Posted by Billy NY on January 09, 2009 at 06:54:46 from (74.67.3.238):
In Reply to: Agree or disagree posted by old on January 08, 2009 at 19:08:24:
I think people need to be highly aware of these things, but to have the government involved with it, any further than say the written test, don't think there is any need for it due to the likely in-effective results. A person should know these things, I agree by all means there, just common sense to taking care of your vehicle, and is why we have vehicle inspections. Personally I take pride in maintenance, I don't like seeing things abused, not taken care of, it's really nice when others see that in you as well, cars, equipment alike, the farmer/neighbor by me can call me any time for help and I can go to his yard and run about anything he has, well except planter and or combine, he's got nothing to worry about, but not everyone is like that, just the way people are different.
Flat tire repair on the side of the road can be a real dangerous thing to attempt, as I am sure many of us have seen someone put themselves at high risk at some point while driving over the years, years back I almost rear ended a guy on a real dangerous parkway, NYS taconic parkway, narrow, winding 2 laner, blind curve, guy stops in a driving lane, within a blind curve, 55 mph zone, when he should have rode it on the rim to a safe area that was just up the road a bit, and gotten the vehicle out of the danger zone, typical dumb@ss idiotic decision that narrowly avoided turning into a big pile up, you had to have been there when the group of traffic I was in had to slow down and avoid hitting this jerk. This parkway at the lower end towards NYC is a real dangerous road to travel, they spent a lot of money to re-align it in a few places, but it's still very dangerous and is why the NYSP and local police set up radar all the time, to keep the speeders in check, just not the kind of road to take any chances on, but people still have their own ideas, do it anyway, and put others at risk, same ones don't know enough to check fluids, lights or condition of their vehicle unless an inspector does it 1x per year.
I'm not sure, but if what you are getting at is alluding to getting idiots like this off the road or educated, will probably never happen. Just human nature, some people are natural born idiots... heck I'm one of em !!! :) Well maybe just when it comes to driving it's mostly personality, everyone is different. I used to see it everyday when I drove a truck full time, and or traveled back and forth in and around NYC for close to 15 years. Even when running heavy equipment, something about people and vehicles, machinery etc., some are a natural at it, others can be afraid of their own shadow, can't figure it out, can't make a decision, just don't have a clue. If you have ever driven truck (I know you have Rich), run equipment, with a bunch of others, there are always those that just don't get it, period. They always stand out, we saw it on Ice Road truckers, the driver Rick who at the end almost took a 4x4 to the head by the trucking outfit owner who got real fed up with him. I've seen dozens just like him, how do you regulate or change an idiot like that ? Example; the episode where the red fuel tank they were hauling started to leak, well duuuuhhhhh, idiot child Rick gets on the forklift batters the tank around in subzero temps, steel is brittle and cracked, maybe the producers of the show needed this for an episode, but he caused it, there is no doubt, have seen his type many many times before, and this is exactly the type of personality/mentality that is the biggest problem on the roads today. These people need the training the most, (Rick also needed a serious attitude adjustment as well). Some of it is just personality, some people are so non aggressive, passive, they get in their own way. You know how some people can fix, repair and take care of anything around the home, when others just don't have a clue and just hire out? Don't make em a bad person or any better or worse than the next guy, just the way it is, getting that person to learn these things, they have to want to learn first, realize the importance, and take it from there, so regulations may just be another bundle of red tape to despise for someone who does not know any better.
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