Biggest Fears As A rookie?

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  1. TruckerDragon

    TruckerDragon Heavy Load Member

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    What were your top 3 things you sucked at/fears/things you didnt like doing/etc

    For me, right now its in no particular order:

    Downshifting/anything to do with shifting.

    Pulling into what are to ME 'tight' spots (Fuel Isles are 'narrow' to me still.)

    The apparent magnet my tandems have for 4 wheelers to hover there.
     
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  3. Katey

    Katey Medium Load Member

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    Well I am not driving yet but I know there are alot of things I am terrified of already lol. Top 3 are:

    Driving between barricades.
    Shifting in general (never driven anything non-automatic).
    Backing into someone.
     
  4. celticwolf

    celticwolf Road Train Member

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    I share your magnet Dragon... Even with "Student Driver" all over the truck I found more than one 4 wheeler stuck behind me. Only reason I knew they were there was their shadow.

    Meeting oncoming trucks on a narrow 2 lane still bothers me.

    As cruel as it sounds having the courage to run over someones pet and not slam on the brakes.
     
  5. TruckerDragon

    TruckerDragon Heavy Load Member

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    Last one is a good one, I still HONESTLY dont know if I can do it, a deer? #### it, its paste, because ill be doing highway speeds, but 25-30 in residential? I might try. I wont swerve I dont think but..stop? Yeah.

    And for someones KID? Bet your ### I'll plant the truck into a pole before I hit another human. I would rather risk my life (Ditch, guard rail, etc) Than hit someones child.
     
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    TruckerDragon Heavy Load Member

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    I have done the Barricades, thats not too bad, I have yet to have any oncoming trucks yet :)
     
  7. celticwolf

    celticwolf Road Train Member

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    I'll be driving a reefer.. The deer can go in the trailer HAHAH

    Human life -- I'll smack the tree.. I lost a point on my road test because some lady yacking on her cell phone caused me to hit the brakes hard.
     
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  8. REDD

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    I'm glad your scared of the fuel island!!! Most are not & many driver's have lost their lives because a driver who was not scared went barrelling thru at a high rate of speed & didn't see that driver walking in to get his fuel ticket.


    It's actually really simple & nothing to be scared of.


    Don't let that bother you either.... That is until you get the pleasure of driving US-62 west out of Paducah, KY!

    Swerving is instinct. You will swerve at first until you have had enough training & experience to over ride instinct.

    As for running over someones pet... You'd do that to! I have ran over dogs who were on a death wish in towns & just recently hit a dog on I-70 because the owner thought it would be a good idea to pull over on the shoulder to let the pooch go wee weeeee....
     
  9. TruckerDragon

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    "Excuse me the seal is broke" "Yeah, added more food" "Added?" "Yup, its ok now." "why is there blood all over the floor?" "Food." :)

    I actually wanna own some land near some farms to have people hunt on and kill them nice corn fed deer and charge a 'tax' to be allowed to hunt on my land that I get some meat, I hate hunting, love deer. :)
     
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    Icy Roads, they've got some of the best out there. Slip Sliding Away............Slip Sliding Away............Good Song. Can't remember who sung that. Anybody recall the artist?
     
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