Why 10, why not 5 or 3 hours?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Kalin72, Aug 6, 2016.

  1. CruisingAlong

    CruisingAlong Medium Load Member

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    911 never happened, dont you watch the conspiracy theory videos on you tube??

    Someone proved the planes were cg generated images and the twin towers are still in place hidden by a cloaking devive that george bush conviscated from a klingon bird of prey that had gone over the hos deemed by the galactic empire. I saw this in a documentary on the Internet, so it is true without constentation.
     
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  3. John Dewart

    John Dewart Medium Load Member

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    I feel as if it's fishy how Cheney owned part Halliburton right before 911 and then they got the contract, and we all know how that went.

    Hell if I know. I enjoy the conspiracy theorists, it makes me feel a little less crazy. But this isn't the place for politics! Lol speaking of which, is the politics page closed?
     
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  4. KMac

    KMac Road Train Member

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  5. Waggledaddy

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    There was an interesting article I read a while back that said almost everyone commits a felony unknowingly every day. I can't find it now.
     
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  6. sawmill

    sawmill Road Train Member

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    That'll be like a vacation to him.
     
  7. tucker

    tucker Road Train Member

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    I took it as saying he wants absolutely no hours of service rules, he wants to work 18 plus hours a day, whatever, as long as he gets a giant paycheck every week.
    But Tuck. We can still drive 1,500 miles a day and use drugs safely....
    But Tuck, there's no study that drug users cause wrecks,,,
    But Tuck, I only need 2 hours of sleep a day ..
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    I still love the 10 hour break
     
  8. tucker

    tucker Road Train Member

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    But Tuck, you forgot the NASCAR comparison,
    The NASCAR drivers put on a show and risk their safety, look at all the fences and barriers to keep them away from the public.
    How's JuneBug doing this year?
     
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  9. tinytim

    tinytim Road Train Member

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    The last company truck I drove had a neat feature with the QUALCOMM tracking. I found out about it when I got a call from safety about speeding in a certain location.

    With so many drivers exceeding the speed limit on a regular basis perhaps we should require that same technology in all new vehicles. Just like red light cameras we can send people tickets in the mail when they drive too fast. That would certainly increase safety. :|
    http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-red-light-camera-safety-met-20141219-story.html#page=1

    HOS are necessary but are flawed and need a bit more flexibility IMO. Paper logs give that flexibility. Eld take it away.

    But Tim, that's wrong. So is exceeding the speed limit.

    Every driver breaks some rule at some point, most do it many times a day.
     
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  10. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Tuck, I believe you read misread my post. My argument against the HOS and all the rest of the stuff they done recently isn't to abolish the HOS, but the doing so so that morons, who should not be driving a car can drive a commercial vehicle.

    It's like working at a place that decides to ban chewing gum, because some study showed that chewing gum while walking can be a distraction. Suddenly, the ban on chewing gum allows people who cannot walk and chew gum to get a job and rub elbows with you. And then you hear talk about a deduction in pay because 'the economy is slow.'
    One day, you get called into safety because someone saw you chewing gum off duty in a grocery store. "Seriously?"
     
  11. Ridgeline

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    I've had/got thousands of silver/gold certificates through the years and they are worth their face value, nothing more. The only way they would be worth more is they are brand new uncirculated condition.
     
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