New drivers look close at these and dont make the same mistakes

And wear your #### seatbelt!!!!!!

 

My best friend Has been A Homicide Detective for a police department for 33 years, he has seen stuff that will get you an appointment with someone that has a couch for you to lay in while they talk to you.

 

One of the worse ones was on I65 south, The truck went up the hill on a viaduct, and hit the top beams, and Completely knocked the whole cab off the frame, and Shredded the Trailer in little pieces, then the Tractor frame rolled on the other side in the median. I kid you not, Just the Frame and tires and tanks, everything else A freakin mess. He must have hit that at about 70 mph. On the Chain, Seen Boats get hit by other boats, that also is one heck of a mess.

 

Great post "TheRoadWarrior" none of us should ever let our guard down. No matter what..getting home to your family and friend's is all that matters.

 

Leaving lots and lots of room in front of you is the best way. I drove for MANY years in the right hand lane. I had drivers give me the dirtiest looks, flip me off, and so on, but when I ran my President-General Lee, 1000watt preditor, I said Yeah thats me in the right hand lane, got a problem? Most times, No, All the time, they kept quiet. Dead Key.........

 

I got my dose of this my first week as a trainee when traffic was stopped on...I20 I think it was, and a van towing a car slammed head on into a truck behind me, folded his ICC bumper up against the trailer floor. 2 passengers died, one survived the accident but don't know if she lived after lifeflight. Got to hear her screaming and watch police and emergency crews try to extract her from the footwell under the dash. That experience will stick with me forever. I posted about it here somewhere, was back in July '11 I think.

 

My girlfriend always tells be to be careful when I leave from hometime. I tell her "don't worry baby, I only drive as fast as I can see" which means I never put myself in a situation where I cannot stop fast enough to avoid anything happening in front of me. 4 wheelers make this difficult sometimes cutting right in front of you so close you can't see their tail lights. Just brake as safely as possible and make another gap that another 4 wheeler will inevitably fill again. Such is the life of a safe driver. This also means in poor weather be it snow, rain, or fog/smoke I drive slow enough that I know I can stop before hitting anything within my sight range. If drivers in FL practiced this (4 wheeler and truck) some folks would still be alive today.

 

i remember that post

 

TY Road Warrior, you can never really see too many of those unfortunately even one is too many. BUT, in the very short 4 years out there I remind myself everyday the following. And I have a degree in statistics so I look at numbers in a different way if you know what I mean... Because the following are FACTs

1. If you are ever "actually" involved in an accident in your truck you will be removed from the scene one of two ways, on a gurney OR in a body bag.

2. The last federal government report issued by the Dept. of Labor/OSHA as reported in December 2011 now considers the following:

In their report they now state that a truck drivers occupation is now the most hazardous job.

There are 3 million truck drivers in the U.S. that includes all truck drivers of vans, box trucks, semi trucks, etc. For every 100,000 drivers 869 drivers will be injured or killed while on the job. This is more dangerous than the workers that work on the Oil Reefers (platforms) out in the middle of the ocean where it is not uncommon to have an explosion every 30 days. Be safe.