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For All Cottrell Owners, this story is good news. No one understands the difficulty of moving an 80 ton fully loaded Cottrell trailer like a Cottrell Driver. People who cut you off or risk your safety and theirs is a factor...
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Safe Driving is a two way street. Truckers and Carhaulers have to be careful, but so do the car drivers we share the road with. Apparently we are not alone with this opinion. According to Sanantonio.com aggressive driving will get you pulled over by the San Antonio, Texas police department. Since receiving funding from the FMCSA to prevent unsafe driving, the police force has issued:
- Over 2,000 speeding violations,
- Over 500 citations for failure to signal
- Over 467 tickets for motorists following a vehicle too closely
The article also cites that aggressive driving is more dangerous around trucks. So if someone in a small car speeds around you and you get cut off on the highway, they could be cited for 'aggressive' driving and ticketed.
I know this is only one small area but it is nice to see some fairness coming. It is unreasonable to ask truckers to be responsible for what every car driver does. Both groups share the road and they both have a responsibility to be safe. It will be interesting to see if this program gets funded nationwide.
