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<blockquote data-quote="Dracula" data-source="post: 1036296" data-attributes="member: 42691"><p>Yes, in the Central Plains (in my area anyway), a broken mirror could very well cost you your years of safe driving. We've had package cars hitting deer that were counted as a avoidable accident, a feeder driver went through a large intersection on a snowy day, his back box nearly through the intersection when a car slid through an intersection and clipped the back bumper of the back box. Avoidable accident, six weeks off work. Another feeder driver, driving on an interstate, got in the hammer lane to pass someone, got stuck, couldn't get back over when another angry 18 wheeler cut in front of him and clipped his front bumper. Our guy was charged with an avoidable accident for "impeding the flow of traffic". The other driver just sped off.</p><p></p><p>This is why most of our feeder drivers go 61-62 MPH on the highway, and don't get much pressure to speed up. Here, you are only one accident away from losing your job. Many of the surrounding feeder guys tell us they are pushed to go over 65MPH, but they are a little less likely to get charged with avoidable accidents if it is borderline.</p><p></p><p>So, I guess the lesson is that different parts of this company have different rules and procedures. Personally, I think that is pretty stupid on the part of management, but then again, what is it they do, not?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dracula, post: 1036296, member: 42691"] Yes, in the Central Plains (in my area anyway), a broken mirror could very well cost you your years of safe driving. We've had package cars hitting deer that were counted as a avoidable accident, a feeder driver went through a large intersection on a snowy day, his back box nearly through the intersection when a car slid through an intersection and clipped the back bumper of the back box. Avoidable accident, six weeks off work. Another feeder driver, driving on an interstate, got in the hammer lane to pass someone, got stuck, couldn't get back over when another angry 18 wheeler cut in front of him and clipped his front bumper. Our guy was charged with an avoidable accident for "impeding the flow of traffic". The other driver just sped off. This is why most of our feeder drivers go 61-62 MPH on the highway, and don't get much pressure to speed up. Here, you are only one accident away from losing your job. Many of the surrounding feeder guys tell us they are pushed to go over 65MPH, but they are a little less likely to get charged with avoidable accidents if it is borderline. So, I guess the lesson is that different parts of this company have different rules and procedures. Personally, I think that is pretty stupid on the part of management, but then again, what is it they do, not? [/QUOTE]
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