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Old 12-20-2010, 11:22 PM
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Sad situation all around..(any time of the year)..
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Old 12-21-2010, 12:04 AM
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My prayers go out to his family..... so tragic I wonder what happened to lead up to this
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Old 12-21-2010, 06:46 AM
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I'm shocked that the state police doesn't inform truckers of hazzards on the roads.
You have the situation reversed. It is usually the Trucker that calls in a hazard on the roadway....then after 5 minutes of getting bounced around to various agencies that are SUPPOSED to be serving and protecting.....it is usually too late....
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Old 12-21-2010, 08:28 AM
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Just read the article in today' s paper. They are investigating why he was only going 10 miles an hour. Very sad especially with the holidays here.
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Old 12-21-2010, 08:40 AM
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Before I'd really beat up on the trucker it would help to know the whole situation. I'm sure he tried to stop or miss the HHR, but even in a brand new and perfectly maintained truck, a panic stop isn't pleasant or easy. Most truck drivers hold us "four wheelers" with a mixture of disdain and contempt, sometimes justly deserved. I have my CDL and while building my businesses I was the truck driver along with everything else. Nothing gets your attention more than having some goof in a car cut you off when you weigh 80,000lbs, your heart stops.
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Old 12-21-2010, 11:51 AM
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If I was investingating the accident, I would check into possible medical issues with the driver. If he was a diabetic (I'm one), he could have had a low blood sugar episode, which could cause confusion and disorientation......
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Old 12-22-2010, 06:10 AM
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If anyone hears more on this, please post. Like everyone else, I'm wondering why he was driving so slow in the center lane.
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Old 12-22-2010, 08:31 AM
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^^^^ Same here ^^^^ Would like to know if it was the car or something with the poor guy driving. R.I.P.
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Old 12-22-2010, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Tominator
I wonder what the truck driver was doing that took his mind of the traffic in front of him. Don't care if the car was STOPPED in the middle of the freeway there is no excuse for hitting it!
Easy for you to say on the web. Behind the wheel of a semi in some conditions this could happen very easy.

Slow car in traffic often get struck from behind.
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Old 12-22-2010, 09:12 PM
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Behind the wheel of a semi in some conditions this could happen very easy.
I teach a safety class for UPS.

I have 20 years without a DOT preventable accident and over 1.5 million accident free miles.

I have been a professional witness and accident investigator.

I have every driver's license endorsement except passenger.

Every accident can and should be prevented.

If that HHR had been STOPPED...there is still no excuse to run into it!

As stated we do not know all the facts, but I see too many so-called truck drivers taking too many chances......this sort of accident is ALWAYS preventable!
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