State troopers probe Glenwood Canyon crash to determine if new law was broken
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- Опубліковано 23 вер 2024
- After yet another semi truck crash in Glenwood Canyon that blocked I-70 for more than a day, CBS Colorado looked into what's being done to change this repeated consequence.
Doesn't matter how safe trucks or roads are , you can't fix stupid.
The cause of most R.T.As i'd imagine.
A lot of it is inexperienced drivers who haven't driven in mountainous terrain, an inexperienced driver can have a major F up if they haven't had any training in mountainous driving because if they overheat the breaks or lose a gear and can't downshift to a lower gear they've got a problem, also not having a CB radio is common with new drivers especially the big mega carriers , a CB radio should be mandatory because it can save your life by being able to hear what's going on up the road or being able to warn other trucks that you've got a problem if you've overheated brakes.
@goooch888 and most Good Buddies are ignorant Big Deal buddies.
The problem isn't the road. The problem is the driver. I'm a professional driver who runs thru there on a regular basis. Just because you have a pulse doesn't make you a truck driver. Many out here don't speak or understand English.
No English, flip flops, superman PJs and a freightliner cascadia is a scene of disaster
The language spoken has little to do with how competent and responsible a driver is.
The hiring company training, or lack of, and pressure to cut corners to be “more productive” is a bigger risk.
@@timdowney6721 you might wanna try talking to some of those guys....they have no idea how to drain their tanks, slide their tandems...and sadly most were shown many times over....as I drove for a company that showed in person as well as videos every month ...they either don't understand or don't care ....when I got my CDL English was the language
@timdowney6721 sure it does. Signs are printed in English. If you can't read a warning sign, have you been warned? If you can't read a sign, how can you be expected to follow what it says.
@@ShawnCalay Most of the time they cant tell you what kind of motor they have .
This is due to all of the CDL mills out there that hand a license to any goober after 2 weeks of classroom and no practical road time
The main problem is these are steering wheel holders out there for a pay check. The government stepped in years ago with the CDL license and put a bunch of edumakted people behind the wheel. Just because you have a CDL license don't mean you have the WISDOM to be a truck driver.
Truckers are Ignorant A wholes 😊
Same goes for all motorists. Been cut off hundreds of times more by a regular motorist. Regular motorists are less predictable than truck drivers. but your point still stands
Better yet : RESTRICT NO SEMI in your canyon … your arse can DRIVER YOURSELF to get what you need.
Make all the laws you want if people do not follow them it matters not....
@Dave... yeah... take guns for example 😲🤯🤬
@@DaveBegotka profound Revelation probably went to college for that
It's not truck drivers doing that it's wheel holders masquerading as real truckers
Unskilled drivers working for low wages is the problem and we all know it. When it comes to trucking the one thing that matters the most is going with the absolute lowest bidder.
The ELD's don't help, because it pushes drivers to drive when they shouldn't and speed to make the most of the clock. Then there are companies that pressure them to drive when they shouldn't, manipulate their logs, or threaten bad loads if they fail to comply. The industry sucks.
@@KILRtv And, many of the foreign owned companies actually have associates based overseas who "redo" their driver's ELD's to enable the drivers to basically cheat on their HOS so as to give them move drive time then they should have.
Load weight, speed, vehicle condition, driver experience, off site time management in the cab, loads dispatched with unmanageable time constraints, low pay and/or benefits, alcohol/drug use, impatient drivers (both 18 and 4 wheels), lack of parking and a commercial driver’s ability to choose when to rest, lack of the use of English, long load wait times, public attitudes, more traffic than ever seen before, long wait times for necessary repairs, governed trucks that drone on all day and lack power to properly transit mountain ranges, lack of driver courtesy … the list goes on and on and why I refuse to drive now.
@@DaHa-rv6hn All true. I don't blame you one bit for leaving driving behind. I really dislike sharing the road with truck drivers who have 0 professional courtesy. On the road or in a truck stop. Most of 'em foreign born.
Maybe we should also require that commercial drivers read and understand English.
That's the police feeding the cartel again sir I know y'all dont wanna hear it but how tf they get here? Trump and his walll?? Yeah be careful I know y'all new to politics
Could not agree more.
Abso dam lutely
Why?
@@hmwith
Yep, the things that make unsafe driving don’t include the language spoken.
So we have to pass new laws ? Maybe you should test these drivers before you give them a license!
Consumers always wanting it delivered yesterday and cheaper. Trucking companies hiring cheaper, poorly and quickly trained drivers to meet the demand. Trucking industry lobbyists are always pushing for deregulation. Exhausted drivers in poorly maintained trucks, what could possibly go wrong?
Correct. It takes years to learn the freight routes, terrain, weather, equipment etc. Companies have next to zero training and they certainly have no vetting process. Follow the money is their M.O.
How many of these trucks are speeding because they have overheated their brakes? Are Jake brakes allowed? I have a motorhome that was only used in non mountain areas by the previous owner. When I took it out west I discovered how hard it is to slow down a diesel on a hill (there is no throttle valve on a diesel - letting off the gas does nothing to slow a diesel) so when I got home I immediately installed an exhaust brake as they don't make Jake brakes for the engine in it. I was no longer in danger of overheating the brakes.
All vehicles have a shift lever. When I first got my license we took a family vacation to the mountains. Dad made me drive and told me not to touch the brakes when going downhill. I would drop it from Drive to 3 when we went over a crest and as it sped up I would drop it down to 2 sometimes touching the brakes briefly until it downshifted. I did that all through the mountains. They should teach that in driver's ed. Something I learned on my own was what to do when the engine races away with no input from the driver. I was slowing down for a stop signal at a busy intersection when the engine started to over power the brakes. I instinctively moved the shift lever to neutral which caused the engine to scream very loudly. I just ignored it until the car stopped. I then turned the engine off which allowed me to put the lever in park. I stepped out of the car to investigate and I discovered that the heavy rubber floor mat had a big wrinkle in it that was pushed up against the accelerator pedal. I moved the mat back, straightened out the wrinkle, restarted the car and continued running the errands that I had as a 17 year old.
@@danielebrparish4271 No comparison between a car and a fully loaded semi. Your point about experience is right on point however. Drivers learn from encounters and situations. You can be told in a classroom everything about going downhills but it is only when you are actually driving down a hill and your instructor Mr. Gravity enters that suddenly those lessons become real.
The speed limit of 75 mph on certain sections along the MTN corridor encourages speeding. Logic points to LOWERING THE SPEED LIMITS FOR EVERYONE in the mountain corridors. Even people who don’t speak English UNDERSTAND NUMBERS!
Maybe they understand numbers but don't care? We have friends in the highway construction business who've told us total horror stories of semi-truck wrecks in construction zones. In the worst of the worst, NONE of the truck drivers spoke English. Whether it's a language issue or a culture mindset, the end result kills people.
exactly
blaming this on language barriers is so silly
like I can drive through czech republic and italy as a german speaker and the only time language is an issue is when I need to check what kind of toll I have to pay, thats it, for road safety signage exists and signs speak no tounge
there is no stretch of I-70 west of Denver all the way to the Stateline Utah with that fast of speed allowed..
This is what you get when you put people that can't flip burgers at McDonald's in a truck
Instead of HOV lanes we need truck lanes.
In Georgia, south of Atlanta on I75, they installed lanes that were supposed to be truck lanes. Then, as they were built, the local county decided to ake them pay for "HOV' lanes. Lexus lanes if you will. So now, instead of the trucks being segregated, just a handful of cars are in the Lexus lanes while traffic still backs up in Henry county Georgia, 7 days a week. In Downtown Atlanta, where Trucks are not allowed to just drive through, the HOV lanes work amazingly well for motorcycles and folks car pooling.
There are truck only lanes in a few states, the carTARDS u se them as well, cutting off trucks.
@aulandblunt8432 well when trucks are restricted to the right lane as in " trucks right lane only" it should work just fine. But too many knuckleheads ignore the lane restrictions as well as the reduced speed limit and this is what you get. Really it should not even be necessary to post a reduced limit. Common sense should be enough. But, unfortunately, common sense is not common.
Instead of truck lanes, we need more rail lines.
@dudeonbike800 If the railroad could do the job they would be doing it. The railroad can't be beat on some movements of freight, but there is a reason many shippers prefer truck transportation and it is not because there is not enough track.
Hold the companies who hire bad drivers accountable by law including criminal negligence
They always blame the individual drivers and companies keep hiring non English laborers.
That's why they keep hiring them. They can push and manipulate them, then wash their hands when there is a bad accident and find someone else to replace them. Cycle continues.
The companies hire independent contractors, so the driver isn't an employee and thus no liability.
truck drivers, wearing flip flops,lol, non english and poorly trained, what could go wrong, sigh
There are already laws in place just like with migration.
Just enforce the existing laws.
I wouldn’t wish a semi crash on anyone! I was driving my semi on US93 outside of Phoenix AZ on a deadly 2 lane highway when another semi hit me head on at 65 mph. Four months later, I am still recovering and the man that caused the crash passed away at the scene. He too was driving too fast and trying to pass another vehicle in a semi at a high rate of speed. he not only hit me head on, but he forced another semi to ditch his vehicle into the desert rather than hitting him head on so that truck driver demolished his truck because of that man and then the man that hit me also hit a small box moving truck before he even hit me that let you know how incredibly fast and erratically. If you’re a truck driver or a regular car, slow down!
Here’s an idea..enforce the laws!!
...but yet the 4 wheelers have nothing to do with it..🙄😎
It’s not the trucks it’s the unqualified drivers behind the wheel. Colorado needs to pilot drivers to drive trucks tru the mountains just like they do on ships.
FYI to the conspiracy theorist blaming the 'other' per usual. Might actually want to remove the cranium from the posterior and get facts first.
"Some safety concerns in the trucking industry in 2024 include:
Driver shortage
The industry is estimated to be short around 80,000 drivers, which may be due to an aging workforce, unfavorable working conditions, and the stigma around truck driving."
There is no driver shortage. There is, however, a retention problem. The mega carriers want to flood the market with inexperienced drivers that will work for way less than an experienced driver will.
Don't be a hypocrite. If you knew anything about the trucking industry, you'd know that within the last 12 months alone, scores of trucking companies have either shut down voluntarily, or filed for bankruptcy, causing THOUSANDS of drivers to be laid off, because of LACK OF BUSINESS. You also might know that there is currently such an over capacity of trucks that rates are near an all time low (adjusted for inflation). In some areas, trucks are sitting for days, even over a week trying to find loads. Some companies are hauling loads at a loss and others are running EMPTY just to get trucks out of certain dead areas. Also, companies are parking trucks indefinitely because rates are so low they cannot make any profit.
Also, according to several trucking related associations, there are currently upwards of ten times as many CDL holders as there are TOTAL number of driving jobs in the U.S. that require CDL's. In other words, there are about ten times the number of qualified drivers as there are driving jobs in the U.S. You still think there's a driver shortage?
Seat warmers...ever since the industry went to automatics, the quality of skilled drivers has significantly decreased.
Not having CB radios too especially the mega carriers
I have drove a loaded semi automatic and don't know if the automatic transmission is as good at "holding the load back" as going downhills in a standard. Probably not is my guess. But the automatic does let unskilled people take the wheel.
Stupid politicians have no clue. I drove I70 for years. Making more laws won't help. Go to the source the drivers have to be properly trained for mountain driving! Until people are trained to drive, either trucks or cars, the accidents will continue.
How foolish it is to attempt to legislate away foolishness!
@meatpopsicle1567 can't legislate away foolishness. 100% correct. Can't fix stupid, and these kind of wrecks are almost always caused by stupid.
Never could understand how a semi has the same speed limit as smaller vehicles. Shouldn't these semi trucks have a smaller speed limit because of their weight and size? maneuverability?
I see cars going 100+ mph every day without repercussion. When are we going to put speed governors on cars to prevent speeding?
@@thisissparta8884 I owned a Peterbilt that could go up to 200 mph....that didn't mean I should....I had it upto 104 on the i10 in Texas one night, no one was around and I wanted to see what it's like...a bull hauler passed me and said follow me Son!!! I backed off pretty fast, it was more than I wanted to handle....
They do have lower speed limits on some mountain passes depending on the grade percentage but usually if there's an incident it's usually either an inexperienced driver who overheated the brakes or a combination of overheated brakes or brakes out of adjustment and inexperienced drivers, once the breaks overheat you've got a problem on your hands .
@@ShawnCalay : No vehicle should have a motor that allows the driver to exceed 80 miles per hour. The highways are not race tracks or drag strips.
If you want a much faster vehicle pay thirty thousand dollars per year to register that vehicle and have insurance that could pay 30 million dollars per person if they are injured !!!!
Or just race at a race facility !!!
@@frankwhitson2191 Oklahoma and Texas you wouldn't be able to drive then....I actually got pulled over by DOT because our Mack was regulated to 65 and the speed limit was 85...
There was a time before the government deregulated the trucking industry, there were “real truck drivers” as one retired Teamster told me. Now, you have people that drive trucks.
I 70 never should have been routed through glenwood canyon
A decision that was made 55 yrs
Is there a better route? Go back in time and let them know about it.
Don't blame the road for driver incompetence!
Truckers ignore all of the laws designed to keep the rest of us safe. Now, they ride the middle lane vs getting all the way to the right. They get in the left lane, going 80 MPH. WTF is the CSP doing?
Yes, we ride in the middle lane...because you mergeTARDS can't merge.
What is better, a semi constantly moving between the middle and right lane or a car moving to the left to pass a truck in the middle lane? Remember, the tail of a semi is about 70 ft behind the driver and it is difficult to determine if a car is hiding in the blind spot or if there is enough room to slot in right lane traffic.
We drive the middle lane for our safety & yours. I don't use the right lane unless I'm exiting.
What good are laws when nobody enforces them?Colorado has no appetite for law enforcement- traffic laws, drug laws, immigration laws...
There are some states that have very bad grades and specific truck speed limits because of them. In many of those areas truckers tend to take the speed limits seriously due to frequent enforcement and rather harsh punishment. Might want to try that Colorado.
Auto drivers don't do the speed limits either.
It's not steep in this area, but you are correct, Colorado needs to enforce the laws it already has, rather than rush to legislative session with 500 bills to propose each year.
Hiring standards are too low and driver qualifications for truck drivers and non-truck drivers are too low. Auto sales and aftermarket sales are the only reasons anybody can get a license . it’s a huge part of the economy. People who cannot behave like an adult should not have keys to a car or truck.
You cannot legislate stupidity
Enjoy the replacement workers and breeders
It’s actually just common sense. Unfortunately, I live in Commifornia and we already have that laws stating trucks need to be in the right lane unless you are passing. They’re also limited to 55 and unfortunately far too many trucks do well over that. But all problems aren’t created by the truck drivers. I can’t begin to tell you how many times cars cut in front of trucks without a second thought. I’ve had to blast the horn because some seaward couldn’t miss her exit and also just so the 2 idiots on either side of me, just trying to get in that space in front of the truck, wouldn’t hit each other because they don’t bother to look. More enforcement need to be done on both sides or maybe have a program requiring new drivers to ride with a truck driver so they can see how dangerous other motorists make it. They don’t accelerate quickly and stop even slower. Idiots brake checking puts everyone at risk.
Needs to be enforced through out the entire country . Loss of license if repeat offenders .
Why, they won't do it to car drivers and DUI. ??
Good luck getting this terrible industry to improve safety. They run their drivers ragged, hire marginal employees and generally have little use for rules. To make any money, many drivers have to cut corners. This is baked into the industry. Shame to denigrate what should be a good job done professionally.
Two semis crashed east of Eagle last night. At least they weren't in the canyon - US-6 is available. Perhaps we need to insure drivers are qualified for I-70. Flatlanders don't seem to have a clue.
I thought this was the same. So there were 2 accidents the same day?
If they would require CDL programs to provide more behind the wheel time in the mountains it would significantly decrease the amount of crashes and rollovers. 24 year truck driver speaking here.
Here’s a great idea have everybody slow down. I see cars flying through Glenwood Canyon at 65 and 70 miles an hour that is just as dangerous and can cause a crash just as soon as a semi.
It’s not just the some of the truck drivers speeding thru the canyon. The 4 wheelers are just as guilty. Just a handful will do the posted speed limit.
It doesnt matter what lane he was in. You have a bunch of ppl driving these trucks that shouldn't be. Until you use more discretion on who gets handed a cdl license it isnt gettin any better. Lots of guys driving semis and dump trucks that can't read or write english, so how are they supposed to read traffic signs?
A big problem is the majority of truck drivers on the road today are graduates,they have no experience,not to mention they have no common courtesy and they are disrespectful,another example of our fine government subsidizing companies to hire graduates and schools pushing people through to meet the demand.
I’ve been driving professionally for 33years and it’s gets worse every year with with inexperienced truck drivers on the road
The change is actually training drivers. Commercial drivers get worse and worse and more dangerous.
Need a law that states a trucking company is required to compensate everyone stuck behind their at-fault accident, brake fire, or snow spin-out at $40 an hour. This would stop real fast.
Do you want to do your complete job and see if the driver was an ILLEGAL ALIEN ???
The pathetic employees of The Department of Transportation are at fault for anything like this happening.
In California any vehicle towing is limited to 55 & they can only use the 2 righthand lanes. Statewide.
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Ohh yea, commiefornia 😂
Which doesn’t work.
@@heavyhaul8621 communism is when government does something
Only problem is… nobody obeys that! Truckers still be flying 80 mph
This isn't really all that complicated. Whether you're driving I-70 or _voting..._ GET THE FLICK OUT OF THE LEFT!!!
I drive I-70 through Glenwood Canyon frequently. The speed limit is 50 mph for all vehicles. The only time traffic travels at that speed is when a trooper is in front of us.
What country was the driver from? Guessing he was brown skinned and wearing sandals
I bet he didn't have a CB radio either
And how many of these are people that aren't from this country and can't read our road signs?
So you’re going to ignore the real problem. I believe that Colorado is absolutely clueless about what’s really happening. Don’t let your politicians in Colorado fool you they created this mess.
@RussBrown-w2m It was Boebert s district. It's obviously her fault.
In addition, how about making taller barriers in the curves to help prevent trucks from going over?? A 5’ jersey wall would help in many cases instead of the standard which is only intended to stop cars.
This is a problem all over the country! I’ve been passed by Semis doing well over 80mph. Even in the mountains. If they want to stop the accidents or at least cut them back. Slow down everyone, and not just a one day speed trap. It needs to be consistent.
They won’t slow down in work zones, they won’t slow down in the rain. Why would they slow down here?
Require mountain-specific certification, hold violators criminally and financially responsible, immediate revocation of CDL. Above all ENFORCE the laws already on the books!
Speed limit reduction for cars as well
Might even post No passing for that 13 miles.
Enjoy the scenery
Until the state adds more Troopers and station a Troopers full time to the canyon and utilize the camera system to enforce the traffic laws they already have you will continue to have truck wrecks.
Most of these drivers are from out of state, I would say based on the registrations i see on the trucks speeding and passing in the canyon California is the biggest culprit.
Toughen up the laws, arrest them and make it a mandatory court appearance and impound the trucks and the loads for a few days.
Do that for a month and they will get the message.
Trucks are registered in the state that is cheaper.
@AnthonyLagunas-yv6br of that was the case. Why isn't every truck registered in the same state?
It's my personal observation that most of the trucks i observe speeding and illegally speeding in Glenwood Canyon are from California.
Southern California they are running 15 to 70 and back.
From the time they leave the dock or port, their clock is ticking.
Lots of factors on why they speed.
Inexperience is one, but the biggest one I believe is time.
Truckers for the most part are paid by the mile, some activity, and they are not paid very well.
If that truck is not moving they are not getting paid.
Now add in DOT hours of service limits, 11/14/70 plus an electronic log book to prevent cheating on your hours and driver's making that Cali run back and forth two times a week are under a great deal of pressure.
Don't forget the limited parking situation agravated by the mountain corridor.
@@MudlangenTangoyou summed up a 1/4 of the problems
@@DaHa-rv6hn the other 3/4th?
It's mostly inexperienced drivers who overheat brakes but it can also happen to a veteran driver also a lot of the new drivers don't have CB radios especially the ones that drive for mega carriers a CB radio should be mandatory it can save your life by simply knowing what's going on up ahead
Within a years' time? Come on now. We have a law in place we need our State Patrol to get out there and enforce strictly. These semis are extremely dangerous to everyone around them and to property as well. Speeding is usually I am in a hurry, well too bad leave earlier. Increase the penalties for these speeding truck drivers and three times you are out. Also, I saw a comment about many drivers are now from America and we can thank the governor for that. Maybe someone needs to sue the State for these accidents?
Remember the case a few years ago when a Cuban truck driver passed up two runaway truck ramps and slammed into a large group of cars while he had his eyes closed?
SPEED, INEXPERIENCE, AND EXHAUSTION IS USUALLY ALWAYS THE ISSUE.
90% of Truck rashes are because of 4 wheelers. How about the same law for 4 wheelers also.
I drive Glenwood Canyon often in my car, staying in the right lane going the car speed limit, 60 mph. Trucks are limited to 50 mph, but regularly pass me in the left lane. The problem is that there is no enforcement. It's too narrow for police to be on the side of the road. Speed cams are needed.
I-40 through the Great Smokey’s in Tennessee/ North Carolina is like that: Right Lane only and reduced speed…
No truck driver should be allowed in Glenwood, or really anywhere from Denver to Glenwood Springs without a special lifetime license endorsement that shows they have been trained to drive there. Airline pilots need special endorsements for certain difficult airports - same idea.
So if there is a car or another truck doing 20mph in the right lane it's going to be a long 147 miles
And God said let the mountains crumble to the Sea... 😮
A lot of truck drivers are not properly taught how to drive in the mountains. Too many drivers are too young and some are from other countries and don’t know the laws. In the winter, Glenwood Canyon doesn’t get the winter care that it should have. Always ..speed..
“Make highways safer” but add lane filtering for motorcycles and allow tons of vehicles to drive without plates
Highway deaths at near all time highs this year
How about making it law that trucks keep in right lanes, move over only to pass.
Let's keep in mind I-70 in 50 miles crosses over 3 of the highest passes in the US and that's a lot of vertical energy right there in a very short time frame. Anything close to breaking probably does in this challenging drive on top of the snow, ice and visibility issues that do pop up on the very pretty piece of American freeway. Be careful out there!
They are letting 18 year olds drive these trucks interstate , it used to be you had to be 21, maybe put the age limit back. Increase the pay, also a lot of companies make it mandatory that you stay over the road for at least 6 weeks before you get home time, fatigue is deadly. These same companies only give about 2wks before your allowed to drive solo, when I started 27 yrs ago you had to stay with a trainer for at least 6 to 8 weeks before you were allowed to run the truck solo. I’m retired now and glad I don’t have to drive next to untrained tired drivers.
That I70 through the mountains from Denver to Grand Juncture is a very dangerous highway. Especially in the Winter with ice and snow. Ive driven it several times from Denver to Grand Junction and vice versa. Like the news report says, SLOW DOWN AND ARRIVE SAFELY
when im going 70 in r lane why is semi truck passing me going 80 in l lane? im going to slow?
Enforcement is key, passing thru here often. Local drivers, XPO, FEDEX, extremely tight delivery windows make drivers speed. The left lane law needs to be applicable to all vehicles, not just trucks. Police aren't pulling enough people over, to include cars driving aggressively around trucks.
This state needs lane control through out! Trucks don’t belong in the number 1 lane!!!
Because most driver dont speak english or the electric says you have to go..thank you goverment
How many accidents make a ton?
I wish what Hunt Logistics is doing would catch on. They load a lot of long haul stuff on trains, not trucks. Trucks are only used at possibly the beginning and the end of the journey. This would be a lot safer for everyone, reduce wear and tear on the roadways, and save energy. This is called "Intermodal" by Hunt.
Put the FourWheelers in the Right Lane, Require English to get a CDL! Keeping Trucks out of left lane does nothing…..
They need 24/7 police enforcement there
CDL means nothing...
30 yrs in semis, not one wreck or incident.
It is the ability of drivers causing a crash.
Too many green horns and stupid people are driving trucks now, that is the issue.
The driver who didn't want to use his/her Jake brakes anyone who can't drive using Jake Brake should not be driving.
A CB radio should also be mandatory and be on at all times while driving it can save your life but a lot of new drivers especially the mega carriers don't have them or require the driver to have one
You want safer roads? Stop with the nonsense laws that make trucks slower and start enforcing the existing laws about comprehending English to obtain a CDL. Being a truck driver, I can tell you that revenue generation is the goal by DOT, not safety.
What do you expect when you put them behind the wheel with no training? And many of them aren't even from the country who know the laws. Whatever.....🤷♂️
The problem is the steering holder drivers so be called. Not understanding the traffic laws and thinking that the driving a small cars. Speeding is not the mayor factor is understanding U HAD TO RESUCE THE SPEED ON THE CURV AND EXITS AND HAVE SOMEONE THAT KNOWS AND EXPERIENCES TO TEACH AND EDUCATE THEM PROPERLY
Looks like the driver was in the right lane, the left lane, the shoulder, and possibly off the road,
Too many aggressive supertruckers. Also, more realistic delivery times with better compensation so the drivers don't have to race through their day. I'm very familiar with that stretch of I-70. Glad to be retired and living overseas now.
That big painted sign on the highway is apt to give motorcycles a little less grip in the wet. Seems like the left hand isn’t paying particular attention to right hand.
Truckers need to be more professional by being more proactive to safety and not reactive when things go wrong.
And what is the speed limit/
I was stuck west bound on the bridge for 8 hours after a pig hauler tipped at the bottom of the hill 😂😂
Note: At no time was an old school metal truck pictured. All aerodynamic, cheap plastic... AKA "TUPPERWARE TORPEDO" driven by a fully licensed but untrained person.
Main problem are these extra experience drivers still driving beyond retirement thinking they can do anything. After 70 you can't tell them nothing, actually 60. These old men making below 3000 a week or right at 3000 would drive them nuts. Whereas most normal people would be comfortable with those numbers. I bet these fools ain't never made a check 65.71 or 298.21 for a week.
The messages on here are mainly correct, it depends on your weight is the factor going down hill. A that would put the brakes on wrecks on I70 Colorado is institute a minimum of 10 years experience to drive on I70 and a few other routes in Colorado, i70 west of Denver, some curves you probably want to be 10 to 15 miles an hour slower than posted speed limit. The truck's right hand lane is a feel good law that is really not beneficial,if you are heavy you want to be in a gear your engine break will keep you at speed without use brakes, so if you're light that speed might be 20ty miles an hour faster. I have been on some of Colorados wickedest roads and you have to be cool on the stool,but Colorado is full of sykoo's in cars and pickup trucks. States need to drop-off troopers and ride along in a semi trucks, and some of those beanie baby legislators, but they are 100% to goodie tushies for that,and they are probably some of those sykoo's in car's.
I've been driving truck for 7 years now and never had a crash. Colorado, Utah, California are among the first states to drive in the first year. I learned to drive in Salt Lake City area. You're crazy to think that not driving mountains for ten years makes anyone better at driving mountains ten years later. It comes down to training and personal accountability. No one is supervising drivers and they have the freedom to make choices. Do they have integrity or self esteem? Something to think about.
Have had a truck behind me with hot brakes, scary situation if you can't make room when other drivers aren't watching behind them too!
Our biggest problem in trucking for years. Is the Obama repeal of english being spoken. Many of the problem drivers in my experience are fresh from south of the border and have no idea what they are doing.
Spencer should try keeping his right hand from conducting an orchestra.