Dept. Highway

[zeefarmer]

I’ve been long hauling this winter through the central Plains states. In South Dakota at a few intersections there were signs in all directions that lit up and flashed when there was cross traffic coming. The intersections were like the 35 and 335 where traffic from E/W or N/S were stopping and the opposite direction was straight through. I think it would be a better solution than just alerting the direction of traffic that is stopping.

[the big wheel]

Thats what all this is about partners
He went through a stop siign that was marked better than most at highway speed with a fully loaded super bee
Seems pretty simple to me?

I m sure the honest and fair defence lawyers already have every scam there is to try get this loser off.

The victims families will want to see some punishment some more Than others, they all Know the verdict won't bring their loved ones back. So some of them will want more for their loss to mean an improvement to all drivers to all roads so others don't suffer as they have so that maybe these terrible losses will save someone else's life.

The driver was 1,000 percent wrong period stop sign you stop that's it. But why didn't he stop? Obviously from what was heard on many other cases there has been a situation where governments have been acting irresponsibly in insuring semi drivers are ready for the road. Perhaps they should be charged as well in my mind. Who thinks someone from some foreign country that doesn't know our laws our road signs hasn't driven a semi should get a license so easily without being qualified???? All of a sudden now governments realize you need a minimum number of hours? And what about the people testing, you can drive train for a 1000 hours if the person isn't honest about how many of the 1,000 hours you actually drive or doesn't know what they are doing what does rhat law mean?
In Alberta it was found people giving licenses were corrupt. Some people are going to need a lot more than those set hours to know how to drive.

How in the world did this driver get his licence? Driver license exams written and driven Should
Be much more difficult.

The reason the trees need to go is not for the semi driver because it is already shown he either didn't care, didn't know how short of distance his truck could stop, didn't know the signs the laws, etc etc. The trees need to go to give the innocent ones respecting the law a few more seconds chance to respond to
Someone that shouldn't be driving that is.
That is the point. It was shown the bus driver only had 1.5 or something like that seconds to react. If he had 5 seconds could he have swerved taken the ditch to miss the semi those people all
Could be alive. Imagine your family on the road don't you want a chance to save yourself from some loser at fault. Doesn't those lives and potentially your own mean more to you than a *** set of trees?

[farmaholic]

Well I guess stop signs aren't a universal shape. Where was this guy from? Some stop signs in the above image resemble our yeild signs but none the less....

[MBgrower]

Maybe need to install a couple fake cows on the shoulder?

[sumdumguy]

The reason the trees need to go is not for the semi driver because it is already shown he either didn't care, didn't know how short of distance his truck could stop, didn't know the signs the laws, etc etc. The trees need to go to give the innocent ones respecting the law a few more seconds chance to respond to
Someone that shouldn't be driving that is.
That is the point. It was shown the bus driver only had 1.5 or something like that seconds to react. If he had 5 seconds could he have swerved taken the ditch to miss the semi those people all
Could be alive. Imagine your family on the road don't you want a chance to save yourself from some loser at fault. Doesn't those lives and potentially your own mean more to you than a *** set of trees?[/QUOTE]


What a shame those trees on that particular stretch are still standing, but there are trees close to intersections on lots of highways- both here and the US. Whether it is practical to demolish all trees within 40 - 60- 80 meters of each corner I don’t know. In areas along the east coast of US, it is solid 100 foot high trees but fenced interstates minimize risk in populated ares. In Ireland, trees are right up to your mirrors in the countryside and very little visual field. Sheep and goats are running free, must be a lot of accidents because the speed limits are not reduced at all - mostly 100 klicks.

[Partners]

Daughter works at a law office.
Lawyers there say if this guys lawyer is Good..he can drag this case out for 3 to 5 yrs..
I think it's the judges fault..
In the old days when a person did not appear in court a warrant was issued...

[beaverdam]

Wish the media and other people would keep quiet about this intersection till the driver is done with court.
All this talk is giving the defense more info on how to deem the intersection as unsafe and that dip shit will get off..

I thought the same think when I heard of all the recommendations. That the accused will use this to lessen his conviction or get off completely. I'm also not so sure that the families of those on that bus, won't also use it for litigation against the Dept of Highways and the Province of Saskatchewan.


The other thing I'd like to bring up about this crash, is how the eye of attention has turned so sharply to judge the qualifications of farmer operated semis and how little attention has been brought to immigrate drivers or new Canadian drivers and how they were instructed, trained and tested for their 1A, in what ever country they are coming from. It's most likely, that the amount of instruction and the quality of a driving test very greatly among the different countries, in which migrates come to Canada. It sounds like there might be a handful of countries have a higher standard than Canada, but I'm sure there are many countries that have a lower standard. Besides the fact of environmental conditions could/are greatly different in Canada, than most other countries where foreign drivers arrive from.

[bucket]

I thought the same think when I heard of all the recommendations. That the accused will use this to lessen his conviction or get off completely. I'm also not so sure that the families of those on that bus, won't also use it for litigation against the Dept of Highways and the Province of Saskatchewan.


The other thing I'd like to bring up about this crash, is how the eye of attention has turned so sharply to judge the qualifications of farmer operated semis and how little attention has been brought to immigrate drivers or new Canadian drivers and how they were instructed, trained and tested for their 1A, in what ever country they are coming from. It's most likely, that the amount of instruction and the quality of a driving test very greatly among the different countries, in which migrates come to Canada. It sounds like there might be a handful of countries have a higher standard than Canada, but I'm sure there are many countries that have a lower standard. Besides the fact of environmental conditions could/are greatly different in Canada, than most other countries where foreign drivers arrive from.

Interesting points ....I have a 1A but don't drive enough to call myself a commercial driver nor do I want to be one....

I find myself being more careful because I don't drive everyday....

I look to make the shortest haul possible and plan accordingly....

I was called a fairweather farmer by marketing reps because I don't haul in shit weather....been there and scared the hell out of me....

[beaverdam]

"I was called a fairweather farmer by marketing reps because I don't haul in shit weather....been there and scared the hell out of me.... "

bucket, I'm not that much different than you, don't haul in strong wind(empty trailer concerns), don't haul in rain or snow storms, don't haul when it's colder than -15C. Had to use the trailer brake once, in the rain, when traveling down a wet/slick gravel road to straighten the rig, my training helped keep me on the road, but you better believe the hair was standing up alright.