Who Actually feels safe while out on the road

The chance is low but it’s still there. Remember my fight from last year? Lmao i feel ya though.

 

You know, as I was finishing my post, don't you know you and that fight crossed my mind? Lmao and you're about as chill as I am

 

I understand where you are coming from. I was off the road doing local for a couple years then got laid off due to covid. In that time the George Floyd thing kicked off and I really didn't want to leave the sanctuary of my home to go back OTR after seeing all the posts on here about riots and trucks being attacked. I put it off for as long as I dared then told myself I didn't want to live in fear and hit the road again.

I saw absolutely nothing that would even remotely lead me to believe there was any kind of unrest anywhere in the country and that included rolling through LA county and Chicago etc. Certainly nothing like what was being reported on. Not saying it wasn't bad, just that it wasn't as widespread and impactful as first thought.

I usually pride myself on actively avoiding both Cable and local news. If it wasn't for browsing this forum I wouldn't have even known about some of the rioting. Even so, enough got through to instill just enough paranoia to make me not want to leave home. I'm glad I ignored it and would urge you and others to do the same.

 

I stay at PFJ reserved parking every night I'm away from home and never had a problem. Road ragers are a different matter.

A few monhs ago a gentleman in a small pickup appeared upset that I was in front of him while passing another rig, and for whatever reason decided that I needed to pull over and discuss the matter by pulling in front of me on a downgrade and slowing down so my front bumper was pushing him. I obliged and helped him get the rest of the way off the highway with my truck, and he proceeded to show me his Louisville slugger. I commented on what a beautiful bat he had, then asked how he liked my 20 gauge pump. He didn't like it at all and left quickly. Not sure if I offended him. The 911 operator that had been listening the entire time didn't know what to think either. When the highway patrol showed up after the driver left, I gave him the chip from my dash cam so he could determine if the driver was in need of assistance. Never heard what happened to him.

 

"My friend has been shot, and I think he's dead!"

"Are you sure he's dead?"

"Just a second."

*bang bang*

"Okay, I'm sure now."

 

Don't know, but there is a school of thought to deter shootings. Just issue everyone a permit to legally shoot /kill 2 people of his choice. Theory is everyone will wonder if you still have one coming. A heavily armed society is a polite society.

 

Can we buy credits from pacifists?

 

Actually nine of the top ten highest homicide rates are in states with permissive gun laws.

 

I don't support such a progressive agenda of more guns, it isn't working. I, being a sound conservative, point back to the days of the old West, where a new sheriff cleaned up the town by banning weapons in town, openly. Gun Control Is as Old as the Old West | History | Smithsonian Magazine

 

Most murders occur in large cities in bad neighborhoods involving gang violence or just general crime.

Stay at the truck stop and relax.
Even if you were attacked most people wouldn’t just watch it happen.