Aggressive or Distracted?

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  1. braceface

    braceface Light Load Member

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    I'm wondering lately which are the more dangerous drivers out here on the roads today.

    It seems to me, the more dangerous are the angry, aggressive drivers, who refuse to yield, and could care less if they cause an accident, and kill someone.

    I try to drive conservatively, stay out of everyone's way, but no matter how hard you try, your in someone's way, and you piss someone off, multiple times a day.

    Atlanta and Charlotte seems to have the worst, most aggresive and dangerous drivers out here.

    We make decent money, but for what we have to put up with out here, for darn sure we're not getting overpaid.

    Hope a nice raise is coming in January.
     
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  3. TheLoadOut

    TheLoadOut Road Train Member

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    Whatever is behind you is not your problem, let them pass. Stay out of packs and always be scanning. Always keep your eyes moving. Pay no attention to aggressive drivers, eventually their time will come.
     
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  4. 201

    201 Road Train Member

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    Distracted drivers compromises a much bigger number than PO'ed drivers. These mega pileups are caused primarily by distracted drivers. They get PO'ed AFTER the crash. In trucking, don't hold your breath for a raise, unless they get cabovers,,:biggrin_25522:
     
  5. skellr

    skellr Road Train Member

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    Maybe aggressive drivers are triggered by distracted drivers.
     
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  6. braceface

    braceface Light Load Member

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    That's possible! The aggressive drivers I see seem to be just crazy angry in a hurry, you first after me psychopaths..
     
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  7. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    The ones I hate the most are the ones going slow that floor it as soon as you appear in the left mirror.
     
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  8. JoeTruck

    JoeTruck Heavy Load Member

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    City drivers are both so I just slow down and pass through.
     
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  9. Just passing by

    Just passing by Road Train Member

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    Everytime I'm stuck in traffic I pay attention to the cars near me moving slowly along. Every second one is texting. No exaggeration. That's 50% of drivers in my immediate area distracted while driving. It's an epidemic.
     
  10. T.Rucker

    T.Rucker Medium Load Member

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    Took my daughter in the truck this week. She’s heard me say that exact thing about all the texting on the road. She was amazed at how accurate that was.
     
  11. drvrtech77

    drvrtech77 Road Train Member

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    And getting worse by the day
     
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