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Sunday Rant Follow Up | AARP | #162

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The AARP wants Pedestrian Automated Emergency Braking on trucks in the future because of “vulnerable road users”.  What  a load of garbage that is.  This AEB that they already have doesn’t even work half the time.  I think the current system should be banned and I encourage all drivers to disable the system because it is unsafe.    How many old people are being run down by semis?  No one seems to know but I believe it is not very many.  Do we spend billions to keep a few safe?  The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.

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Why you should never lie on your DOT physical form | #143

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I was recently reading about a driver that had an accident which was called a medical emergency.  They don’t go into what that emergency was but the truck driver crashed his semi into a house killing one person and injuring others.  Normally this would  be an accident but they looked into it and said the driver had falsified his medical form.  That is a problem my friends.  He is now facing 15 counts including manslaughter and falsifying a federal form.  If convicted he could spend the rest of his life in prison. That is not good and that is not worth it.  An innocent person lost their life and you may lost the rest of your freedom.  Don’t do it.  Fill out the form truthfully.

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Trucking Answers | FMCSA Women of Trucking Panel of mostly non-drivers | A Reason we are not on Mars | #115

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In this Emilia Earhart special I discuss the FMCSA Women of Trucking panel that consists mainly of women who don’t drive.  This panel will advise the FMCSA about how to get and keep women in trucking.  Brilliant.  Of course there is a member from the FMCSA, naturally.  I talk about the car I have had the longest.  How long do you keep a car?  The weather on Mars and a reason we do not live on Mars.

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