Queen Prawn Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Nasty crash on I-55 by Joliet. NBC5.com link The pictures of this wreck are horrific... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pale Hose Jon Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Wow you have to feel for the families of the disceased Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 On the way home last night right before 83 on 55 south there was a car that had lost control and went head on into a poll off the right side of the road... how they didn't take along a few cars with them I can't understand - there were skid marks all the way from the left lane. And then this morning at the corner of Indian Boundry and County Line Road some moron appeared to have missed the turn and drove into the ditch. He was ok.. standing out there on his cell phone looking like an idiot. It just amazes me the wrecklessness (is that a word..?) of some people.. I hope the others are OK. It'll be interesting to see what led to this. People in cars just don't understand that a TT going 60 mph is a lethal weapon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted April 1, 2004 Author Share Posted April 1, 2004 I hope the others are OK. It'll be interesting to see what led to this. People in cars just don't understand that a TT going 60 mph is a lethal weapon. I hear ya. I see people cutting them off daily on the Tri-State. There were several times that I was certain the truck wasn't going to stop, but they did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AssHatSoxFan Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 i know sometimes i can drive badly but I know not to mess with trucks but they somehow always seem to cut me off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 I used to drive a semi and believe me, you guys are not the norm! Most people waiting to pull out will literally do a double take and try to jump out in front of the truck. They don't want to be behind a big truck. I had one guy one time when there was snow on the ground roll up to the road I was on, look at me, realized I was a truck and then pulled out in front of me. He slid on the snow right acroos the road and into he ditch. I blew by and honked my air horn. That was fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 There's another worse accident in Pennsyvania (I think). 65 car pile up. 24 injured. This was all due to the fog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Oops. It was I-15 in California. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 i know sometimes i can drive badly but I know not to mess with trucks but they somehow always seem to cut me off Not to defend, cause some truckers are assholes.. but sometimes they just can't help it. If someone slams on the brakes in front of them.. or they see something stopped ahead - remember they are 8 feet higher off the ground than you and can see a mile ahead - they have no choice but to take the best route to avoid an accident. Sometimes cutting you off is the better choice versus slamming into the car in front of him.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 I used to drive a semi and believe me, you guys are not the norm! Most people waiting to pull out will literally do a double take and try to jump out in front of the truck. They don't want to be behind a big truck. I had one guy one time when there was snow on the ground roll up to the road I was on, look at me, realized I was a truck and then pulled out in front of me. He slid on the snow right acroos the road and into he ditch. I blew by and honked my air horn. That was fun! My dad and Jim's son both drive for Bekins - and considering the area of this accident am increasingly concerned that I can't get ahold of them.... I've heard more horror stories than I care to remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AssHatSoxFan Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Not to defend, cause some truckers are assholes.. but sometimes they just can't help it. If someone slams on the brakes in front of them.. or they see something stopped ahead - remember they are 8 feet higher off the ground than you and can see a mile ahead - they have no choice but to take the best route to avoid an accident. Sometimes cutting you off is the better choice versus slamming into the car in front of him.... yeah i know i was just commenting how they always end up in front of me somehow just as I was trying to speed up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 My dad and Jim's son both drive for Bekins - and considering the area of this accident am increasingly concerned that I can't get ahold of them.... I've heard more horror stories than I care to remember. Keep me updated. I'm saying a prayer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Keep me updated. I'm saying a prayer. Thanks eye.. My dad works from the Joliet facility off route 30, and Jim's son in Bollingbrook.. both travel the area frequently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Everyone accounted for... whew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Everyone accounted for... whew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Thanks eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted April 1, 2004 Author Share Posted April 1, 2004 Let me re-iterate that ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Let me re-iterate that ! Thank you, too. My dad said he did not see it but one of the other guys was about a half mile back and said while he couldn't see exactly what happened, that he heard the sound of the metal crushing and the truck hitting the ground. A half mile back... He got by it, but I guess they closed 55 down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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