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Darin Younce
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| Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:48 am Post subject: Stupid drivers |
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Ofcoarse all of you guys have seen it all but still , it just blows me away how stupid some drivers are. Here is a small example . I was driving down Hwy 231 crossing I - 40 .I was in the left lane moving slow , about 20
mph . There is one more lane to my left , but it is for turning . I had been in my lane for a good two miles , with no change. When I got thru the red light at or near the Pilot a car in the right lane came barrelling up beside me , well her lane run out and I guess she thought she could make it past me. I was only going about 20 but never the less she just about ran into me or off the road . I went on down the road and I then got in the middle (turning lane) so I could make a left turn onto Stumpy lane which is where Copart is located. Well right in the middle of where I need to turn there was a guy sitting in his ford ranger talking on his cell phone . Obviously he was headed back toward I 40 and decided to pull over in an INTERSECTION and make or recieve a call. I came to a stop and waited for about 10 seconds, he had no intention of moving so I gently blew my air horn , then he decided to move. I glanced at all of my mirrors , while I looked at the right side I noticed what I believed was the woman who had moments before tried to run into me ,sitting on the right side of the same intersection looking back behind me . Now I am thinking . what the heck is she doing. I finally made my turn and didnt look back . I kept thinking the woman might just be pissed at me for not letting her go around me when infact I could not have done so even if I wanted to so to heck with her. Finally , I dropped the cars and headed back up 231 , about 6 or 7 miles north of Lebanon I was climbing a a small hill and my speed was around 48 . I noticed a silver ford van behind me and a Walbert Co 18 wheeler behind him . Both were on my
tail . I was going to be polite and find a place to pull over but about the time I crested the hill I picked up speed and here comes that 18 wheeler flying up beside me . As I said I picked up a little more speed and tried to slow down but I had this van right on my tail ( couldnt see his grill he was so close ) so I genlty slowed so the 18 wheeler could get in . He barely made it , cars were coming and he missed one by a couple of seconds. BTW it was a no passing lane at the time as well. |
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DD60
Joined: 04 Jun 2006
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Location: Rockwall,Tx
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| Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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. BTW it was a no passing lane at the time as well.
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That would make the driver IDIOT of the year. Too bad there wasn't a DOT officer there to give that moron a good ticket for an illegal pass. A lot of idiots are in that area. |
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Darin Younce
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| Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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| I am glad you see it that way . My truck is pretty slow on hills especially where there are hills one right after the other , not giving me a chance to get up to speed . On three ocassions I had trucks behind me in the past two weeks and announced over the CB that I would pull over where I could and let them pass. Each time those Drivers were grateful and thanked me . On this ocassion I really didnt have time to radio the truck behind me nor a place to pullover and never thought he would pass me where we were. |
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BanditsCousin
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| Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 12:19 am Post subject: |
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| Was the driver an owner operator? 8) Just curious..... |
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Darin Younce
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| Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 5:48 am Post subject: |
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| Well, I really don't know, all I saw was WALBERT written across the top of the cab. I have seen them quite often around that area . |
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BanditsCousin
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| Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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| I was just bustin your chops because its in the o/o forums :lol: |
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Darin Younce
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| Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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| OK , you got one on me ! :lol: :lol: :lol: |
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kytruckergal
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| Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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I just left WALBERT. Started out as a company driver and went to an owner operator. I can say the way they push their drivers, I wouldn't be surprised to have one do somethign as stupid as that! The trcks with WALBERT written across the top are company trucks. They expect you to run 24/7 day and night and getting rest isn't their problem..so just to answer your question....not an Owner Op!
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flood
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| Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:15 am Post subject: |
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| i don't know what it is about 231 north of lebanon but i have that happen all the time even when i'm doing the speed limit bobtail at 56mph. |
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Darin Younce
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| Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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| flood, you are right and the crazy thing is besides the dangers of passing on some of those small hills is that the TN Highway patrol work that stretch quite a bit . About every other trip I see one sitting at that 4 way stop about 12 miles north of Lebanon. |
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flood
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| Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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| thay also love that stretch by the bridge at the water plant |
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Darin Younce
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| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Tonight , I came up thru there and there was a guy in front of me and I will bet a weeks worth of fuel he ws drunk. He crossed the center line at least a dozen times in a span of 5 or so miles . I called on the CB to see if there was any patrols around but ofcoarse there was none. GO FIGURE! |
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tahawus
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| I was coming north out of ripley ms on friday on rt. 15 . Was going around 65 in a 55 , and this shaw truck was riding on my @ss. Then he decides to pass me, while passing swerves into my lane while he is next to me, then comes back in front of me about 1 foot from my front bumper no signal or nothing. There was a 4 wheeler coming the other way also which he barley missed. Not to mention it was raining pretty hard. Dont see what the huge rush was, 5 miles later i pulled up behind him at the next light. |
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b00m
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| I think the worst drivers are the one in California!!!No question about it.If i were the governor i would be revoking licenses for anyone under 30 and have them do school and retest.I wonder sometime how some people learned to drive :evil: |
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BanditsCousin
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| Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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b00m wrote: If i were the governor i would be revoking licenses for anyone under 30
Then what would me and Teal95KW do? :roll: I'd suspend everone's over 30 :roll:
For real though, I'd suspend everone with a Honda Civic with a fart can muffler, windshield washer light and cheap rims because those give me the most trouble tailgating and cutting me off. |
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