Improper lane change - signal ticket

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by unloader, May 9, 2016.

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  1. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    And if the idiot in question is caught driving erratically in a big truck, then I wholeheartedly agree with the increased penalties.

    That should revert when in a four wheeler though. Passing feel-good laws on the basis of mistaken assumptions is crap. Just my .02.
     
    MACK E-6, May 10, 2016
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    But it isn't really higher fines. It's an absence of the prosecutor or judge being able to change the infraction to something else.
     
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    I drive totally different in my personal car than I do in the truck.
     
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    True, but that shouldn't matter.

    Apply the standard equally, or not all.
     
    MACK E-6, May 11, 2016
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    Why would you drive differently in a car than a truck? The laws are applied the same. Good driving become habits just like bad habits.
     
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    I drive my car like I stole it.
     
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    okiedokie Road Train Member

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    Sweet sounds like me. I snowski like my hair is on fire. I drive like an old man.
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    It's been ten years since i hit the slopes. My knees and ankles just can't handle it anymore. A day of skiing makes a week of limping in agony.
     
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    I hear ya driver. Its a young persons sport. I've been at it over 40 yrs and am thankful for every season at my age. Just got a new pair of race skis and tried them out yesterday. Now back to trucking.
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    About the same for me. I would probably have to be taken off the mountain by paramedics now.
     
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