I-81 NB,Mile Marker 87 In Virginia-2 Dead

QUIT FOLLOWING SO FREAKING CLOSE !

 

I know what language he is speaking and he was saying he barely missed being apart of the wreck and that his truck was the red one in the back. Although I'm not sure which one since there were 2 red ones.

He was also saying god help these people who are trapped and other prayers throughout the video.

 

Wishing physical harm on others whom you don't even know is EVIL. By capturing the horror of something like this, perhaps a driver might think twice and slow down. I pray nothing happens to you, your family or friends on the road...

 

Is it me or are the wrecks involving big trucks getting worse compared to 20 y - 30 y ago?

Are the ELD forcing drivers to push too hard to stay on the road without breaks. Think about it....that device could be killing drivers. I go out for three weeks....I have noticed that thing is a slave master. Fatiqued driving ?

But at the end of the day....It is always the drivers fault no matter why.

Asleep behind the wheel?

 

No..i think the quality of drivers has plummeted and frankly many cdl holders shouldn’t even possess one...eld has nothing to do with this...just sheer ignorance and stupidity by these idiots driving trucks.

 

Sure the bar is lower these days. Mega carriers will put anyone behind the wheel but that isn't the answer to your question. The answer is numbers! Statistics! There's just so many dang trucks on the road. Cars too. There's too freakin' many of us.

Look at the statistics on stuff like this and the averages aren't up that much on wrecks, fatalities or any of that statistically but it seems like it because there are so many more people sharing the same space on the road.

I was thinking of this exact thing as I passed this wreck and then saw a 15 mile long line of mostly trucks backed up behind it. It's freakin' unbelievable how many vehicles there are rolling these days.

 

I’ve been seeing so much of that lately in the last few months, especially along I 40 between Barstow and Oklahoma City. The California plated trucks seem to be the worst. I’ve had them tailgating me for miles even if I’m doing the speed limit. It’s even worse in the construction zones, and trucks cutting each other off getting to exit ramps.

 

I feel like ELD has a part to it but isn't the biggest thing. The USA HOS is just awful, I guarantee if they adopted the Canadian HOS things like this would happen less.

 

I think it was a combination of going too fast for conditions and not paying attention to traffic far enough ahead. Following close might cause some damage to the front of the vehicle if the front truck stops too fast, but you don't generally crush the cab back to the sleeper wall and drive under the trailer unless you are moving at a substantially faster speed.