Something to think about while driving

[AVGWarhawk]

Shame there was not a red light camera taking pictures so a violation notice and fine could be mailed to the owner of the truck. What I don't understand is drivers who depend on their CDL to survive drive like idiots. It does not take much to lose their safety rating and get black balled by companies offering loads to transport.

[Wolferz]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Shame there was not a red light camera taking pictures so a violation notice and fine could be mailed to the owner of the truck. What I don't understand is drivers who depend on their CDL to survive drive like idiots. It does not take much to lose their safety rating and get black balled by companies offering loads to transport.

Those are known as Billy Bob truckers.

Here in PA a moving violation while driving your POV in a construction or school zone will get your CDL yanked poste haste. Because you're supposed to know better.

[Stealhead]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Shame there was not a red light camera taking pictures so a violation notice and fine could be mailed to the owner of the truck. What I don't understand is drivers who depend on their CDL to survive drive like idiots. It does not take much to lose their safety rating and get black balled by companies offering loads to transport.

I did not notice any cameras at this light at least in this area of Kentucky I was in which was around Hopkinsville there do not seem to be many of the cameras.Just down the road in Clarksville,TN they have them at most intersections.

This guy was most likely a local and knows what lights have a camera.

The truck I was driving does have a crash camera that records in a loop so it did get recorded but of course got over written 15 or 20 seconds later whatever the loop setting is.

Here is one recording a driver not paying attention to what is up the road (both trucks and the cam one is going a bit fast for snow) anyway the run on a loop and then record over again.they also record inside sound that way you can tell I guess if the driver was asleep as well as their preferred cuss words.



I was thinking about getting a go camera and mounting that in the cab some place to record stuff for the heck of it.I got the idea from a guy in Washington that drives a log truck course he has much better sights to record driving up and down log roads.

[swamprat69er]

Originally Posted by Stealhead

Here is one recording a driver not paying attention to what is up the road (both trucks and the cam one is going a bit fast for snow) anyway the run on a loop and then record over again.they also record inside sound that way you can tell I guess if the driver was asleep as well as their preferred cuss words.

That was in northwestern Ontario. I run that road almost every day in the summer time. The guy passing the plow was charged, after the cops found him.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by swamprat69er

That was in northwestern Ontario. I run that road almost every day in the summer time. The guy passing the plow was charged, after the cops found him.

That looked pretty scary, the outcome could have been a lot worse.

[swamprat69er]

IMHO the guy passing the plow had no business being where he was and should have waited until there was a better spot to pass. Guard rails on both sides with fairly steep drop off. Those guard rails are to keep cars on the road, not trucks. They only come up to your knees.

[Jimbuna]

I bet the crap in the cab came up to the knees as well

[swamprat69er]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I bet the crap in the cab came up to the knees as well

No doubt.