Time for a reality check and a safety lesson. Whether you like it or not.

You certainly have a point, and I know the majority of accidents involving trucks are caused by cars. At the same time, I'm sure you would agree trucks are a different animal, in terms of weight, visibility, braking systems etc... Being a good driver of a car doesn't help to prepare for those facets of truck driving.

 

The very moment one gets behind the wheel and rolls

 

Sometimes even when you have an out you still squeak by out of the situation. Such a situation had happened to me in MO. Another driver cut me off in icy conditions and then hit his brakes hard. I cleared the back of him by less than a foot. If I didn't find that out I would have hit him. Real wake up call for me. Each one of those videos is making me wish I hadn't seen them. You know what is coming and there is nothing that you can do about it.

 

Triple Six is right. The same principles apply. Dangerous car drivers suffer from the same afflictions as dangerous truck drivers. They both follow too close and drive too fast for conditions. They just don't know yet. The phrase writing checks your body can't cash comes to mind. You need to have had the stuffing scared out of you before you realize how fast things can happen. Smart ones learn from the close call and the stupid ones don't.

I am not ashamed to day that i really have no idea of I am a good enough driver to get myself out of bad situation. Better not to get into the situation

 

I passed a Lessors truck on I-95 south late Tuesday night. I drive a slow truck and passed this Lessors truck like it was sitting still. No wonder you are jealous and rat out on trucks that " don't drive like you." Lol

 

Who are you talking to?

 

The reality is there's no control over another drivers actions ..

Prevent ! Prevent ! and spin no more..

 

I think part of the problem is that many companies push their drivers to keep running when it isn't safe. Sometimes it's just the driver not wanting to lose money, but reading the complaint sections you can tell there are plenty of companies that worry too much about keeping appointments. The Feds recognize this and the result is a bunch of proposed new regulations that the good companies and drivers will have to suffer because of the morons who don't have any sense. Icy and windy.....get the hell off the road. The reason we don't chain up is not just because of our own driving but the fear that conditions that call for that will cause someone else to run into us. I haven't personally had much down time from waiting it out.

 

This 100%!

I'll add too, that no amount of training can compensate for a lack of common sense. Common sense would tell you that conditions are bad and it's time to slow down and pay serious attention to what's going on around you and the road ahead...or to park it altogether and wait it out. Far too many drivers lack this critical and crucial skill in today's trucking world.