Semi follows too close, hits van, kills 7. I-85 GA

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  1. Numb

    Numb Crusty Curmudgeon

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    probably watching U Boob, cause driving is soooooo boring. :rolleyes:
     
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  3. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    You can bet the investigators will check his phone.
    I remember one driver had a horrible wreck because he was updating his dating profile on a website, while driving.
    Another was watching porn movies while driving.
     
  4. Grouch

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    He looks like a real professional. I will leave it at that.
     
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  5. Cdemars316

    Cdemars316 Heavy Load Member

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    What a tool, following to close while pulling what looks like a tanker, and kills 8 people one of them being pregnant. This job is getting harder and harder everyday to stay motivated enough to keep doing it
     
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  6. mjd4277

    mjd4277 Road Train Member

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    This is why trucking companies are putting a lot of safety equipment in the trucks (collision mitigation systems,radar,etc.),because some of these drivers are forgetting to keep their eyes on the road and not maintaining a safe space cushion!
     
  7. austinmike

    austinmike Road Train Member

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    Put jam in his pockets cause he's TOAST
     
  8. snicrep

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    His dating profile changed to "available"......in jail.
     
  9. snicrep

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    I see it a lot. Can't imagine what driver like that are thinking
     
  10. OLDSKOOLERnWV

    OLDSKOOLERnWV Captain Redbeard

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    The distraction of electronic devices is getting out of hand. I’ve passed trucks with enough screens lit up to blind a person while driving.

    Seen one guy with his phone attached to the center of the steering wheel, and yes he was watching it. Another with his phone in a holder on far left of the dash and it was obvious he was watching a moving or video of some kind.

    To much tik tok and other BS far as I’m concerned….
     
  11. Long FLD

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    It’s a feed trailer. You can see the auger in one of the pics. Had it been a tanker maybe it would’ve taken care of the driver too so tha tax payers don’t have to pay for him forever.
     
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