     
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  3. bryan21384

    bryan21384 Road Train Member

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    Ouch. What a way for the woman driving the Buick to go. My condolences. Drivers need to work on being more mentally engaged on the road. That way there isn't any drifting and such.
     
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  4. ProfessionalNoticer

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    Broken down vehicles should have properly placed triangles down behind. That's a huge indicator. Some 4 ways are another clue.
     
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  5. ProfessionalNoticer

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    The interstate has become nothing more than a high speed wagon trail. Donkeys and camels flyjng at breakneck speed cannot maintain their lanes. It takes several generations of third world drivers to grasp our simple commercial driving practices. It's only going to get worse. See burning Rome for a historical primer and glimpse to what's coming and where we are in the collapse process.
     
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  6. dave01282000

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    It blows my mind that so many cannot be troubled with triangles and flashers when you have traffic blowing by at high speeds mere feet away from your stationary vehicle.
     
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  7. Lexuslane

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    I see truck broken down every day , I. Intersections etc , with the flashers on and the hood up but can’t be bothered to set out the triangles so the rest of the traffic KNOWs you’re broke down and ain’t waiting to turn or something
     
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  8. mjd4277

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    Never mind that you’re given 10 minutes to get those triangles out anyway!
     
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  9. AModelCat

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    Still don't see how a trio of 18" tall triangles and a pair of flashing tail lights will have any effect on those too blind to see a 13'6 x 8'6 wall. Other than liability anyways.
     
  10. takeheed777

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    Trucker to wife and kids on road trip. "Sure honey, parking on Shoulder is fine. And have the kids walking the cats is great!" Picnic on shoulder? SURE! Dont waste the 30 seconds it takes to stop on exit ramp or a RA. Just pull over on shoulder.

    Kids "but what about all those professionals here on green cards and new licenses? Like that pro who crashed in Denver after smoking his brakes?" Well son, that was the fault of all those cars, they should never have been in that stopped traffic". Real pros driving 4wheelers know never drive on a shoulder, text, or fall asleep.
    Got it! Thanks Dad. You're a real pro who's never moved outside a lane. "HaHa, right you are son" good luck!!


    Attorneys are not stupid. The discovery process will easily discover parking patterns and whether the supposed breakdown (s) was actual or milking a clock and causing the fatalities.

    Good Luck!!

    Wake up drivers. Stop Parking on Shoulder!
     
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  11. Val_Caldera

    Val_Caldera Road Train Member

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    Then there are those Drivers that see potential Injury or Death accessing their Triangles from DRIVER Side Box OR do not, for some reason :confused:, have inside access to Side Box OR they just don't know about using Triangles.o_O

    WHEN I Had to pull off on Shoulders, for Liquid Emergencies, VERY RANDOM, My 4 ways were already flashing before sliding over.
    I, when I ran Dedicated Runs, knew where to stop, so shoulders were not utilized UNLESS Traffic was diverted for Accidents, Emergency Vehicles, Construction.
     
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