That was a tough Gif to watch Jon and hear you about road conditions changing over times of storms. Adding that to the last week of school bus crashes with trucks...hard to take lightly.

Great words Frank! I've had great respect for truck drivers since I was a kid and more so after getting a drivers license...until the last 8-10 years. I've encountered several that I considered saved my life and a few as great friends (A Dart driver, Al in particular) when I was Receiving Clerk for a Sears A store as a young buck.

Coming home for Christmas from college going through San Berdu in my TR3 we hit a horrendous fog bank like I've never encountered before or since. There was a set of doubles about 300 yards in front and when I saw him tap his breaks 3 times and and heard him downshift multiple times, then hit the brakes hard I knew it was bad, all in the matter of maybe 30-45 seconds. I tucked in behind just close enough to see his lights and paced him as best I could...I'm talking about ~10' of visibility and crawling along at maybe 15-20mph, down hill. A few cars whizzed by in the faster lanes, sure enough with spins and guardrail crashes. I stayed put for maybe 20 miles (too focused to remember) and when we came out, there was a truck stop where we both pulled over for a white knuckle break and I bought him a cup and thanked him profusely.

Truckers flashing their lights for you that you were clear and waving you around when the coast is clear and driving steady speeds (as they can) and my favorite as a kid giving you the air horn when ask from the back window of the car. Their Safety, courtesy, respect and most of all conscious clarity, gave me respect and admiration for them for most of my life.

In the last 8-10 I've notice the courtesy, waning or Gone and recklessness increase; pulling out in front of people on fast moving roads, blocking LR views at intersections when you were their first...etc. [I actually uncurled out of my SC400 on one guy because all I could see was his lug nuts and read him the riot act because I had encountered him b4 doing the same thing...should have reported him. A local Quarry transport guy, usually with doubles.] I wonder some times if its not as much from lack of training but fed up with those distracted drivers, Digital Drivers (Gas On/Gas off), the fraidy cats, and those that brake for trees...Oh Martha look at that tree, braking while having 6-10 cars behind doing 10 under the limit. I know they wear on me sometimes for sure. They say here in California, Driving is a Privilege...perhaps they should monitor that better.