Re:Lawmakers begin bipartisan push to cut off police access ...
by potta_coffee on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @06:20PM
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I don't think many truckers intentionally ignore blown out tires. It's likely they just haven't noticed.
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Re:Lawmakers begin bipartisan push to cut off police access ...
by throwaway0a5e on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @07:01PM
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They don't ignore them. They are mashing that skinny pedal to get that truck somewhere they can get a new tire on the double before DOT sees it and puts them in an expensive and time consuming hole it may take weeks to dig out of depending on who they work for and the details of their operation. The incentive structure truckers work under isn't ideal to say the least.
Re:Lawmakers begin bipartisan push to cut off police access ...
by TomSwirly on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @06:32AM
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If a truck driver stops to deal with a blown-out tire, they lose money. Delivery windows are incredibly short - there are bonuses for on-time deliver, and penalties for failure.
So at least some truck drivers will ignore a blowout, particularly if it's in the last couple of hours of a trip.