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That's a pretty severe grade over Cajon summit, so he would have been pulling hard anyway.
Still I don't believe he didn't know, likely just didn't give a damn.

One of my best friends went around a blind curve and slammed into the rear of a logging truck. The crash took his head right off. Happened in Oregon in the mid '70's. He was 21 years old. Another friend was was in the passenger seat and got messed up but lived. He drank himself to death a few years later.

Sensationalism... car wasn't dragged for miles, was less than 3/4's of a mile... case of a small vehicle driving in the blind-spot of a semi and not advancing but just cruising alongside the truck and probably not even paying attention!

And the trucker probably taking too long to decide to finally change lanes waiting to the last moment, then relying on just his mirrors with a quick glance before starting his lane change.

No one was hurt and no one was detained. Driver was a 60 year old white man by the sound of his name.

Not sure of the exact area, just a couple miles up from the house, but construction has been going on in the area adding a couple truck only lanes climbing the pass, not sure where that stands at right now.


Phil

I spent the last six years of my working life in a 26 wheel truck seldom with a gross weight under 100,000 pounds. Over half that time in two land roads and mountain passes in the US and Canada. Most of that time was spent trying to keep from killing idiots in small cars. I am grateful I never had an accident or a moving violation but it was a full time job requiring 100% concentration. There are people out there driving who should not be permitted to even ride in a car. But there are just as many truck drivers who should never be allowed to sit on a tricycle. I am glad I no longer do that job.

If any of you guys live in Vancouver, Washington you may remember this one. Long about 1985-1988 someone tried to beat a semi at an on ramp. Some how the car got sideways in front of the truck and was pushed about a mile to the next off ramp. the skid marks lasted for weeks. At fifty-five miles per hour it took about a minute to drive the length of the skid marks. I figure after the initial scare the guy had time to get down to some real serious fright.

Another one was when I my dad used to drive. He was riding this time. He told me about a little sports car that came up beside the bed and matched the speed of the truck. It seemed once he was sure of the matched speed he drifted under the bed and back out. When the driver saw him drifting over again he started to slow down to prevent an accident. The sports car driver apparently didn't notice and got run over by the rear tires. My dad never drove again.

Apparently this motorcycle rider misjudged a semi's speed and rear ended the trailer. It planted his face in the door and his body was dragged for miles before a motorist got the truckers attention.

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After seeing all those "gators" sitting by the road, I really don't want to be next to a big truck when one of those lets go. Was about to pass a P/U truck, when he blew out the left front tire. It came off and hit my bumper and flew over the cab - lucky. The truck then did a sharp left right in front of me (I braked when the tire blew) and went into the median, did stay upright. When I pass semis I try to go at least 10 or more miles an hour faster to pass quickly.

It seems once in a while some of the drivers are afraid to pass a truck so they slow down from the speed limit to a couple miles per hour faster than the truck. Some times there are a dozen cars piled up behind them.

Yep

Get the hll around the trucks! I used to travel 500-1,500 miles a week in my business and noticed that women tended to get in next to trucks and stay there. Their minds were no doubt anywhere but in the car and on the road.

There's hardly a more dangerous place on the road than next to a big rig and ahead of the trailer wheels.

This is fake news. It was reported later it was actually a commercial for Progressive Insurance and Firestone tires. The Mexican in the car was yelling at the guy to stop filming and move away from his car, as the scene was totally ruined by the nosey driver with the camera.

On an open road? Hardly likely.....