Man walking near loading dock hit, killed by truck

Yea. I will be nice and offer prayers to the bereaved. Im pretty certain that soul had people who loved him so.

PAY ATTENTION PEOPLE!!!! WHAT A WASTE!!!!

 

I can't tell you how many times truck drivers would jump out and mindlessly walk in front of my truck when I was yard driving. The nose of my yard horse was about even with the doors on most otr rigs, so if they jumped out while I was turned around unhooking my lines, I often wouldn't see them as I jumped back in the seat and threw it in gear. And I was kind of a maniac back then, I usually had the brakes released and truck in gear before I even hit the seat.

Just one of those situations where both parties need to be more careful.

 

I recall a beautiful sunny day downtown Allentown proper in the Core. Finishing up halfway through a left turn across a humongous crosswalk. Saw a man walking backwards towards my drivers door. Stopped there, shut engine off, engaged parking brake, hung out window and said softly "Boo" when he was about to run into the door.

Yelled OMG after turning white and stumbled off on rubber legs thinking he was a dead man. 4 roadways worth of car drivers were smiling at me. Probably the only time I ever got thanked for totally and utterly wrecking the flow of traffic.

 

Sad sad incident. More attention definitly needed from all parties. Just hoping this opens everyone's on the forums eyes a bit more and helps then avoid a similar incident

 

I already missed one teenager and had another fall down a month ago to keep me from running him over at 70 when two of them ran across the freeway in front of rush hour traffic. (Me....) talk about manslaughter via auto charges....

 

Definitely a close call. But luckily you prevailed and are able to bring your wisdom and guidance to the forum and not a ChowHall

 

@Chinatown, any relation to the lady that was run over you posted about a while back?