linvillegorge

LOL! I LMFAO when I read that quip about his Saturn.

A big rig hitting a vehicle is like a 150 pound guy getting hit by a rhinoceros... a rhinoceros with the speed of a cheetah. It's simple physics. It's just not gonna work out well for the little guy.

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linvillegorge

That'll show that dumbass truck driver to mess with me!

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pdxrealtor

That truck was demolished.... period. The debris field was just as much that truck as it was that trucks canopy. Did you see the semi on impact? Even it was phased in this wreck....

That quick...

handscreate

Damn! I drive fast (but in control) most of the time, but if the weather or situation requires me to drive like a grandma then you better believe I will. I never cut off rigs or bigger trucks because that's just dumb! I don't know how it is everywhere else, but I often wish the DMV here would require driving tests every year or 2, instead of just a written test every 4-8yrs, especially if the driver has been involved in any accidents, moving violations, etc.

I think that forcing people to take a driving test every year or so would actually help prevent a lot of these idiots from keeping their driving privileges, or at least make them realize it's a privilege NOT a right, and should be treated as such. I'd rather be 5 minutes late than dead!

Bones

I gave up on the speed thing a few years ago. It was just too tiring on long drives and snowy roads to get somewhere 30 minutes sooner.

It's funny you should mention recurring driving tests: my 88 year-old mother just had to do her written test again (all old people in Ontario do) Pain in the butt that it might be, she's a big fan of the requirement and thinks that she should have to do a driving test too. Says it refreshes her memory of all the little things you're supposed to know.

2hipp4u

^^^^^ Yea what you said!!!!

I work with trains everyday and people just don't get it, We are now running trains up to 17,000 tons and over two miles long. "that's 34,000,000 pounds folks" It takes a very long time to stop that much weight and even if it hits something and derails its gonna travel another half mile before coming to a stop.

I don't think its safe to run them that big or long and I could go into a lot of reasons why but thats just greedy corporate america.

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poutanen

Yeah, I teach people how to get their licences to drive airside at Pearson Airport in Toronto (well I did until the move out west). I probably spend more time airside than I do groundside, and I feel WAY more safe there due to the stringent training, testing, and re-testing requirements.

The thing that kills me is people come to me after driving on the street anywhere from 2-30 years, and it's painful to drive with them and their horrible habits. They don't do the simple thing like coming to a full stop, signalling, looking around before crossing a taxiway entrance, etc. It's really amazing how tough it is for people to break their bad habits. I've gone half way though a training session and told students to take me out (of the airside area) and come back when they're going to be able to take it seriously.

Anyway, I rant. It just makes me want to drive less and less, and driving is something I used to love.

handscreate

Exactly! It's the act of having to test & get reviewed & feedback that most drivers are missing out on. When I do track days in my car, I have a competent driving instructor in the passenger seat explaining how I could have done better or commenting that I executed a turn, pass, maneuver perfectly. This type of feedback helps tremendously to improve my driving skills both on & off the track, including watching out for the idiots who think they're great drivers. The idiots should all get a Darwin award...or a swift kick in the pants!

ThunderChunky

Saturn is the safest car out there....not now though. I obviously wasn't saying it was gonna save me from a semi. For the most part every car is gonna fair the same. And people have the same issue with motorcycles Snowwolf. The more I drive the angrier I get. People are so dumb driving.

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Nerozor

Thats a massive crash, almost thought it was fake cause it looks like the cars wasent slowing down!

This weekend Ive seen 3 crashes, where 1 was a crash where the driver died. Even with the expensive and long driver classes we have here people are crashing and driving like idiots...