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Abq_Sarah

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39. That applies to passenger vehicles as well

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Sun Dec 18, 2016, 03:40 AM

Dec 2016

That safe space I leave isn't an invitation for you to cut in.

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Some of you may have seen the video of the fuel tanker crash in Baltimore. Allow me to say this; [View all] A HERETIC I AM Dec 2016 OP

Thank you for this post Nwgirl503 Dec 2016 #1

My son just started driving trucks nini Dec 2016 #2

Far too many people believe a fully loaded truck can stop on a dime. ... spin Dec 2016 #3

I live near the L.A. Harbor nini Dec 2016 #7

I can't tell you how many times a truck has pulled out in front of me in the fast lane while I was Horse with no Name Dec 2016 #61

There is a shortage of truck drivers today. Some companies have lowered ... spin Dec 2016 #70

I never realized what an asshole driver I was around big trucks until I started driving them. Skeeter Barnes Dec 2016 #5

That's exactly what my son said LOL nini Dec 2016 #6

Trucking made me a better driver in my personal vehicle and I bet it will do the same for him. Skeeter Barnes Dec 2016 #11

Will do nini Dec 2016 #15

I've always been very careful and respectful Abq_Sarah Dec 2016 #38

I hear you Skittles Dec 2016 #62

Tears. sheshe2 Dec 2016 #4

KnR Hekate Dec 2016 #8

Thanks for the post. mountain grammy Dec 2016 #9

A selfless hero AJT Dec 2016 #10

Buses too! Dustlawyer Dec 2016 #12

What an amazing post malaise Dec 2016 #13

KnR paleotn Dec 2016 #14

That driver was a hero. denbot Dec 2016 #16

Confirmed that the driver did die in the crash. Hong Kong Cavalier Dec 2016 #17

Yeah....looked pretty unsurvivable to me. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2016 #19

re-engineer those barriers! LittleGirl Dec 2016 #45

Agreed. Our infrastructure needs much work. My fear though is the repugs will . . . brush Dec 2016 #51

spot on with that ! eom LittleGirl Dec 2016 #52

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Thank you. cry baby Dec 2016 #18

My uncle died in an accident like that in 82. we can do it Dec 2016 #20

I'm very sorry for your loss, oh those many years ago. n/t A HERETIC I AM Dec 2016 #57

Thank you. we can do it Dec 2016 #63

Thanks for this post. emmadoggy Dec 2016 #21

There's an old adage; A HERETIC I AM Dec 2016 #23

Leave yourself an out... teamster633 Dec 2016 #35

That applies to passenger vehicles as well Abq_Sarah Dec 2016 #39

Safe journey to him. okasha Dec 2016 #22

Thank you for the touching post. Kittycow Dec 2016 #24

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends. Ilsa Dec 2016 #25

Lived in Alaska most of my life Drahthaardogs Dec 2016 #26

Unfortunately, situations like this can come up on you very suddenly. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2016 #29

Thanks SCantiGOP Dec 2016 #27

Thank you... The_Voice_of_Reason Dec 2016 #28

Powerful post. Thank you for an important perspective. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2016 #30

Hero. Agreed. flvegan Dec 2016 #31

Overpass style higheay bpj62 Dec 2016 #32

K&R es466 Dec 2016 #33

... spanone Dec 2016 #34

At the mercy of idiots. JayhawkSD Dec 2016 #36

What happened to the driver? shireen Dec 2016 #58

He was killed. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2016 #67

I suspect you were asking about the driver of the truck... JayhawkSD Dec 2016 #71

Not all flatbed trailer have such a bulkhead these days..... A HERETIC I AM Dec 2016 #72

Last drove about fifty years ago. Not up to date. nt JayhawkSD Dec 2016 #73

thank you for that perspective shireen Dec 2016 #37

"What can be done to keep overpasses safer during icy conditions?" A HERETIC I AM Dec 2016 #41

We get a lot of black ice out west Warpy Dec 2016 #42

This is my worst nightmare TrogL Dec 2016 #40

tears. just tears eom LittleGirl Dec 2016 #43

we need better roads, routes built for trucks. instant warnings when roads blocked. Sunlei Dec 2016 #44

I had two grandfather's who were truckers. littlemissmartypants Dec 2016 #46

What an incredibly kind sentiment A HERETIC I AM Dec 2016 #49

Lately it occurs to me voteearlyvoteoften Dec 2016 #47

thanks for this Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #48

Outstanding post. Thanks for sharing a perspective with which ... 11 Bravo Dec 2016 #50

I had not Delphinus Dec 2016 #53

Thank you for that enlightening post! denvine Dec 2016 #55

Tears....thank you Heretic, you're opening my eyes to much I never knew. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #56

Wife of a Worried senior Dec 2016 #59

Thank you so much democrank Dec 2016 #60

Yes. Thank you very much for this post. I was just thinking about how being a member Upthevibe Dec 2016 #64

Wow. Thank-you. Chemisse Dec 2016 #65

very sad. yes he thought if others JI7 Dec 2016 #66

Truckers are like any other folks. ArchTeryx Dec 2016 #68

Most everything that everyone has was transported on a truck IronLionZion Dec 2016 #69

He was going way to fast period snooper2 Dec 2016 #74

Thanks for that enlightened response. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2016 #75

no but a trunk driver should know road conditions- Also he did hit a car and that person died snooper2 Dec 2016 #76

As I said in my OP... A HERETIC I AM Dec 2016 #77

I guess, lots of people fuck up on ice- I actually plan to record on some of the overpasses snooper2 Dec 2016 #78

I think it should be a regulation that large trucks stop when roads ice over. forgotmylogin Dec 2016 #79