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MACK E-6 · Sep 22, 2016

White Dog said: ↑

LOL! Apparently, I got under your skin with my comment. You don't have to explain yourself to me, but thank you.
My comment was fueled by utter disbelief that anyone (experienced or rookie) could allow there truck to roll that distance without noticing it. Like skellr said...it's usually noticed within a few inches, or a foot at the VERY most.
This driver definitely has something wrong with his/her depth perception and/or peripheral vision---or just a real 'space case' (all of which are SUPPOSED to be tested during a DOT physical and DMV eye exam).

Heck, I have freaked out before when a lane on either side of me has moved, and it felt like I was the one moving...I'd mash down even harder on my break, only to find out I was not the one moving. A little embarrassing in my own head. Can't fathom 8 to 10 feet. If I did 8 to 10 feet without noticing, I would voluntarily turn in the keys, and go find a different profession.
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That's peripheral vision playing tricks, it nearly gives me a heart attack every time. Then, I look down and see it's just a four wheeler closing ranks.

MACK E-6 · Sep 22, 2016

Gunner75 said: ↑

@White Dog, roll backs that far do happen, i watched a guy in my orientation class with tmc roll back at a stop sign while doing their initial road test and rolled back into another tmc truck. They let the guy go 2 hours later. They do happen. The swift driver in question was probably on his phone not paying attention.
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I'm thinking maybe he was tired or perhaps hung over, and he unknowingly relaxed his right leg not realizing it when he started to move.

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