Scariest Moment

Discussion in 'Questions To Truckers From The General Public' started by ISLAND WARRIOR, Apr 16, 2009.

  1. ISLAND WARRIOR

    ISLAND WARRIOR Bobtail Member

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    Good day Truckers,
    being that you all spend almost all of your time driving and controling 80 tons of steel, I would like to ask, What was your most scariest moment behind the wheel douring your time on the road?
     
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  3. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Freezing fog.

    In the Dakotas, you can drive on a sunny cold day, and suddenly without warning, have everything go to hell instantly when you hit the fog. Windshield freezes over instantly. Hit the wipers and the wipers go over the thin sheet of ice that formed suddenly over the windshield. You were running 65 and all the cars in front of you slowly turn sideways at 70 mph and fly clean off the road.

    You cant see clearly, black ice abounds, cars look like they are figure skating, and youre going 65 mph and your trailer is coming out to one side.


    Sickest feeling: Coming up to the Holland Tunnel with a 13'6 load at 6:30 am.
     
  4. Scuby

    Scuby Heavy Load Member

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    On I-40. Stupidity almost got the best of me. I got to thinking there were no real Mtn grades on the East Coast early in my driving career. Black Mtn cured me of that real quick. I won't go into details, but needless to say my brakes were a little on the warm side. That taught me two things. The first is overconifidence is dangerous, if not deadly. Second don't take Mtn grades near the end of one's driving shift.
     
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  5. doubledragon5

    doubledragon5 Road Train Member

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    Driving though the Sierra Nevada mountains, on I believe US 15 it was windy and I was blown across to the other side of the road...
     
  6. sweezly1

    sweezly1 Medium Load Member

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    white out in wyoming
     
  7. Crotts Trucking

    Crotts Trucking Medium Load Member

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    My first week with my permit, going up I-17 empty(Not Scary) Coming Down I-17 a few hours later grossing 80-85K pulling an end dump. (SCARY!!) LOL
     
  8. Big Don

    Big Don "Old Fart"

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    Back when I was a new driver. HEAVY fog in the San Joaquin. Had to leave 99 and cross a railroad track right after making the turn off 99. Night time.

    Did I mention HEAVY fog? I had just, I mean JUST, cleared the tracks when the lights came on and the crossing arms came down. Of course the train was a little way off, but for some reason, it scared the crap out of me. (Well, not literally...):biggrin_25512:
     
  9. sxty9GTO

    sxty9GTO Bobtail Member

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    The moment I realized I signed a 3 yr lease with CR England. Behind the wheel? Freezing rain on the downhill side of a mountain.
     
  10. YukonTrucker

    YukonTrucker Light Load Member

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    80 mph wind in a mountain pass. Snowing and lots of blowing snow, couldn't see a snow pole in front of me. Took my time and got through it fine.
     
  11. CURTWAYNE

    CURTWAYNE Medium Load Member

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    Seeing a northbound vehicle coming straight at me, when I was southbound on I-55.
    Luckily, I was able to take the shoulder in time. Never heard if anything ever happened because of this guy on the wrong side of the interstate.
     
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