My Story....

The bear had tunnel vision. He saw one thing and that was his focus. Even bears lose focus. That is why 4 wheelers do so many stupid things. Impulse moves without counting the cost. No risk assesment. I always try to avoid sudden moves. When I switch lanes I do it gradually so others can see my move. The bear was trying to stop a unsafe act and created one in the making. Glad it worked out for all that was involved.

 

wow....thank god u were paying attention...

 

Has happened to me more times than I can count.

The State Troopers and local bears ought to know better.

I guess the thing that gets me the most is the way they charge across the median strip like they were driving a 4 wheel drive instead of a Crown Victoria.

Never count on a bear to show anything like common sense either when they are around big trucks.

 

Sounds like you kept reasonably cool and pulled out of it. Nice work.

 

Good job on your part. :smt038

 

I think I would've stopped where he pulled the other truck over and requested he get his supervisor out there.

He nearly cost over $100k and possibly two lives.

But it's good to know you handled it so well. I guess that's why they're called "professional drivers".

 

Ya I agree. This has happened to me a lot lately with local cops. It has not happened in the big truck yet. Last time I remember, it was really late at night, and I was coming back from the watering hole. We were on lower city streets and I had just turned at a major intersection when I caught only a small glimpse of the decal on the side of the cruiser that I was about to T-Bone. He had NO lights on at all, not even HEADLIGHTS, let alone overheads! (Dark place becouse it dives into a revine under a train overpass, and no street lights becose the city is cheap) He forgot to put any of them on before gunning into traffic lanes after a speeder! I had to slam on my breaks to avoid him which created a chain reaction and by the intersection, 4 cars had collided. He never even stopped. Just took off after the speeder as if I was not even there. I pulled up along side of him at the speeders window and embarrassed the hell out of the young cop. LOL I yelled something like "Hey bright one, next time turn on your light bulbs! You almost killed both of us and you created a four car Accident back at the light! You may want to check that out!" Pretty sure that guy got out of his ticket.

 

I don't know if you all heard this one, but just within the last week in IL, near St. Louis, a ST did was responding to an accident call, and I would assume was flying down the hwy, and a car clipped him or something, the ST crossed the median and hit a car. In that car were 2 sisters, just coming home from a family photo sitting. Just 18 & 13 years old...and the family had to bury them both on the same day. Talk about an unbelievable tragedy.