DozerII
Well-known member
For the last 10 years I have been driving truck for living, I got my Class 1,(Big Rig) license back in 1980.
It seems to me a good portion of drivers including big rig are becoming very inconsiderate, with less and less skill. Back in 80 when I was learning, the trucks had poor headlights and we had just as poor driving lights. But driver courtesy said when you saw the glow of oncoming traffic the driving lights went out and the high beams went off, usually before the oncoming vehicle even crested the hill or rounded the corner. I start my work day at 2-3 am and am in the truck by 4 am so I have lots of dark travel time. I travel an hour and a half to load each morning half on two lane road and the other on the Trans Canada highway. All these new vehicles have very bright led lights as well as driving lights, no one turns off there driving lights anymore and only about 50% dim there high beams on the two lane and it's even worse on the four lane.
On the Trans Canada there are some intersecting roads that have merge lanes to get on and off. Almost everyday there will be a big rig parked in either the on or off in one of these with all his lights off in the bunk sleeping.
At our yard in Swift Current there is a large Husky truck stop next door that is packed with rigs every night. Between the Husky and our yard there is a narrow North/South street that has a light pole 20 or so feet west and about 4 feet off the east/west service road, three times since December this light pole has been laying on the ground or on our fence with a big rig stuck on it.[S, there was even a Z class hauler tractor and two 53' trailers completely in the ditch on the N/S road next to our fence
Just seems no one cares anymore, sorry for the rant.
It seems to me a good portion of drivers including big rig are becoming very inconsiderate, with less and less skill. Back in 80 when I was learning, the trucks had poor headlights and we had just as poor driving lights. But driver courtesy said when you saw the glow of oncoming traffic the driving lights went out and the high beams went off, usually before the oncoming vehicle even crested the hill or rounded the corner. I start my work day at 2-3 am and am in the truck by 4 am so I have lots of dark travel time. I travel an hour and a half to load each morning half on two lane road and the other on the Trans Canada highway. All these new vehicles have very bright led lights as well as driving lights, no one turns off there driving lights anymore and only about 50% dim there high beams on the two lane and it's even worse on the four lane.
On the Trans Canada there are some intersecting roads that have merge lanes to get on and off. Almost everyday there will be a big rig parked in either the on or off in one of these with all his lights off in the bunk sleeping.
At our yard in Swift Current there is a large Husky truck stop next door that is packed with rigs every night. Between the Husky and our yard there is a narrow North/South street that has a light pole 20 or so feet west and about 4 feet off the east/west service road, three times since December this light pole has been laying on the ground or on our fence with a big rig stuck on it.[S, there was even a Z class hauler tractor and two 53' trailers completely in the ditch on the N/S road next to our fence
Just seems no one cares anymore, sorry for the rant.