EverCurious
Gold Member
I used to want to be a trucker, hours of peace and quiet to think, open roads with a destination on the horizon. I always figured I could do well at it too, I only sleep about 4 hours a day and can do so in as little as 15 minute increments spread across the day if I wish. (I drop straight to REM, kind of skipping the typical fall asleep/wake up unconscious time - though I'd have to sit around for 5-10 minutes before I could function optimally heh) Unfortunately the only trucking up here was the ice road to the oil fields and well maybe you've seen that show "Ice Road Trucker" heh If I lived in the lower 48 I probably would have though...
I have to wonder, will we start giving tickets to regular drivers for being idiots and driving when overly tired? How about those fucks who can't get up on time and scream all over the roads because their late? I mean if we're going to talk about preventing accidents due to poor planing or poor personal management, then I think the vast, vast majority of the blame is on average drivers, not truckers, hell I wouldn't doubt that the majority of semi accidents are actually /caused/ by regular drivers, rather than being the fault of the driver of the rig.
Also, aren't they union in general? (I'm thinking Teamsters for some reason) A union contract would prevent a company from demanding excessively long shifts would it not?
I have to wonder, will we start giving tickets to regular drivers for being idiots and driving when overly tired? How about those fucks who can't get up on time and scream all over the roads because their late? I mean if we're going to talk about preventing accidents due to poor planing or poor personal management, then I think the vast, vast majority of the blame is on average drivers, not truckers, hell I wouldn't doubt that the majority of semi accidents are actually /caused/ by regular drivers, rather than being the fault of the driver of the rig.
Also, aren't they union in general? (I'm thinking Teamsters for some reason) A union contract would prevent a company from demanding excessively long shifts would it not?