Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site ll1.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!we13!ll1!cej From: cej@ll1.UUCP (Chuck Jones) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Truckers ARE nice people !!! Message-ID: <212@ll1.UUCP> Date: Thu, 16-Feb-84 16:01:58 EST Article-I.D.: ll1.212 Posted: Thu Feb 16 16:01:58 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Feb-84 01:18:19 EST References: <297@hou2h.UUCP> Organization: Chicago, Illinois Lines: 33 [] Truckers are safer than other drivers on the road????!!!!!!!!! Have you ever talked to a trucker?? I have. (Several of my friends ARE truckers.) According to what they are WILLING TO ADMIT, long distance truckers are about the most UNSAFE drivers on the road. Most of them drive much longer than the maximum 8 hours allowed by law, and to stay awake they use illegal drugs (Talk about poor reaction times!). Have you ever seen a trucker "convoy"? Can you tell me that they are keeping a safe stopping distance between the trucks? (As required by law - tailgaters please note) NO WAY!! Have you ever heard about the driving records of these "safe" drivers??? 60 minutes had a good show on this about 6 months ago. In one example they talked about a trucker who ran over a car, and killed a family of four (The trucker's fault). Upon checking the police found that he had licenses in eight states, and five had been revoked. Also, he had been involved in three fatal accidents previously! (Yes, truckers can, in most states, hold several licenses legally, unlike auto licenses.) The best policy reguarding trucks is the statement made by a truck driving veteran of 30 years at the close of the 60 minutes segment; "Stay the hell out of their way!" Drive Defensively, Chuck Jones they're all fools but you! AT&T Communications ...we13!ll1!cej