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naloboy · 02-10-2008, 09:20 PM

So recently here in the Northwest they put that law into effect and I absolutely LOVE it ! I drive a semi for a living and I canʻt tell you how many times Iʻve almost run over a car because the person inside is on their cell phone attached to their left ear and didnʻt see me.

They also enacted a "safety zone" law here that make it a offense if you change lanes in front of a semi too soon. You have to leave so many feet between your rear bumper and the front of the semi.

It may not seem like a big deal but you ever try to stop a 105,000 lb vehicle, moving at 50 mph, with stopping space the length of a Kia ? Somebodyʻs getting a ride to the hospital and it isnʻt going to be me.

02-10-2008, 09:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
naloboy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Washington State originally from Hawaii Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I LOVE this law So recently here in the Northwest they put that law into effect and I absolutely LOVE it ! I drive a semi for a living and I canʻt tell you how many times Iʻve almost run over a car because the person inside is on their cell phone attached to their left ear and didnʻt see me. They also enacted a "safety zone" law here that make it a offense if you change lanes in front of a semi too soon. You have to leave so many feet between your rear bumper and the front of the semi. It may not seem like a big deal but you ever try to stop a 105,000 lb vehicle, moving at 50 mph, with stopping space the length of a Kia ? Somebodyʻs getting a ride to the hospital and it isnʻt going to be me.