Stupid driver tricks

Guess what the fastest growing segment of the trucking industry is!!!

Remember that thread about Katy Perry's all gold promotional semi getting hit by a drunk?


That semi inspired John Mayer to launch this one:


This trend could inspire a whole new generation of truckers. I hope ABBA is next!

 

another suicide by semi
Man dies after running in front of tractor-trailer in Lubbock

A Lubbock Police Department investigator paints a marker Monday morning at the scene of a fatal accident.

LUBBOCK -- Investigators believe Wesley Arceneaux, 69, intentionally ran into the path of an Allied moving truck about 9:40 a.m. Monday in the 5700 block of West Loop 289, said Lubbock police Sgt. Robert Hook.

Arceneaux was taken by EMS to University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

Hook said the investigation is ongoing.

The truck driver, Daniel Torres of San Antonio, he said he saw Arceneaux run across the roadway. Torres said he yelled at Arceneaux to stop moments before he was struck.

“I didn’t see him until he was at the middle of the road already,” he said.

It looked as if Arceneaux was aiming for his truck, Torres said.

“He dashed at it,” he said.

Police shut down the westbound lane of Loop 289 from Slide Road to the Marsha Sharp Freeway for two hours as they investigated the incident.
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Michigan: MDOT sign hacked to warn of 'gorilla'



BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) - A highway information sign north of Saginaw was hacked over the weekend to warn of a "loose gorilla."

It happened between Friday night and Saturday morning on I-75 in Buena Vista Township near River Road and the Zilwaukee Bridge, according to WNEM out of Saginaw.

The Michigan Department of Transportation information sign was hacked to read: "I-75 closed ahead due to loose gorilla," photos from one driver show.

The problem was fixed by 7 a.m. Saturday, WNEM says.

MDOT is investigating.
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Maryland: Texting driver crashes car into lake

WALDORF, Md., Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Authorities in Maryland said a woman who crashed into a tree and ended up in a lake told deputies she had been texting behind the wheel.

The Charles County Sheriff's Office said the 25-year-old woman struck a tree with her Hyundai in Waldorf and the car ended up submerged in 5 feet of water in Wakefield Lake, WTOP-TV, Washington, reported Wednesday.

The woman, who did not appear to be injured, told deputies she had been texting while driving when she lost control of the vehicle.

The sheriff's office said charges are pending against the woman.
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Michigan: Drunk driver crashes into fire truck on scene of another drunk driving crash

TRAVERSE CITY -- Two drunk drivers caused serious problems in Traverse City Thursday morning with one driver hitting a light pole, the other hitting a fire truck at the scene of the first crash.

Police say around midnight a 29-year-old Traverse City man was driving west on the Grandview Parkway near Cass Street when he lost control and hit a power pole. The driver told police he had been drinking. The man's blood alcohol content was .18 and he was arrested for drunk driving.

A Traverse City fire truck was called to the scene to block one lane of traffic on the Grandview Parkway while power crews repaired the damage from the crash. The fire engine had its lights activated and traffic cones were put in place to block the lane.

Around 1:00 a.m. while Traverse City Light and Power was trying to repair the power pole, a second drunk driver crashed into the back of the fire truck.

The driver of the second vehicle was a 51-year-old Traverse City woman who told investigators she didn't see the fire truck blocking the lane. Her blood alcohol content was .189 and she was also arrested for drunk driving.
Both drunk drivers were treated for minor injuries at the scene and taken to the Grand Traverse County Jail.

A Traverse City Fire Fighter was on the fire truck when the collision occurred, he was not injured.
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Ohio: Dectectives Investigate Semi Driver After Fatal Crash

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Colorado employs talking urinal cakes to combat drunk driving accidents




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And if it speaks, it can be recorded. I'm sure the government is already working to hack into these and record the data.