Disappointed in my fellow drivers.

This last Thursday, I was heading west on I24, saw a car on the east bound shoulder with a small flame coming from the grill. There was a young lady standing behind it on the phone. As I drove by, all I could do was watch all the trucks on her side just drive right by. Seeing as how I was on the other side of the interstate, only thing I could do was to call on the CB for somebody to stop and help, I didn’t even get a response.

What if there had still been somebody in the car? The flame looked small enough that a extinguisher (that every truck carries) may have put it out. I’m sure the car burnt to the ground and probably closed the interstate for some time.

I was physically ill, watching and knowing I couldn’t help, and nobody else would stop to help this young lady. If there had been a exit nearby, I would have turned around. No wonder the general public hates trucks. Those passing by that day are a piece of ****.

 

The residual effect here is that preventing the fire from getting out of hand would have seriously reduced the traffic backup and all motorists would have benefitted...even the one who never even knew what happened.

 

I helped with similar situation a few years ago and got inspected at the scale house a few mi up the road. Violation for empty extinguisher.

Now I carry two but ifI have to use both Im still out of luck.