Re: todays rant!

Posted by Billy NY on November 17, 2014 at 09:31:36 from (66.67.105.23):

In Reply to: todays rant! posted by jon f mn on November 17, 2014 at 08:06:08:

It's hard to understand why people linger along side a tractor trailer. It would appear to be common sense not to do that, to even a fool, given the weight and momentum, I guess people forget about these things when driving, and have a false sense of security.

On the highway, I have always hated "the pack", so I'll linger back, or if possible pass and get some distance. Or, sometimes it is better to take a break.

I don't drive much any more, one of the worst offenders I recall was encountered on the Adirondack Northway, some 11 years ago. I had gone to do someone a favor, a farm we are associated with, taking their rig out to fuel it up and make sure all was working fine, it only sees limited use, it was a 2000 model and the trailer sometimes had issues related to sitting idle for too long. The trailer was a van type to ship horses. Not far from the exit, I was in the right lane, a car overtakes me, and pulls right in front of me, with no regard at all. NYSP patrol car, pulling someone over not even a car length from my bumper. I'm not one for exaggeration and distortion of the truth, maybe more so when it comes to these matters. The person behind the wheel exhibited actions of a fool with no regard to life/safety. I had all I could do from skidding, I had a witness in the cab, my father. Once skidding, that's it, this guy was fortunate I did not slam into him and there is a fine line between the two. I learned a long time ago, sometimes the previous is inevitable, as you just cannot slow it down soon enough without breaking traction, and I knew I may have had no choice to avoid impact and would have done so if I needed to, without hesitation as I firmly believe it just makes it worse.

I've experienced it first hand while in a tri-axle dump. One car was dragging a bumper and the car behind it, likely afraid of the bumper coming off, pulled right out in front of me, I was empty, going 60 mph, hit the brakes, back end came loose, I let off and slammed into this ford escort like I meant to, it pushed the trunk into the driver/front seat and narrowly missed pinning the driver, the car just folded, the freightliner was 15 ton empty if recall, 19' box on it. The worst thing was it was on a bridge, hundreds of feet up, I90/I787 interchange over the Hudson river. The darned car I hit was almost like a sleigh, front end had wide flotation tires, I used to keep those slack adjusters backed off for just that reason and I thought the whole mess was going over the side of that bridge if the jersey barrier like wall gave out.

These big heavy trucks show no mercy and ask for no forgiveness when things go wrong, stay the heck away from them !

PS, just picture the car below with the trunk pushed into the back of the front seat.

• Model of Car I hit.

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