What A Slacker!

Traffic Nightmares Continue

3 comments January 3rd, 2008

Around seven o’clock I was driving down route 176 to go to my doctor to see why my hand is still hurting me. When I come across this ratty old pickup truck full of junk. The crap in the back of the truck wasn’t secured and certainly did not look safe. I have always had a fear of things flying off of trucks whether its a car or just a ladder I feel like it will come loose and cause an accident. This fear caused me to back off instead of trying to pass this jerk.

Well, my instincts were right. No sooner did I back off when all of the sudden a huge metal object the size of a large lawn chair came off the back of the truck and right at me. Thank god it went toward the empty passing lane first giving me enough time to swerve to The right escaping its path by riding on the shoulder.

The guy in the truck had to know he lost some thing if not by seeing it then by the shear noise of the thing rolling across the highway. Maybe he just did not care. He made no sign of stopping, not even of slowing down. After that I wasn’t chancing that anything else wouldn’t fly off that thing so I floored it and went around him. Looking in my rearview mirror, it didn’t look like anyone behind was hit by it. No cops around to stop this guy either. Sorry I did not get the plate number if you or your car were hurt by this guy’s careless actions.

Terror on the Highway

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Two massive stone haulers ganged up on me as I drove to work. It started as I entered the turnpike. As I pulled out of the tollbooth I wound up behind a slow moving car. The first dump truck flew up along side me and beeped at me because I was in his way. Well I could not drive through the car in front of me, now could I?

We get to the on ramp and this guy keeps pushing me. He was never further away from me than two or three feet always right on my bumper. Once we got on the highway he still stayed on my butt.

A few times he passed me only to go slower than me once ahead of me. Then when I passed him he rode my ass again. At one point I wound up between him and another driver who drove as aggressively as his co-worker.

Every time they were behind me all I could see was the grill and Peterbilt logo. That was all, nothing else. I am pretty sure they could not have seen my brake lights from their truck cabs. Someone should probably let the folks at Stephan and Son Trucking, Inc. of Westminster, MD know the drivers with the truck numbers of 6970 [plate #149 96] and 6186 [plate #13 305] are unsafe drivers out on The highways.

What makes these guys think they own the roads? What gives them the right wreck havoc on the highways and scare the pants off me?

Take the Phone Away From Your Ear and Pay Attention

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Get off the freaking phone people! Why do people think their phone conversations are more important than their own safety and the safety of others? The dangers are everywhere from people driving while talking to walking out in front of moving vehicles.

Many states have already made it illegal to use your cell while driving. Wish they would include hands-free headset talking in those laws as well. Even though they are not holding the phone in their hands their brains are not on the driving. I see people driving too slow for traffic, swerving into other lanes and almost rear-ending other drivers all the time. I really hope that Pennsylvania enacts a no cell phone law soon.

I believe NY has even made it illegal to cross the street while using a cell phone. Not a bad idea. Heck, just the other day I was pulling out of my parking spot and out of nowhere this guy on his phone punches the back of my car. I had looked both directions and directly behind me before starting to back out. He should have seen my car was moving and the reverse lights before stepping behind my car. But the idiot was too busy talking on his phone to be aware of his surroundings and of what was going on. I am glad I did not actually hit him, but it would have served him right for not paying attention.

I even believe that our recent accident was caused by the other driver using his phone and not paying attention to what he was doing behind the wheel when he made that left hand turn right in front of us. If I could prove that I would be suing his ass.