Quote Originally Posted by TDCRacing View Post
Who goes exactly the posted speed limit on the highway anyway? and when you do go the exact speed limit everybodys freakin flyin past you like what the hell is this dude doing and they act like theres something wrong with you. But when your going 10 miles over and cant stop even if you were going ten miles under...All of a sudden you the bad guy.



Anyone of you that thinks this is the truckers fault, go get a cdl and learn how to drive something thats 70-80 feet long and weighs 80,000 pounds. See how easy it is.The length of time to stop an eighteen wheeler is 40% greater than that of an automobile. theres nothing you can do about that.And if i remember correctly 18 wheelers only have 10 brakes not 18. think about it they only have 5 axles. Well if this guy fell asleep or what not then shame on him and shame on me. put yourself in this guys shoes.see what it's like. see what it feels like to accidently kill someone and then everybody in the whole world think your dirt.loose your job.then go bankrupt because of the lawsuits.and ...have to deal with with the matter mentally the rest of your life.

To be honest i imagine this guy is going through more of a ''worse time'' then the peoples that had deaths in there famillys.


I try to put myself in other peoples shoes to better understand there situation.It helps me not get mad as easy for one.Just a cupple points i think everyone needs to think about.

Ok on that other site, it was reported that witnesses were saying he was driving approx 75mph INTO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC! First off, its one thing for a 4 wheeled car to travel 75 and stop in a reasonable amount of time, but when you have a semi hauling a full load at 75mph, its a whole different ballgame!

Also what is upsetting is the fact the driver HAD a clear view of the traffic ahead once he cleared Mason Road. He had plenty of time to slow down before getting to the location where the accident happened. Obviously he did NOT slow down. Instead he travelled 75mph down a good incline into the awaiting traffic.

I do not need a CDL license to teach me common sense. Something this driver obviously lacked. And if someone wants to throw out the BS excuse of, "well he was new to the area and didnt know about the roads!" Well EVEN MORE reason to slow down! NOT speed up!

This driver was at fault, plain and simple. Had he of kept his speed lower and not been blantantly disregarding the traffic ahead, maybe only one life would have been lost. And only a few cars damaged in the process. But you look at the destruction he caused, its like he NEVER slowed down. IF another car had crossed into his path, SURELY he would have applied the brakes well before where he ended up.