the attitude of the "new breed of driver"

also would like to comment on your signature...that sounds almost exactly like an experience i had once at a shipper..they really did point to a 14 ft truck...(they didnt realize i was in a big rig lol)

 

i have heard the same--that new drivers are more safe going down the road,but after approx. 3-5 years drivers are more likely to get in a forward moving accident because of complacency---now i tried to find this---but of course when i did a search--i got mainly page after page of accident attorneys specializing in truck accidents--even though trucks are driven safer that auto's and at fault in less accidents than cars
i guess it is because there is more money to be made from suing the trucking companys than suing joe citizen in his little subaru

 

i understand completely...i now wish i had challenged him myself...but to be honest i beleive it...simply because i remember being a newb..and also being experienced....when i was new...i was way more careful...now i have to keep myself in check while driving...i have to think about staying safe whereas back then i was too scared to do anything else

 

i didnt mean too start sh_t ..in fact i appologize to everyone for coming off so harsh on my firstt post ..i admit i was venting a little...but have enjoyed the freindly discussion with you guys...but sorry how rudely i started it...just wanted to add that

 

It is not my intent to go on a philosophical tear,but do we not get "complacent" with "anything," if we do it enough?

 

the only way i can see that more expirienced drivers would get in more in accidents would be by perhaps pushing the weather or the fatigue--where a rookie would have parked it and went to bed
but i take it for what it is--an accident--sometimes poop happens--but i think a veteran driver can pull thru the poop more often than a rookie--and end up smelling like a rose

 

Yup, drivers do get more and more complacent with experience; by the time they turn 80, they mistake the brake pedal with the gas pedal and drive throught the front doors of Walmarts and supermarkets!

 

what about driving too fast or passing on curves...can a exp driver get thru a blizzard better?..yes...do they take more risk?..i beleive yes they do...its just like my dad always said about driving mororcycles..he said...the day i cease to be afraid of the bike is the day i hang up my helmet and park the bike..i beleive same is true for trucks..you should never stop being afraid of it...cuz really it dont take a big impact to disintergate a truck cab...this is my favorite example of all time..thsi is real

<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Bfi6SGjAc3k" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> was this a new or old driver...unknown for sure...but i cant see a new driver taking donner like that...

 

I will look at this in a couple different ways.,1st: A brand spankin new driver (4-wheelers) has better reflexes than I do now in every way,eyesight,hearing,reflex speed,etc.,but I believe at this stage of the game I am the better driver,why..-experience.....2nd:Seven years ago when I started this OTR biz,I WAS much more careful,as,although terrified is to strong a word,all my senses were on high alert,ALL the time. Although now I have been doing this long enough,I have become "complacent" and laid back in many driving situations,I believe I am a better OTR driver now than when I first started because of.....you guessed it...-EXPERIENCE... By the way,once again I enjoyed your colorful picture language Canuck...

 

I saw that film in a training class in 2008 and did some research.. and the driver WAS new, his trainer was sleeping - killed them both.