Wednesday, February 19, 2025
ESSAY - TEACHING TRUCK DRIVERS
BY DONOVAN BALDWIN
I used to teach truck drivers.
Among my students were people from all walks of life: housewives, college graduates, students of philosophy, managers, cops, rodeo riders, fitness instructors, and, overall, damned fine people.
We spent weeks training them to drive safely, yet, one of their most common remarks was, "People drive crazy!!! Don't they (the people in cars) realize they're putting everybody at risk?" and, the biggies, "I USED to drive like that, but now I know better." and "NOW I understand why you guys (have) to do that..."
Want to see some scary driving? Become a truck driver where you can drive thousands of miles across the country, with an excellent view of four-wheelers (car drivers), apparently trying to kill themselves and ignoring the danger they pose to people around them.
Want to see some scary driving? Become a truck driver where you can drive thousands of miles across the country, with an excellent view of four-wheelers (car drivers), apparently trying to kill themselves and ignoring the danger they pose to people around them.
Not you, you say?
Reminder; one of the most common comments was along the line of, "Oh my God, that's the way I drive!"
Or, as a student named Bob, put it, after being cut off by a four-wheeler and having to slam on brakes to save the other driver's life, "I never realized how many truck drivers I've given heart attacks.'
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# posted by Donovan Baldwin @ 10:38 AM 
