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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Driving / January 2007Truck drivers and cell phones
I recently was on a tour bus and was surprised to noticed the number of truck drivers who yak on their cell phones. Most did NOT have a hands free device. How do they change gears with one hand? I never noticed truck drivers talking on the cell, since from way down low in a car one can not see what they are doing. But from the bus I could clearly see 50% of all truck drivers were talking on the cell phone. Quite scary considering the deadly consequences of a massive accident if one plows into stopped traffic! > I recently was on a tour bus and was surprised to noticed the number > of truck drivers who yak on their cell phones. Most did NOT have a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Quite scary considering the deadly consequences of a massive accident > if one plows into stopped traffic! Celll phones should be banned for all drivers but esp for truckers and their 80,000 pound rigs. Same with CB radios. Just crazy how this stupid country tolerates such deadly behaviour. > Celll phones should be banned for all drivers but esp for truckers and > their 80,000 pound rigs. Same with CB radios. Just crazy how this > stupid country tolerates such deadly behaviour. I think we should promote deadly behavior. Our highways suffer from serious congestion. The more we can do to relieve this congestion, the better. bob z. cogito ergo zoom > > I recently was on a tour bus and was surprised to noticed the number > > of truck drivers who yak on their cell phones. Most did NOT have a [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > their 80,000 pound rigs. Same with CB radios. Just crazy how this > stupid country tolerates such deadly behaviour. And car passengers should be bound and gagged. Graham > > > I recently was on a tour bus and was surprised to noticed the number > > > of truck drivers who yak on their cell phones. Most did NOT have a [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Graham And stuffed in the trunk, but I digress...:) Banning all sorts of communication devices in automobiles would be effective, only if the ban disallows exemptions for police radios. Cops need to set good examples. No intended disrespect for the jaybird. "This town has too many cops." - my uncle, a retired Iowa cop upon visiting my home town. "MLOM" <grvan@netzero.net> said in rec.autos.driving: >> > > I recently was on a tour bus and was surprised to noticed the number >> > > of truck drivers who yak on their cell phones. Most did NOT have a [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >And stuffed in the trunk, but I digress...:) Sorry, that's now illegal (at least in California). :)  SignatureI hate speediots - especially Carl Troller. Ladies and Gentlemen (and I use those words loosely), MLOM said in rec.autos.driving: << judy's crap snipped and flushed >> > > And car passengers should be bound and gagged. > > > > Graham > > And stuffed in the trunk, but I digress...:) Actually, to bind, gag and stuff Aunt Judy into a trunk would make our roads infinitely safer. To then drop that trunk over the Marianas Trench would make the roads even safer still. > Banning all sorts of communication devices in automobiles would be > effective, only if the ban disallows exemptions for police radios. > Cops need to set good examples. No intended disrespect for the > jaybird. Cops would never go for it.... > "This town has too many cops." - my uncle, a retired Iowa cop upon > visiting my home town. Your Uncle is a wise man..... SignatureLBMHB/lb-VH/SADDAM supports the troops: "Like hell. The Morons will just get a couple other jarheads to take the place of these two. " --Speeders & Drunk Drivers Are MURDERERS, Sept 13, 2006 10:43PM Ref: http://tinyurl.com/y6gbk2 Message ID: dujhg25i1fecsoh791df5qe1fmk7fiu0na@4ax.com > Ladies and Gentlemen (and I use those words loosely), MLOM said in > rec.autos.driving: > Actually, to bind, gag and stuff Aunt Judy into a trunk would make our > roads infinitely safer. To then drop that trunk over the Marianas Trench > would make the roads even safer still. > In winter, that's a cheap way to make your own Auntyfreeze. Ladies and Gentlemen (and I use those words loosely), Studemania said in rec.autos.driving: > > Ladies and Gentlemen (and I use those words loosely), MLOM said in > > rec.autos.driving: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > > In winter, that's a cheap way to make your own Auntyfreeze. LOL! For the religious, it just might make AJ the AuntyChrist. Signature-- necromancer Official Overseer Of Kooks And Trolls In rec.autos.driving > I recently was on a tour bus and was surprised to noticed the number > of truck drivers who yak on their cell phones. Most did NOT have a > hands free device. How do they change gears with one hand? They usually drive with their elbows resting on the steering wheel while they are talking. Moving one arm over to the shifter and back is a pretty uneventful affair. Truckers don't usually make enough money to waste it on frivolous items like hands-free devices. They need to save their money so they can buy Christmas toys for the little ones. Honestly, I hope the truckers kill as many people as possible. I like to drive and drive fast. Currently, there are too many idiots on the highway that try to impede my progress. bob z. > Honestly, I hope the truckers kill as many people as possible. I like > to drive and drive fast. Currently, there are too many idiots on the > highway that try to impede my progress. > > bob z. Hey psychopath. Please tell me where you live. You need a 3-day ass-kickin' bad. Ted Kennedy - President of DDDAMM (Drunk Driving Divers Against Mad Mothers) - 09 Jan 2007 01:32 GMT Someone wrote: >> Honestly, I hope the truckers kill as many people as possible. I like >> to drive and drive fast. Currently, there are too many idiots on the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Hey psychopath. Please tell me where you live. You need a 3-day >ass-kickin' bad. Gonna see if you can round up about 30 of your butt-hole surfin' buddies to go offer that ass-lickin'? Signaturegpstard (gpsman@driversmail.com) demonstrates his inability to comprehend the simple differences of the definitions of the monosyllabic words "time" and "chance:" (Message-ID: <1167151218.287827.24230@73g2000cwn.googlegroups.com>) Why don't you argue that the faster one drives the less time spent driving and available to be involved in an accident? "Laura Bush Murdered Her Boyfriend" brags of it's homosexuallity: the guys at the bath-house stopped laughing at my 3 inch weenie. : http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.autos.driving/msg/168e8e621dd649fb?hl=en "Laura Bush Murdered Her Boyfriend" brags of it's ability to operate a vehicle: I must be doing something right to go 3 1/2 years without a fatal crash. : http://groups.google.com/group/misc.transport.road/msg/a376114ee8a61824?hl=en Joshua Calvert <joshua_l_calvert@hotmail.com> demonstrates his lack of understanding of the terms "sarcasm", "irony", and "hypocrisy": Poor rightard, forced to whine about an 40 year old event. Message-ID: <Xns970A68202F1C5joshualcalverthotmai@68.6.19.6> > Hey psychopath. Please tell me where you live. You need a 3-day > ass-kickin' bad. You aren't very nice. I was kinda thinking that maybe I needed therapy - not an ass-kickin'. bob z. p.s. here i sit in the circle city. naptown. the center of the universe when it comes to *speed*. Ladies and Gentlemen (and I use those words loosely), bob zee said in rec.autos.driving: > > Hey psychopath. Please tell me where you live. You need a 3-day > > ass-kickin' bad. > > You aren't very nice. I was kinda thinking that maybe I needed therapy > - not an ass-kickin'. The only one who needs therapy is SADDAM. I reccommmend a course of Sodium thiopental followed by pancuronium bromide followed by potassuim chloride. Of course, a good strong rope and a tall tree will do just as well... SignatureLoco Laura Bush murdered her boyfriend foams like a Bartlo (and spelling or gramatical errors are left as is): "Hey - necromancer is a criminal coddler. BTW the article says 4X and then it says the BAC was .187 which doesn't make much sense. Not that it matters. Drunk drivers who kill should get life wo parole." Ref: http://tinyurl.com/rqvtg Message ID:i2k082lf3gv2p6h1sosge2bqma6uvce2ft@4ax.com "bob zee" <bobzee1@gmail.com> said in rec.autos.driving: >> I recently was on a tour bus and was surprised to noticed the number >> of truck drivers who yak on their cell phones. Most did NOT have a [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >like hands-free devices. They need to save their money so they can buy >Christmas toys for the little ones. And other essential items like Vacu-Jacks. SignatureI hate speediots - especially Carl Troller. > I recently was on a tour bus and was surprised to noticed the number > of truck drivers who yak on their cell phones. Most did NOT have a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Quite scary considering the deadly consequences of a massive accident > if one plows into stopped traffic! If you hold the phone with your left hand and rest the elbow on the steering wheel it's no problem shifting with you right hand. FYI, the risk is about the same whether you're using handsfree or not. Ulf >I recently was on a tour bus and was surprised to noticed the number > of truck drivers who yak on their cell phones. Most did NOT have a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Quite scary considering the deadly consequences of a massive accident > if one plows into stopped traffic! I'd rather share the highway with ten truckers on cell phones than one overstressed overestrogened soccer mom on the cell. Steve > I'd rather share the highway with ten truckers on cell phones than one > overstressed overestrogened soccer mom on the cell. > > Steve Yep, the truckdrivers would have enough sense to drop the phone if he (or she) needed to. "Studemania" <midlant@earthlink.net> said in rec.autos.driving: >> I'd rather share the highway with ten truckers on cell phones than one >> overstressed overestrogened soccer mom on the cell. If you think soccer moms are overstressed, what do you think Truckers are? They work ridiculous hours for low pay, forging their logs so they can get in a few miles per day. These guys piss in empty milk jugs because they don't have time to stop and use a restroom. They spend days at a stretch inside a rolling sweatshop, battling nightmare traffic for hours every day, but you think a SOCCER MOM is more stressed out? You're out of your mind! >Yep, the truckdrivers would have enough sense to drop the phone if he >(or she) needed to. Yeah, right. A few years back, a Trucker crashed his rig and stopped traffic for hours. Yeah, he dropped his cell phone, but then HE REACHED DOWN TO PICK IT UP. The original article is long gone from the Arizona Daily Star web site, but here's the original thread discussing it: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.autos.driving/browse_frm/thread/ba42084712efb 6ac/ba08a227186431ac?tvc=1&hl=en#ba08a227186431ac SignatureI hate speediots - especially Carl Troller. > I recently was on a tour bus and was surprised to noticed the number > of truck drivers who yak on their cell phones. Most did NOT have a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Quite scary considering the deadly consequences of a massive accident > if one plows into stopped traffic! I know a truck driver who texts while moving. Graham > > I recently was on a tour bus and was surprised to noticed the number > > of truck drivers who yak on their cell phones. Most did NOT have a [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Graham Yeah. Don't remember his nym but he was posting on here for awhile. As for the subject of shifting without hands on steerign wheels. Back when, I drove 2 different 2 and 2 1/2 ton trucks with 2 speed mechanical shift rear ends. Sift for the rear was a lever to the left of the wheel, standard shift on the right. Didn't seem to be a problem split shifting. 38 cornbinder (may have been a 1 1/2 ton) and a 47 KB5. Harry K Harry K veg_all@yahoo.com said in rec.autos.driving: >I recently was on a tour bus and was surprised to noticed the number >of truck drivers who yak on their cell phones. Most did NOT have a >hands free device. How do they change gears with one hand? By taking it off the steering wheel, of course! SignatureI hate speediots - especially Carl Troller. |
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