Should more drivers use their CB?

Not discounting your experience, but even my dad (OTR 50 YEARS) quit carrying a CB, the last few he drove.I quit using mine back in 07 (ish), due to having it off the majority of the time. The few times it would have helped I either had it turned where I didn't hear all the blue falcons, or nobody gave any information when it was on.

 

My radio stays on.....I'm used to the BS and rarely getting a bear report.....But,It still is a useful tool when people are talking on it....I noticed some states or areas people talk more than others but at least I usually hear about backups and cops...I run a lot of I-40 and I-77 and mid west...

 

Bear report saved my bacon today... was doin 10 over

 

Sounds like you had some issues with the radio or antenna. Usually when you don't have the radios working properly, individuals give up on it. But if you had a decent working radio, why would one not use it...... Like I mentioned before, it's just another useful tool in this trade. When the tool breaks, you fix it or replace it.

 

You can make them install it, but you can't make them use it... pfft

 

I always have my radio on, but turned way down, but ON. Off interstate you can have great hours long conversation. Same at night, which I mostly move. I agree though, on interstate during the day, it's aggravating at best. However, it's usefulness during, shippers, receivers, traffic, bad weather, law enforcement, accidents, shoulder stalls ect.. out weigh simply saying "I'm done" and not having it at all. It is a tool for us, and it is foolish to simply toss a good tool away. I personally am on it alot, EVERY DAY, for one reason or another. Even if it's just to let another driver know something is going with that drivers rig, which is also everyday, thats it's purpose.

 

Sometimes she the radios dead I'll just say all glory to the hypnotoad just to see if anyone's even listening anymore....

Sometimes it works... didn't do anything tonight tho

I like it cus I'll get what? As a response more often then shut up stupid
And atleast it ain't more of that political crap....

 

I've posted this before, but I'll say it again.

A few months ago I was northbound on the 410 loop in San Antonio, OKC bound.

"Northbound, you've got about a 5 mile backup just about 2 miles ahead of ya."

"Thank ya hand. I ain't seen nuthin' to bother ya back to Pleasanton."

I jump off on I10, east to 1604, then north thru Universal City and hit I35. Missed the whole darn thing.

Last month I'm eastbound on I40 in OKC, headed to the stockyards. About 4 miles before my exit.

"Back it down eastbound! You've got a wreck ahead. Just happened. Looks like all lanes blocked. Cars everywhere."

I jump off on MacArther, east on 15th to Agnew. Scaled in, loaded, scaled out and boogied out of town. Traffic STILL tied up over on the eastbound side.

Folks can say it doesn't help all they want, and everyone is entitled to their own opinion. If ya don't want to listen to it, then by all means, don't. No one is telling you that you have to. But I've been helped by other good folks over the CB too many times to not run with one.