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Originally Posted by Stealhead
That is how I feel not so much nervous but very cautious. In all honesty the first 6 months or so that I drove a straight truck I was pretty nervous. It is amazing how unaware people are on the road and then you have people doing stunts and people driving distracted. Also in truck all that weight if you hit someone even at 15 mph you could still kill them 80,000 pounds is no joke.
Couple weeks ago I was stuck because of this wreck so I got out of the truck and talked to another trucker. All of a sudden another rig (wont name the company  ) came up too fast. I thought for sure he was going to hit a vehicle and probably kill or at least cause some serious injuries and property damage. He managed to get off onto the right median though. As soon as it stopped the driver and his team mate jumped out. The team mate yelled "you (not safe for TV) I told you a thousand times not to screw around with your cell phone while driving" pretty sure that guy lost his job because a trooper came running over when he heard the guy say that and his team mate looked like he was ready to knock the driver flat out.
I am glad that I mostly do regional runs little less time on the open road exposed to the idiots. |
First time I rode my bike on the interstate, it was windy and every time the wind blew the whole bike would shake. This made me vary nervous because it is vary rare that a person survives a wreck at 65 mph.
After awhile I realized that the reason the bike was shaking was not due to the wind, but because of me. You see I was getting nervous, so I was tensed up. Every time the wind hit me I would shift so the bike was just shifting with me. I eventually calmed myself down, and managed to get it under control.
As for Semi's. I generally drive at night to avoid as much traffic as possible. It is pretty peaceful at night.