Bad semi driver!!!

I dont assume anything any more. Just like I dont assume you are sticking up for this gal that comes here just to rant on a board of proffesionals.

I do know there are two sides to everything, to take sides with some one that was able to read the door, but some how doesnt have the ability to read anything else leaves me to wonder. In this day and age of cell phones with cameras, that the poster let this slip their mind for proof of vehicle. The other point I see happening is that DOT should they find the "said" other driver will be able to hook up the trucks computer and see IF the truck was able to get to what ever speed limit or not.

Yet it is my bad. Your right Lil Devil if you want to drive improperly on the road by driving in excess speed on poor conditions, you go right ahead and do it. Frankly I prefer to be safe. I prefer it conditions are not good I WILL slow down. If you or any one else out there feel its necessay to drive imprudently and feel it is neccessary to support such bad habits, you are more than welcome to.

I drive by two words only. Safety First

 

I wont lie. I do drive a truck, and I did something stupid to truck driver in my car. He was in a trash truck actually and I was in my car. The guy just pulled right out in front of me, on telephone road in Houston. Naturally I thought, oh well I should forgive this, but I didn't. I went right on around him and got right infront of him and lit my brakes up. That darn dumpster he was on his way to dump could have waited until all the traffic passed. Instead of just whippin out and cutting people off ya know? I know what I did wasn't any better, but yup I did it deliberately. I was just waitin for him to smack the rear of my Cadillac. So he could replace that, and the trunk I broke the lock out of last year.

 

LOL, if you really want to get technical with the speed in "unsafe conditions" such as wet roads, best thing is to is not drive. Period. Doesn't matter if the speed limit is 70 and you are going 5 mph and you slide into a ditch. The officer who shows up will still cite you for driving too fast for conditions. You are at a loss either way really. ###### if you do, ###### if you don't.

 

I hope you drive better than you spell...I'm still tryin' to figure out what rnoumouse means!

 

Hold on!!!!!
I think I figured it out!


Did you mean...Enormous?

 

It's alright girl...I'm just teasing you a little bit.

 

She must have been raised well.
I figure she is about 25 and already knows that "if she bought it we brought it".
If more people would just realize that, and not just look at trucks as being big slow things in there way, I think we would be better off.
More would pay attention around us.
It is not the 50 trucks with drivers paying attention and driving well that you pass every day that you remember. It is the 1 that screwed up. That 1 driver can change a persons whole attitude about all trucks.

 

This thread isn't about 4-wheelers or the antics they demonstrate.
Rather, it's about a particular Big truck truck driver being a jerk.

Wouldn't it be interesting if that on-board camera proved the OP to be correct?

Not always.
Think about that.

Lil has an "attitude"?
Have you checked your's?

Flip - Flop.

Your first paragraph caused me to wonder.
But your third paragraph says it all.

SaY WhaT?!!
Do you mean there isn't a driver around that wants to slow down to 75?
Comments in those first sentences scream inexperience.

Actually, I think Big truck truckin' companies slowed their fleet down to obtain better fuel mileage as a way to cut operation costs. When fuel was cheaper they didn't seem too concerned about speed.

And why do you assume it was a company Big truck?
Couldn't it just as easily have been an I/C or O/O?
You seem anxious to put the blame on the Original Poster. Do you think there are no bad Big truck truck drivers out there who do stupid things like the OP described?

BINGO!
And, as an added bonus, that works both ways.

Your professionalism is showing.

Very well stated, ChromeDome.
It really doesn't matter if she actually did anything wrong.
Two (or more) wrongs don't equal correct.
As professionals, we're often in a position to make a wrong right though, and expected to do so, --- not exacerbate the situation.

Again, very well stated, sir.

I question the accuracy of your first sentence based on what I'm readin' here.

If you're readin' "sticking up for this gal", I'm readin' tryin' to put blame where it doesn't belong.
Which raises a question, ........ how long have you been a "professional", ..... in your opinion?

Not always.

Thinkin' that anyone is taking sides here makes me wonder, too.
Just who, exactly, are you taking sides with?

So, in your opinion, the OP should have diverted her full attention from what could become a dangerous situation requiring full attention, to fetch a phone camera that may or may not record a usable image, and could be against the law to use while operating a motor vehicle?

If the Big truck was being operated properly, she wouldn't be in a position to need a camera phone to record any information, would you agree with that?

Have you ever been so scared that things don't occur to you at the moment?

Another comment that screams inexperienced.
Have you considered the possibility that the Big truck in question might not be equipped with a tattle-tale computer? Or are you assuming that it does?

If it's you typing your own thoughts, ....... yup.
Who else's "bad" would it be?

What did you claim in the first sentence of this post? Wasn't it,
"I don't assume anything any more"?
Hmmmmmmmmmm

Yet here you are assuming things you seem to prefer believing, rather than accept the OP's description of what transpired.
I'm not suggesting that a little skepticism is a bad thang, but you seem obsessed with transferring blame to the reporting party and ignoring the possibility that her recounting of the incident is absolutely correct, and dismiss our attempts to answer Lil_devil_girl's questions as taking her side.

What happened to her obviously scared her enough to seek out a forum for professional drivers to provide answers to her questions, and perhaps some advice on how to react in the future to avoid another such situation. I'd venture to say most 4-wheeler drivers wouldn't expend the energy to do that. They'd just be satisfied with bad-mouthing all Big truck truck drivers, with no interest in learning anything.

I give L_d_g credit for her inquiry, and thank her for an opportunity to assist in an education about sharing the road with Big trucks, and some of the idiots who drive 'em the way that they do.
Not to mention the number of folks who will read this thread and learn from it as well.

If all it took to drive safely are words, I'd be impressed.
Actions speak louder than words though.
And one needs to know what actually is safe before they can drive safely.
I can't remember the last, or first, time I heard anyone admit they weren't a good driver. Actually, when asked, the majority of drivers rate themselves as above average. For that reason, I rely more on how observers grade the performance of other's driving ability, ..... or lack thereof.

You're welcome.
Thank you for posting your experience, opening the door for others to learn, as well as yourself.

I suggest you begin at the end.
I'm with your dad on this one.
Father knows best.
The odds that you'll ever find the driver in question are astronomical. And even if you did, the chances of anything being done to that driver are slim. Why waste the time doing that and/or stressing over an event that took place in the past?
You're doing the right thing, IMO, by coming here and relating your concern(s) and seeking resolve. Whatever you glean from what you receive here will not only help you, but potentially many others who will read and learn as well, ..... as a direct result of your inquiring mind.

Not to mention improper conduct, rude, uncalled for and inappropriate on the part of the Big truck truck driver. There's no good excuse for such antics, and no good reason either.

Yeah, it's awesome to be in possession of such powah.

Very wise of you Lil.
Never mess with a Big truck truck driver.
Y'all never know if they're a ---> or a ----->
Or both.

So, I don't reckon this would be a good time to point out how many times we get lost, would it?

Laugh out loud all you want to, ......
It's twue!
It's twue!

Now, if only ALL the Big truck truck drivers would act, or actually be, civilized, there'd be no need for answers pertaining to bone-headed driving habits displayed on a daily basis out there on the roads.

My best advice?
Never forget what happened.
Use the experience to better your driving skills and inform others how to avoid, or get away from those situations should they arise.

I'm very impressed that you're making the effort to improve driving conditions by removing potential problems before they reach that point, and/or reporting such activities to the proper place in hopes the problem will be addressed and rectified. I think most folks would just complain about it, and Big trucks in general, rather than seek a remedy.
Your concern indicates your desire to be a better than average motorist.
I hope you'll stick around The Trucker's Report and enjoy all that this site has to offer drivers and non-drivers alike. Then, take what you learn here and help others to understand how to share the highways with Big trucks, and how to avoid mishaps rather than how to get out of a dangerous situation. Safety is no accident.