How do you mess with big rig drivers?

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olds

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Most of them are horrible drivers now. They run people off the road and run red lights. I want to make them crash and die without getting hurt myself.
I love the Internet. This will be archived and if you ever get in a crash with a big rig you'll get charged with attempted murder. Or possibly murder.
 

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OP should check the stats on accidents involving large trucks and passengers cars, and note what percentage of them are caused by the drivers of the passenger cars.
 

WelshBloke

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i'm not sure if 911 would have done anything.

Today I witnessed a truck move over to then next lane and almost side swiping 2 cars next to him because he didn't want to slow down for a bus that is partial blocking his lane.

Could well be he knew that he couldn't slow down in time.
 
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Most of them are horrible drivers now. They run people off the road and run red lights. I want to make them crash and die without getting hurt myself.

leave them the fuck alone. do you realize what pulling 75k down the road is like?

no, they're not always in the right but if you want to be a f'ving moron and gamble with a 45k trailer then go right ahead, you'll lose.

try driving for a living before you open your mouth. you know how many times i see cars making their job hell? trust me, they want as LITTLE trouble as possible as they want to get to their pickup or delivery as easy as possible.
 

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^ Is this how you'd prefer to get stuff delivered to your local stores, then?
 
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that doesn't give them the right to drive without regard to anyone else. Many of them still come into adjacent lanes whenever a car is right besides them instead of waiting for it to be clear.

do you seriously think they drive without regard to you? do you realize how much is on the line when operating a semi? i assure you, they're watching you WELL before you're watching them. yes, there are some POS drivers(under the influence, etc) but you really have no clue what you're talking about.:thumbsdown:
 

WelshBloke

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do you seriously think they drive without regard to you? do you realize how much is on the line when operating a semi? i assure you, they're watching you WELL before you're watching them. yes, there are some POS drivers(under the influence, etc) but you really have no clue what you're talking about.:thumbsdown:

He's probably just pissed because he expects them to yeld to him when he wants.
 

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As much as the OP is a stupid retarded poopyhead I drive a lot and there is a good 20-30% of heavy truck drivers that are complete hazards on the road. Intentionally blowing red lights, excessive speeding, lane changes with vehicles beside them, etc.
 

LikeLinus

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I'll admit that not all truckers are POS or aholes. My biggest problem I've run into this time and time again is where truckers try to control traffic. It infuriates me and they have no goddamn right to do so. I'll see them pull next to each other and then slow down creating a huge open space in traffic and blocking cars from passing. They do this on interstate in the middle of Rush Hour traffic. I see this happen at least once a month or so. I also hate when they ride in the left lane when they aren't supposed to and block traffic and won't move over.

Those truckers are aholes and deserve to have their license pulled. You see cars drive poorly too, so it goes both ways. But I just can't stand the traffic control those idiots try to do.
 
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As much as the OP is a stupid retarded poopyhead I drive a lot and there is a good 20-30% of heavy truck drivers that are complete hazards on the road. Intentionally blowing red lights, excessive speeding, lane changes with vehicles beside them, etc.

Wrong. Truck drivers are under intense scrutiny from law enforcement, dot, and the companies they work for. Irresponsible drivers are quickly weeded out or they end up wrecking and weeding themselves out of the driver pool. I have my class A cdl and work around truck drivers on a daily basis. I can tell you just by how a driver pulls up and takes off from the facility I work at if they are going to wreck that truck in the near future.
 

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Wrong. Truck drivers are under intense scrutiny from law enforcement, dot, and the companies they work for. Irresponsible drivers are quickly weeded out or they end up wrecking and weeding themselves out of the driver pool. I have my class A cdl and work around truck drivers on a daily basis. I can tell you just by how a driver pulls up and takes off from the facility I work at if they are going to wreck that truck in the near future.

I work with them on a daily basis too as law enforcement (not traffic although) and while I see a lot of US drivers and find they have better standards at least out of what I see which is primarily long haul from the USA, a segment of the ones in western Canada are atrocious. Long haul are still pretty good but the city guys can be terrible. I'll probably get called racist but the ones that speak no english and thus can take their tests with an "interpreter" are consistently clueless.
 

PottedMeat

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never had a problem with big rig drivers here in dfw - they all seem to drive very carefully

it's the idiots in pickups hauling shit they shouldn't be / unsecured thats the problem
 
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