I have no problem with legal Sikh's except maybe too many are Democrats...but then signing the paper defending the Indian driver that, because of not understanding the rules killed multiple people, they did wrong. Showing ethnicity bias in a situation that should have been recognized as an illegal act by an illegally obtained license. No, that to me is a very dark stain on them. Ms. Dillion is right, but her stepping out to defend them shows a bit of her ethnicity bias too.
I'll withhold condemnation or support for foreign truck drivers at this point. Granted my loved ones were not killed in these accidents.
I will bring to light some thought points. Many young Americans simply don't have exposure to operating heavy equipment and the learning curve is steep. Most have never used a clutch, the greatest deterrent to car theft today.
I mentored a few new hires in the fire department I retired from, introducing them to driving an emergency response vehicle. I alway asked if they had driven a truck, the answer was often yes, I have a pick-up. Back to square one. Todays fire apparatus can be 36k lbs of easy to drive danger. 400 HP, automatic transmissions, adequate air brakes and modern suspensions. Visibility is usually of good design. Getting the point across of physics was often a challenge. Mass, center of gravity and delayed reaction to inputs is a learned art. Tankers, or tenders in the vernacular of the fire industry, is one more skill to be learned.
Today's 'trucks' (tractors), through innovation and technology, are simple to operate and are reasonably comfortable. The days of deaf career truck drivers are over. Thank goodness. Almost anyone can be taught to start the engine release the brakes and go. Thus the reason for this S'Stack.
I will concentrate on the other drivers on the road. I learned early and passed on the art of defensive driving to my daughter. The single most important skill all drivers should master. Simply being in 'your' lane and thinking you own it will get you in trouble. Psychologically, that attitude leads to some cases of road rage.
Freeways and secondary streets call for different awarenesses. When I drive freeways and highways speed deferential is always something to be aware of. Many accidents are caused by vehicles traveling at different speeds, this leads to constant lane changes as drivers avoid the slower vehicles. I'm not referring to the blatant speeding driver, yes they are dangerous and you should have noticed them in your rear view mirror and not be caught by surprise. Move over before they are on your bumper and let them go. My state by law demands trucks travel at a slower speed than passenger vehicles. A dumb and dangerous idea, as again, cars constantly change lanes to avoid slower vehicles.
When traveling on freeways don't 'sit' in a trucks blind spots, either side though the drivers side is a bit safer as the truck driver is closer to that mirror. If you find yourself in the blind spot look for your escape route if the truck makes a lane change or needs to make an evasive move. This may very well mean you need to take the lane next to you and hopefully the driver next to you is driving defensively and has room to avoid contact with you.
By now you are probably realizing that driving, especially on freeways, is a practiced choreographed dance of survival. It's amazing there aren't more accidents, however the more unskilled drivers unfamiliar with our road rules and the cooperation required to keep traffic moving safely, the more accidents we will see. A pet peeve of mine is traffic circles, it only takes one driver to lock up the whole mess and aggravate everyone because they don't know the balance of flow. A four way stop or traffic lights is much more practical in my experience.
I'll leave with automobile crash worthiness. Todays passenger cars are not structurally built like the cars I grew up with. Outward visibility is far worse. requiring sophisticated camera systems. While brakes, suspensions and tires are far better, crash survival is worse. We live in an era of disposable vehicles. Don't confuse that with passenger survival, crush zones that absorb energy and articulating steering columns are life savers. I'm mixed on explosive airbags, I've seen a lot of injuries from airbag deployment that probably didn't need to deploy. Fortunately I never experienced a fatality from the faulty airbag actuators.
Todays cars are crash tested for impact and roll over. I doubt any modern car occupants can survive tangling with 80,00 to 110,000 lbs of vehicle and freight traveling at a moderate speed on a freeway. That brings us back to the art of defensive driving and balancing your options. It's better to tangle with a vehicle of like size to avoid the monster of a semi truck and trailer. Hopefully all the occupants survive, the insurance companies will work out the details and everyone can be friends in the end.
Don't hate on the truck driver that dresses different than you, respect them for doing a difficult job and delivering the food, supplies and gifts you shop for regularly.
Governments and businesses, drop the DEI hiring philosophy, drop the licensing of illegal immigrants, and say no when an applicant doesn't meet the minimum requirements to operate a vehicle competently and safety. Whether commercial or passenger.
The problem is that the fraud chain starts with the idea that there is a shortage of American citizen drivers that can only be met by importing immigrants to work cheaper.
Every cab or Uber I took recently on a trip to Vancouver was Sikh. Driving is indeed their thing. I think at the heart of the spate of illegal truck drivers will be greed. CDLs issued for cash under the table.
More than two million people, many Sikhs, signed a letter supporting an illegal, unlicensed Sikh semi-truck driver who killed three people. The video of the accident showed that he made no effort to stop. I had more respect for the Sikh community before they did this.
I have no problem with legal Sikh's except maybe too many are Democrats...but then signing the paper defending the Indian driver that, because of not understanding the rules killed multiple people, they did wrong. Showing ethnicity bias in a situation that should have been recognized as an illegal act by an illegally obtained license. No, that to me is a very dark stain on them. Ms. Dillion is right, but her stepping out to defend them shows a bit of her ethnicity bias too.
I'll withhold condemnation or support for foreign truck drivers at this point. Granted my loved ones were not killed in these accidents.
I will bring to light some thought points. Many young Americans simply don't have exposure to operating heavy equipment and the learning curve is steep. Most have never used a clutch, the greatest deterrent to car theft today.
I mentored a few new hires in the fire department I retired from, introducing them to driving an emergency response vehicle. I alway asked if they had driven a truck, the answer was often yes, I have a pick-up. Back to square one. Todays fire apparatus can be 36k lbs of easy to drive danger. 400 HP, automatic transmissions, adequate air brakes and modern suspensions. Visibility is usually of good design. Getting the point across of physics was often a challenge. Mass, center of gravity and delayed reaction to inputs is a learned art. Tankers, or tenders in the vernacular of the fire industry, is one more skill to be learned.
Today's 'trucks' (tractors), through innovation and technology, are simple to operate and are reasonably comfortable. The days of deaf career truck drivers are over. Thank goodness. Almost anyone can be taught to start the engine release the brakes and go. Thus the reason for this S'Stack.
I will concentrate on the other drivers on the road. I learned early and passed on the art of defensive driving to my daughter. The single most important skill all drivers should master. Simply being in 'your' lane and thinking you own it will get you in trouble. Psychologically, that attitude leads to some cases of road rage.
Freeways and secondary streets call for different awarenesses. When I drive freeways and highways speed deferential is always something to be aware of. Many accidents are caused by vehicles traveling at different speeds, this leads to constant lane changes as drivers avoid the slower vehicles. I'm not referring to the blatant speeding driver, yes they are dangerous and you should have noticed them in your rear view mirror and not be caught by surprise. Move over before they are on your bumper and let them go. My state by law demands trucks travel at a slower speed than passenger vehicles. A dumb and dangerous idea, as again, cars constantly change lanes to avoid slower vehicles.
When traveling on freeways don't 'sit' in a trucks blind spots, either side though the drivers side is a bit safer as the truck driver is closer to that mirror. If you find yourself in the blind spot look for your escape route if the truck makes a lane change or needs to make an evasive move. This may very well mean you need to take the lane next to you and hopefully the driver next to you is driving defensively and has room to avoid contact with you.
By now you are probably realizing that driving, especially on freeways, is a practiced choreographed dance of survival. It's amazing there aren't more accidents, however the more unskilled drivers unfamiliar with our road rules and the cooperation required to keep traffic moving safely, the more accidents we will see. A pet peeve of mine is traffic circles, it only takes one driver to lock up the whole mess and aggravate everyone because they don't know the balance of flow. A four way stop or traffic lights is much more practical in my experience.
I'll leave with automobile crash worthiness. Todays passenger cars are not structurally built like the cars I grew up with. Outward visibility is far worse. requiring sophisticated camera systems. While brakes, suspensions and tires are far better, crash survival is worse. We live in an era of disposable vehicles. Don't confuse that with passenger survival, crush zones that absorb energy and articulating steering columns are life savers. I'm mixed on explosive airbags, I've seen a lot of injuries from airbag deployment that probably didn't need to deploy. Fortunately I never experienced a fatality from the faulty airbag actuators.
Todays cars are crash tested for impact and roll over. I doubt any modern car occupants can survive tangling with 80,00 to 110,000 lbs of vehicle and freight traveling at a moderate speed on a freeway. That brings us back to the art of defensive driving and balancing your options. It's better to tangle with a vehicle of like size to avoid the monster of a semi truck and trailer. Hopefully all the occupants survive, the insurance companies will work out the details and everyone can be friends in the end.
Don't hate on the truck driver that dresses different than you, respect them for doing a difficult job and delivering the food, supplies and gifts you shop for regularly.
Governments and businesses, drop the DEI hiring philosophy, drop the licensing of illegal immigrants, and say no when an applicant doesn't meet the minimum requirements to operate a vehicle competently and safety. Whether commercial or passenger.
"First, crush the licensing fraud economy."
The problem is that the fraud chain starts with the idea that there is a shortage of American citizen drivers that can only be met by importing immigrants to work cheaper.
I just published an article (with representative headlines) about this, highlighting the widespread fraud and deceit of dispensing some CDLs, as well as presenting examples of carnage created by illegal immigrants and other non-qualified truckers. https://open.substack.com/pub/foxyheterodoxy/p/staggering-amount-of-deceit-and-bribery?r=1qba3o&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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Every cab or Uber I took recently on a trip to Vancouver was Sikh. Driving is indeed their thing. I think at the heart of the spate of illegal truck drivers will be greed. CDLs issued for cash under the table.
More than two million people, many Sikhs, signed a letter supporting an illegal, unlicensed Sikh semi-truck driver who killed three people. The video of the accident showed that he made no effort to stop. I had more respect for the Sikh community before they did this.