Disappointed in my fellow drivers.

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  2. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    What rest area?

    Taking a 49,000 lb die set on an exit where I will get stuck?

    Give me a break.

    You see it wasn't a busy interstate, it was where you have five or six trucks running in little groups and no other traffic around. They didn't move over, and I've seen trucks with flats on the side of the road with no one moving over.

    And to tell you something else, a lot of these die sets are full of oil with a machined bottom, they will slide on cement if there is a film of oil suspending the die of the floor is sealed. If it is on sticks they will move all over the place. it isn't like putting something on a deck like a pallet or machinery and it will stay there, these things will slide off the deck if it isn't chained down with stops and checked during the trip.
     
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  3. Grumppy

    Grumppy Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    That story has nothing to do with stopping to help a motorist etc.

    The OP was in essence questioning why no one would stop to help. I'm just stating one of the many reasons why most people wont stop. Its not always that other drivers are discourteous these days....... its that people in general are crazy. You just cant trust anyone these days.
     
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  4. Oso

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    Ditto on that Flying J in SC! It been a while - is that the one with the armed security guard and all sorts of pan-handlers? It's funny how armed security guards make me feel less safe!
     
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  5. driverdriver

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    Since when is I 94 not a busy interstate? ROFLMAO.

    Stopping on the shoulder of an interstate isn't the place to check your equipment! Its a moronic move.
    Anywhere else , like I said rest area , get on ramp anywhere but the frigin shoulder of the interstate.
    Doesn't matter what you have on the deck , that's not even a lame excuse at best lol.
     
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  6. DSK333

    DSK333 Road Train Member

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    You can choose to play word games and use semantics all you want to excuse your cowardice. Betas will always be beta I guess.
     
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  7. TripleSix

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    20 guys stand around and FILM a girl trapped in a burning truck. Slip and fall lawyers weren’t even in the equation...wait, I take that back. I did have the overwhelming urge to shove recording devices into Uranus, but I did not. No sir, you cannot blame the parasites for cowardice. And no, they are NOT Men.
     
  8. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    I sat back, and I realized that a lot of you have never done anything in life. First responders, medical personnel, rescue, firefighters, lawmen and military have been trained. So, I see that I can’t really call you guys out on what you’ve never dealt with before. In an emergency, some of us know instantly what to do. Some done. It’s unfair for me to label someone a coward who never dealt with emergency situations. So I do apologize.
     
  9. Linte_Loco

    Linte_Loco Road Train Member

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    Smoke, fire extinguisher, horse trailer.......I’m stopping

    That can turn into a real danger to other people passing by real quick

    Even my brain can process that info quick.
     
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  10. driverdriver

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    This is interesting I would of never thought washer fluid would be flammable.
    Never once have I read the label except to see if it was winter blend or not.
     
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