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There is no difference in the decision to speed. Every individual, whom chooses to speed, chooses to place other peoples lives at risk. It does not matter if the speeder is in a vehicle that weighs 3,500 pounds or a vehicle that weighs in excess of 100,00 pounds. The decision to speed, is a "childish" decision.
You have heard the saying haven't you??Originally Posted by TGTLLC
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1: I haven't ever fuged a logbook...but I confess...Yes..I have fudged a logbook...for that extra 15 minutes that got me to a truckstop..consignee..or HOME for the night.
WOW thank you for actually standing up and admitting that your a guilty party in this life we call driving!!
2: I am a "professional driver". When I am behind the wheel I drive the truck, it does not drive me. I watch traffic and adjust accordingly...so that I am able to react to the "steeringwheel holders" and the mistakes and problems they make. (There were 2 of those type right here in my area yesterday. Both on EB I-10, both had major accidents within 2 miles of each other.)
as do i . i understand my truck, i know my truck. i knwo when i need to use my trucks speed and house power and i knwo when i need to just lay back and drive.
3; Guess what! I have a truck that will do over 85 mph. I don't know how much faster than 85 it will do, because I took my foot off the throttle at 85, but I was at 1600 rpm and still had 150 rpm before bumping the governer. I did that in west Texas on I-10...where the speed limit is 75.
4: So anyways...are you really ready to risk your career and life to go road racing with some kid who just got his CDL in the last year? Or are you one of those same kids??
i dont road race. i knwo when to put it down and i kwno when to just ride along. i do most of my driving at night when there is very minimal traffic on the highways.
Why does time of day make a difference? The simple fact of the matter is, that you only gain 15 minutes in a 10 hour day of driving, if you drive 15 mph faster than the driver that does the posted speed limit. Too many of the "hurry hurry drivers" stop every other truckstop..eliminating any advantage they feel they have over the "legal speed driver". If your not stopping, then you are risking a speeding ticket based on your logged driving time, against the miles traveled..and that ticket can be mailed to you, after a Terminal Audit by the DOT. That would be one ticket for each infraction btw.
nope sorry i am not one of those kids. 10 + years safe driving with no accidents and 1 ticket in my personal vehicle.
When you invite a kid, whom has one year or less driving experience to his credit to cruise the road with you...you place yourself in the "kid" category.
5: Most radar jammers...radar detectors are "Illegal" in a CMV, in just about every state. Some of those states will impound your truck and lock you up, in their best jail accommodations, for just having one in your truck.
I never said anything about useing a jammer or anything there abouts.. i use my CB and nothing else
This entire thread is about "Radar Jammer".
The give away to an LEO, that you may be guilty of something...you slow down right when you see him...the puff of exhaust when you hit the jakes...the dip of your headlights in the dark...the flash of your brake lights.
i have 1 ticket on my record in the last 10 years.
I have 0 tickets on my record in the last 29 years. I have 35 years of total truck driving experience. I did get a speeding ticket in 1979, in my sister's 79 Camero...I was zapped doing 115 westbound across the Bonneville Salt Flats(UT-I80). I stopped within sight of the scalehouse at the border. The trooper treated me right...wrote me for 10 over(55), and warned me to keep it down. He could have locked me up for the weekend.
I've seen lot's of truck accidents along I-80.....In NJ, PA, OH, IL, IA, SD, WY, UT, NV and CA. Knock yourselves out and join that crowd. I will drive my truck professionally and avoid you both.
Yep i have seen a lot of those accident too, theres a difference between a driver who knows when and where to speed and some "kid" who thinks he can hammer down any time of day. i know the difference.Originally Posted by Orangetxguy
1: I haven't ever fuged a logbook...but I confess...Yes..I have fudged a logbook...for that extra 15 minutes that got me to a truckstop..consignee..or HOME for the night.
WOW thank you for actually standing up and admitting that your a guilty party in this life we call driving!!
2: I am a "professional driver". When I am behind the wheel I drive the truck, it does not drive me. I watch traffic and adjust accordingly...so that I am able to react to the "steeringwheel holders" and the mistakes and problems they make. (There were 2 of those type right here in my area yesterday. Both on EB I-10, both had major accidents within 2 miles of each other.)
as do i . i understand my truck, i know my truck. i knwo when i need to use my trucks speed and house power and i knwo when i need to just lay back and drive.
3; Guess what! I have a truck that will do over 85 mph. I don't know how much faster than 85 it will do, because I took my foot off the throttle at 85, but I was at 1600 rpm and still had 150 rpm before bumping the governer. I did that in west Texas on I-10...where the speed limit is 75.
4: So anyways...are you really ready to risk your career and life to go road racing with some kid who just got his CDL in the last year? Or are you one of those same kids??
i dont road race. i knwo when to put it down and i kwno when to just ride along. i do most of my driving at night when there is very minimal traffic on the highways.
Why does time of day make a difference? The simple fact of the matter is, that you only gain 15 minutes in a 10 hour day of driving, if you drive 15 mph faster than the driver that does the posted speed limit. Too many of the "hurry hurry drivers" stop every other truckstop..eliminating any advantage they feel they have over the "legal speed driver". If your not stopping, then you are risking a speeding ticket based on your logged driving time, against the miles traveled..and that ticket can be mailed to you, after a Terminal Audit by the DOT. That would be one ticket for each infraction btw.
nope sorry i am not one of those kids. 10 + years safe driving with no accidents and 1 ticket in my personal vehicle.
When you invite a kid, whom has one year or less driving experience to his credit to cruise the road with you...you place yourself in the "kid" category.
5: Most radar jammers...radar detectors are "Illegal" in a CMV, in just about every state. Some of those states will impound your truck and lock you up, in their best jail accommodations, for just having one in your truck.
I never said anything about useing a jammer or anything there abouts.. i use my CB and nothing else
This entire thread is about "Radar Jammer".
The give away to an LEO, that you may be guilty of something...you slow down right when you see him...the puff of exhaust when you hit the jakes...the dip of your headlights in the dark...the flash of your brake lights.
i have 1 ticket on my record in the last 10 years.
I have 0 tickets on my record in the last 29 years. I have 35 years of total truck driving experience. I did get a speeding ticket in 1979, in my sister's 79 Camero...I was zapped doing 115 westbound across the Bonneville Salt Flats(UT-I80). I stopped within sight of the scalehouse at the border. The trooper treated me right...wrote me for 10 over(55), and warned me to keep it down. He could have locked me up for the weekend.
I've seen lot's of truck accidents along I-80.....In NJ, PA, OH, IL, IA, SD, WY, UT, NV and CA. Knock yourselves out and join that crowd. I will drive my truck professionally and avoid you both.
There is no difference in the decision to speed. Every individual, whom chooses to speed, chooses to place other peoples lives at risk. It does not matter if the speeder is in a vehicle that weighs 3,500 pounds or a vehicle that weighs in excess of 100,00 pounds. The decision to speed, is a "childish" decision.
Excuses are like (being nice here) noses...everyone has one.