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1. tedggh+aa[view] [source] 2025-12-06 12:53:09
>>ilamon+(OP)
This is becoming a real problem. I spend a good amount of hours driving across states visiting customers and hit few interstates busy with semis. I have seen so many close calls in the last few years and reckless maneuvers that I am now doing some of my work, which includes onsite product demos, remotely, with all the inconvenience and friction that adds in closing a deal. I am also warning family and friends who have long commutes to be extra careful with semis. Keep a good distance, stay out of their blind spots (when passing do it fast don’t drive next to them) and anticipate their actions. I don’t see how we fix this problem other than minimizing our exposure by not driving as much and avoiding busy highways even if that adds time to our commute.
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2. A4ET8a+Pb[view] [source] 2025-12-06 13:06:46
>>tedggh+aa
Chicagoland here. We have a pet theory that covid changed how people drive. From where I sit, it is not just semis ( though those will have the biggest impact should something happen ). That said, just yesterday I was dodging ice balls falling from massive semi ( my only real question was how... was it just getting on the road or something? )
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3. kingko+4d[view] [source] 2025-12-06 13:17:25
>>A4ET8a+Pb
Yes UK Hn'er, here... have observed the same. Covid did a number on people's driving sense.
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