Rant and Observation - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

AZRyder · 10-05-2006, 10:31 AM

First, the Observation - Cagers are like zombies barely aware of their own existance. This observation can be validated by watching people at 5:30 in the morning driving up the freeway directly behind, or in either lane left or right behind a gravel truck that hasn't covered it's load letting the gravel and sand pour over them and making no attempt to pass or get out of the path. Then they complain when they're pegged by a rock claiming that it "just came out of the blue"..morons

Next, the Rant,

Arizona State Law says that you must have your load covered due to safety concerns, this especially refers to cement trucks, gravel trucks, sand trucks etc. To get around this rule, these wonderful pillars of the community have little tent like covers that barely cover the bed of the vehicle with no fasteners around the side allowing the crap to spew all over the highway as if 4 people were scooping up the sand and tossing it out at a very rapid rate. Put that together with some mouth breathing moron driving the truck at 15 miles above the speed level and you have some very real safety concerns. I've been caught in these sand storms more than once and I was mostly getting pegged before I even saw the trucks. Sure is nice getting big chips in your windshield, gravel hitting you at 70 mph+ in the knees, arms and exposed portions of your body. I couldn't even fall back without getting hit and traffic was just moving right along side him, making no attempt to pass or anything. I finally had to turn my high beams on (it was dark) to get the moron in front of me to speed up past 50 mph so I could get by and get out of the way. When I first moved up here, I had a rock the size of a large egg shoot right through my windshield due to these buttwads.

Don't these companies give a crap? What would happen if one of their loved ones died as a result of their negligance. You call the companies and all they do is say "sorry, we'll try harder next time".. Just want's to make you go destroy a few trucks to get them the hell off the road.