Newbie.... blah blah blah....yadda yadda yadda

There's an I70 out West?!

 

It takes all kinds at that intersection.

Usually it's the folks that take at LEAST 10 seconds to decide if they are going to proceed. Gawd help you if you are in a big rig westbound on Highway 3, committed to not stopping on the railroad tracks, while judging whether Sally in her SUV understands you AREN'T STOPPING on the tracks, will let you on by. They seriously need a stop light or a permanent LEO monitoring that intersection.

 

Your mind stays incredibly focused as a driver.
Hours on end you are focused on your task.
That's why the fatigue at the end of the day.

 

I haven't listened to the radio while I am driving for several years now. Instead I focus on driving, using "commentary driving" inside my head, to anticipate situations that will arise. I find that even in "intense" traffic I almost enter a Zen state. It's relaxing.

Nowadays on rare occasions I might go "on tilt". I recognize it, shift mental gears, and get back into my A game.

Every day as part of my post trip (after I log off duty) I evaluate my day. Was my decision making perfect? Was my shifting perfect? Was I courteous at all times?

There's always room for improvement. If you aren't focused on improving every single day, then chances are you aren't improving and are treading water.

 

I like to listen to a good jam or two sometimes.

But don't to much now with the cats.

Mincy will crawl all over the truck trying to find where the voice is coming from lmfao.

She'll finally sit on the dash and start meowing at the passenger side speaker ROFLMFAO.

 

That's a set belt violation!