My first "How's my driving" call
01-27-08, 12:58 AM
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I think those trucks with blinking red lights on top are a pain, I've had them run right up on me and then they blow this stupid claxon horn thing and scare the hair off my head. They always expect people to pull over for them and when someone has the audacity to stay in their lane the cops seem to always have to get involved.
Oh, those stupid uniforms they wear must make it hard to drive those big shiny (always) red/green garish trucks.
Oh, those stupid uniforms they wear must make it hard to drive those big shiny (always) red/green garish trucks.
01-27-08, 06:43 PM
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Worst for me was a double bottle truck...held on tight while the first bottle passed and just about lost it at the connection point then basically wet myself as the second bottle passed.
Kind of like this but longer and towing a second bottle behind. Pretty bad even if the driver is courteous.
Beware.
Kind of like this but longer and towing a second bottle behind. Pretty bad even if the driver is courteous.
Beware.
01-28-08, 10:07 AM
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My incidents were with public school buses, 2 in fact every day they refused to leave my lane on a multilane road, both would get beside me then move me toward the curb. I called the school districts bus garage and was basically told to be careful???? Well after 3 days I pulled out the trusty helmet cam and e-mailed it to the school board members(isn't the Internet great), the bus garage, and the local news. Well I got a call right back from the superintendent who said "he'd look into it and get back to me". one more day and another movie emailed and I was asked to come to the schools main office where to my surprise was the 2 bus drivers. What I didn't know was the superintendent didn't tell them I had 3 days of film. They were asked about the incidents and both said it was my fault and that they did nothing wrong. The super them lowered the lights shows the highlights, turned the lights on and fired both on the spot for lying. He told me afterword that if they hadn't lied he could not have fired them due to the union, so he set them up....The union rep has asked me 3 times if I would be willing to sign a statement that says I think they can be reinstated with just a warning if they are re-trained, I have so far refused. And now all the buses give me a wide berth
01-28-08, 10:25 AM
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The worst cars for me are pickup trucks and Pontiac Grand Prix sedans (oddly enough). Next come SUVs, then ricers.
01-28-08, 01:32 PM
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Worst for me was a double bottle truck...held on tight while the first bottle passed and just about lost it at the connection point then basically wet myself as the second bottle passed.
Kind of like this but longer and towing a second bottle behind. Pretty bad even if the driver is courteous.
Beware.
Kind of like this but longer and towing a second bottle behind. Pretty bad even if the driver is courteous.
Beware.
01-28-08, 03:15 PM
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01-28-08, 03:30 PM
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