America's Dangerous Trucks (full documentary) FRONTLINE

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5. I agree that truckers are subject to the idiocy of drivers on the road who care little about

weaving in and out in front of these big trucks that cannot possibly stop on a dime. That said, many truck drivers are increasingly less experienced, younger, and in some cases, less tolerant of these idiot drivers--putting the rest of us at considerable risk. I can remember a time when truckers were the most trusted people on the road--would pull over to help an obviously stranded motorist prior to cell phones. Yet, they were not under the pressure they are today to make their schedules.

But, I have to say I've never felt more vulnerable driving my sensible, economical, climate-protecting Prius (traded some years ago for the then somewhat gas-sparing small SUV) than on I-25 and other interstate highways, especially with construction. I might survive the aggressive nuts in cars weaving in and out, but I'm not going to survive a big truck wreck.