Originally Posted by
JW Fas
In the past decade I've observed that CDL standards have slipped considerably. The way I see many truckers drive nowadays makes me wonder if they got their licenses out of a cereal box.
There apparently is a shortage of drivers, so time to hand out more Cracker Jack boxes!!!
Driving, or riding a bike, I always give the trucks a lot of space. Most truck drivers hate it when drivers do stupid things around a big rig.
One thing I'd like to see would be a lot more flashing lights when the truck is doing a right hand turn. Make it absolutely unmistakable that the vehicle is turning.
As far as the report above, I can't tell if it is a tractor-trailer, or a single flatbed. Both are deadly, but the tractor-trailer cuts the corner much more than the shorter vehicles. But, they also usually swing wide when approaching a corner if possible.