As If We Didn’t Have Enough Problems

Discussion in 'Other News' started by mjd4277, Mar 16, 2023.

  1. JerzyG

    JerzyG Light Load Member

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    What was the point of increasing speed limits in a lot of the states?

    Frankly, putting speed limiters is not going to help. People will still crash.
    I firmly believe we need better training for the new guys.
     
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  3. ducnut

    ducnut Road Train Member

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    Training doesn’t guarantee they’ll give a crap, once on their own. Training/education has been preached as the way to change about every topic from sex, drugs, violence, trafficking, etc, and it’s all as bad as ever.
     
  4. Cattleman84

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    Easy way to fix this problem... Remove ALL warning labels, nanny/limiting, and so called saftey devises from EVERYTHING amd let natural selection run its course... Id say about 10 to 15 years and the entire world would look alot smarter.
     
  5. LoneRanger

    LoneRanger Road Train Member

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    I would be up for that as long as the innocent motorist isn’t caught up in the fubar that’s going to happen.


    Can’t fix stupid.


    And soon you’ll see warning labels on bricks if they don’t already have one.
     
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  6. JerzyG

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    You're right. I was being an optimist. You can't teach common sense
     
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  7. Phoenix Heavy Haul

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    Do they not realize if all trucks are governed to the same seed limit, it would cause major highway congestion and lots of pissed off 4wheelers.
     
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  8. Mountaintrucker4302

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    Yes they have and it was like 10 % of crashes found the trucker at fault, but it doesn't matter, there has been an anti trucker stance since the 80s due to the rapid growth of civilian traffic who sees trucks as nothing but obstacles and danger on the interstate. Truck drivers are also a minority and have no defense against any anti trucker laws which is why abuse of drivers is so rampant in the industry by shippers and companies. These changes will come whether we want them or not because we have no say in the matter. Thank Ronald Reagan, bill clinton and all the greedy wall street pigs for the craphole the trucking industry and the country overall has become for sending all our manufacturing to china and now that they have built china into a military and economy superpower, expect your children and grandchildren to go die in a war to protect their preciousTaiwan from big bad china.
     
  9. RDBG

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    Drive through Ontario or Quebec once. You'll understand very quickly why it's a horrible idea
     
  10. Aamcotrans

    Aamcotrans Road Train Member

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    What exactly does forcing sleep apnea testing do other than pad the pockets of clinics?
    I’m tired of being a rolling ATM for state and federal governments..
     
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  11. buddyd157

    buddyd157 Road Train Member

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    then doesn't that also include o/o's..??

    i think so, if one segment of trucking scoffs at the laws, rules, and regulations, isn't it the o/o's..??
     
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