Comment on Who is the enemy?

mmcintyre@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• Pazuzu@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  eh, other truck drivers aren’t much better. biggest takeaway getting my CDL was realizing just how low the standards are to drive a truck

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  • obsoleteacct@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I used to do fleet management. It’s so bad. I never would have believed how many people take clearance signs as suggestions.

    And the drivers test should include a “show me where the truck driver can and can’t see you” portion.

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    • RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Do trucks not have the stickers saying ‘if you can’t see my mirror I can’t see you’ on them? I see that all the time.

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      • UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        These drivers wouldn’t care if they knew how to read this sticker.

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      • obsoleteacct@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I haven’t read the DOT code in a while, so I genuinely don’t recall if they’re mandated, but I recall that all my trucks had them.

        This is of absolutely no use in preventing people from a close merge on the passenger side where the driver definitely cannot see. Often the driver’s first indication that this has occurred is the crunch. I’ve never seen one of these accidents that wasn’t completely avoidable.

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    • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      My regular license says class c

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  • pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I’ve always wanted to drive a semi so this may be good

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• CileTheSane@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Drivers hate everyone else on the road.

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