Involved in a collision... Advice please

Okay, thanks I was just curious. Hey I'm not fussing or anything at all and just trying to be helpful..here's a tip we all know about but the trainer's situation is a perfect example to use in in. Following distance would have prevented this probably. Being further behind the vehicle in front of you would allowed a much larger field of vision thus being able to see everything in front of that lead truck. Everybody thinks following distance is basically for being able to stop in time in the case of a sudden "brake check", which it certainly is. But I've always felt the most important benefit from it is being able to see whats going on up the road in front of you..and that cannot be done with a trailer too close in the front of you blocking your view of the road ahead. I feel this is one of the single best pieces of advice a new driver can be given.
I venture to say unless your company is an exception for some reason....the trainer is gone. I wish you well and good luck in your career.

 

Good lord!

What if it was a regular car. It took flashing cop car lights for you to see em and he was still hit. Could you imagine the outcome if it was just a regular family car...

At least you were safe and saw it was a cop before your driver hit him.

 

I think that avatar is a fat lady in a thong, wearing fish nets and farting fire that happens to be a hot air balloon. Genius..

 

The steering column got damaged? How fast was he going on the ice? I know the fiberglass is weak, but he must've hit hard. I just checked my Cascadia, and you'd have to get passed the radiator and wheel before reaching the steering column. Not to mention the other items in the way. What were you driving?

 

It will vary from state to state. Some smaller cites don't even bother to report. In general, a ticket in one state will effect your home state with a few exceptions. There are 9 (I think) states that don't care what other states think, For example, a ticket in Missouri won't effect your Kansas DL. Kansas doesn't even have a points system so I don't know how bad of driver you have to be before they take your DL. I'm an officer (driver by day, Batman at night) in Missouri so a lot of what other states do baffles me. Odds are, his DL is in jeopardy. He needs to hire an attorney who can hopefully limit the damage. It would be worth $200-300 in my opinion.