Comments on: Study: Unfit Truckers A Deadly Road Hazard

Despite Years Of Government Warnings, Sick Big Rig Drivers Still Threaten Highway Travelers

[tootall10142]

SOURCE:THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON HEALTH, 16000 PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES DIE EVERY YEAR WAITING ON SOCIAL SECURITY TO DO THE PAPER WORK.4 OF EVERY TEN ARE TURNED DOWN JUST TO CREATE A TIME ELEMENT FOR THE SSA.COMPARE THIS TO THE LOSS OF LIVES IN THE WAR IN THESE PAST FIVE YEARS.IWAS OVER PAID 6500 DOLLARS ON MY INTIAL PATMENT FROM SSA.I OFFERED TO PAY IT BACK AT A MONTHLY RATE OF 100 DOLLARS DUE THE AMOUNT I RECIEVE.I WAS TURNED DOWN AND THE MONEY WAS WRITTEN OFF.THE REASON IS THAT THE TIME IT WOULD TAKE ME TO PAY IT BACK WOULD HAVE ME KEPT UNDER THE NATIONAL POVERTY LEVEL AND WOULD HAVE QUALIFIED ME FOR SATTELITE BENEFITS THAT WOULD BE MORE THAN THE ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL.ONLT IN AMERICA.

[displeased]

Well said pdhlondon. Although trucks cause some issues on the highway, most of the problems I encounter are caused by cars/suvs. There are many drivers out there who aren''t courteous, logical, and lack common sense in regards to safety. Too bad we can''t stick them on trains...

[payasyougo]

This story but one example of a "well" regulated industry.

When our government gets enough outrage on this topic they will put focus on it and will eventually make it safer with new regulations and more enforcement.

Meanwhile, something else will slide during the distraction...

[pdhlondon]

I''m sure that most of us have stories about negative interactions with truckers. We no doubt have as many stories about bad car, motorcycle and bicycle operators. I suspect however, that for every bad or unfit truck driver, there are 100''s of perfectly safe and courteous ones on the road.

This isn''t about getting rid of trucks and truckers. It''s about safety. No operator of any type of vehicle should have a license if they cannot rely on their physical or mental capacities. So yes, let''s crack down and get the unfit drivers off the road. All of them, in every type of vehicle.

Driving is not a right - - it is an earned and temporary privilege.

[displeased]

One question -- how are you going to get things from the farm, factory, etc. to the train and then from the train to the farm, factory, store, mall, etc. without trucks?
Posted by dutchlady104

Use trains for the long haul, trucks for the short haul.

[joe1022joe]

If you think things are bad now, just wait until large numbers of NAFTA Mexican truck drivers start operating all over the USA.

[carlylaine]

SLEEP APNEA is ceasation of breath while sleeping...so what''s the problem with waking up while sleeping "Wegrzyn knew he suffered from sleep apnea" well then all should be happy because he does wake up...

[whiskyrocker]

****ers cause more fatalities on the road than anybody. They cut people of,stay in the passing lane for as long as they want. There coksu*kers.

[greybeardvet]

I''m sympathetic to anyone with a disability and would fight for their rights to equal treatment in all spheres, but that does not mean allowing people to drive who are a threat to the public. This looks like another "engineered" failure of a federal responsibility. Can''t you hear Grover Norquist and his "starve the beast" pals laughing about this?

[daysrnumbrd]

if you just remember that it''''s a "cereal bowl" out there, it can actually be entertaining, if you have the right (weird) sense of humor.

Posted by nojoy01 at 12:35 AM : Jul 22, 2008
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Yep, I know where you''re going with that one...

...fruits, nuts, and flakes!

:-)