Does sign say Rest Haven or Safe Haven?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Moose1958, Nov 22, 2015.

  1. Moose1958

    Moose1958 Road Train Member

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    Actually to be honest I have seen the Florida DOT harass truckers in theirs. To this day I know of three drivers that refuse to break in a Florida scale break area.
     
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  3. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    there's different ways ppl interpret safe haven its a place you park for the reason you gave and could also mean to rest.you're in a safe area away from traffic because you're tired.I really see no need to go into detail.IT can be used many different ways not just hauling hazmat.
     
  4. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    companies call it safe haven no matter what the reason is.you feel unsafe driving tired or because of bad weather .I say find the nearest safe haven and call it a day.
     
  5. jbee

    jbee Medium Load Member

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    And that's exactly the reason why the term is misused and used incorrectly. Finding a "Safe place to park" and "Parking at a Safe Haven" location (In relation to a Hazmat 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 load) are 2 entirely different things.
     
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  6. Moose1958

    Moose1958 Road Train Member

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    I sometimes think truck drivers believe this myth that you can't be bothered during that ten hour break. This is not so. I don't remember the year but it was just after Alabama opened their scale on I-20. I was bobtail and I was moving a new truck from Atlanta to Dallas. I'm not going to get into the why but I was dangerously tired and decided to move the barricade on the ramp going in to that scale and pulled up in and went to sleep. A while later I was woke up by a trooper whom told me to move. I expressed to trooper I was on my break and the trooper told me he did not care. I asked the trooper to let me finish my break. The guy called another person and this person told him to let me be. However about 8AM the next morning my break was up just before this the scalemaster called me inside and informed me that I had committed criminal trespass. I asked about my break and was informed that if I had played that card they would call a wrecker and have me towed. I later wrote the Atlanta office of the FMCSA about this and was told Alabama was fully within the law to tow me. Just saying.
     
  7. RoadRooster

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    I always thought the sign said rooster haven...must be driving too fast to qualify for speed reading
     
  8. w.h.o

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    I shall not sleep with my enemies. Unless she has handcuffs then I might swing around
     
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