Back off Jack...

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by tinytim, May 14, 2017.

  1. KillingTime

    KillingTime Road Train Member

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    Yanking your chain - first.
    It worked.

    Picking on swift - second. Because... well, let's face it: proof is in the pudding, you guys can't read signs (I know, it's not all of you, but Christ, you make yourself such easy targets).

    I'd never rip on you for being able to read. It's a wonderful, and underrated skill. But your lack of willingness to read the OP's post.... ####, if that doesn't fall right in line with most Swift reading principles, I don't know what does. You might be prime meat for an L/O deal - just.... DON'T read the contract. Like you've been taught my Dunning-Kreuger stricken pal.
     
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  3. Elroythekid

    Elroythekid Road Train Member

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    You obviously dont drive on the 401. It's the wild wild west of highways, and largely unpoliced. You have to kill somebody before the OPP will get out of their cars and do anything.
     
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  4. DDlighttruck

    DDlighttruck Road Train Member

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    Chicago, Houston, Atlanta and Minneapolis are worse. I HATE the 401. But there are worse cities
     
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  5. Dennixx

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    Smith System.
    Much shorter...lol.
     
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  6. Elroythekid

    Elroythekid Road Train Member

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    Ive driven most of those and they are a cake walk compared to Toronto. Consistently for 825 kms from Windsor to Qc, it's the worst. Speeds way too fast, tailgating, improper lane changes, more agressive driving than you can count. And little to no policing.
     
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  7. DDlighttruck

    DDlighttruck Road Train Member

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    True, I suppose. The USA does a better overall job at maintaining a LEO presence, and in general speed limits are observed. I'm gonna agree to disagree, I think there's worse out there. Maybe I'll meet you halfway and say the 401 is as bad as the cities I listed.

    At least east of Cobourg and west of London it's calmer.
     
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  8. Lepton1

    Lepton1 Road Train Member

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    I have driven and continue to drive in metro areas like LA, Dallas/FW, Houston, Atlanta, etc. The same principles apply in all cases. The mental key is this: MAKE SPACE IN FRONT OF YOU AS A SAFETY OUTLET FOR OTHER FOLKS TO USE.

    The 401 would just be another Zen day of driving for me.
     
  9. x1Heavy

    x1Heavy Road Train Member

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    And only this much. There is a 10K limit.

    I sometimes edit 30 to 40K charac limit posts from else where online to something acceptable a 10K chara or lss.

    My intended answer to the backing off problem remains the same as it had been for years since the days people rammed into the right hand driver's rear, forcing tractor to jackknife into trailer and then momentum and a mass of that including car and family underneath that 5th wheel becomes further absorbed by pending

    And Gunnar75, and Scottie etc and and and.

    Most drivers who show any kind of class and show perfomance equal to and or faster than my mind can work the rigs I would hire them for, that is, if I was a company. (Which I am not... I think the good Lord has seen fit to give me one club and play a game called wack a mole for one tuck at a time in the far wioofs.

    When some of you have trouble carrying troubles to be whacked then I get to where maybe others can whack it and make it feel better But the level of suggestion, trash talk and other fun things has to escalate. It's almost ginned down by water until everyone thinks the rest of the millenials will sober up relatively quickly before they have had a chance to play.
     
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  10. Lepton1

    Lepton1 Road Train Member

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    I'll drink to that.
     
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  11. x1Heavy

    x1Heavy Road Train Member

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    Add 67 to Little Rock as a must add space road.

    We have been adding space for 20 years just about now in a car. zEven then c (See my typing deterioites reallzy fastiue when I think abotstuff...)

    It's not that BAAD. just annoying all around.
     
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