My view is
I am the expert when it comes to driving
I'm a retired Over the Road Heavy Haul trucker
in the last thirty years I've driven three MILLION miles with no accidents, no tickets, no damage of any kind.
eighteen wheeler you say?
I LAUGH at your eighteen wheeler
I had thirteen AXELS.
If it has wheels I've likely driven it
i had to load a lot of my own stuff.
I've even driven many tracked equipement.
Bull dozers for example.
AND...I'm a biker
So don't tell ME..this study says this or that
I've seen it...personally
the most dangerous driver on the road (other than cops) is millie minivan mom
if they'd PAY ATTENTION to what they were doing...we'd have 90% LESS wrecks
that's right 90% (or more) of ALL accidents are driver error.
you would not BELIEVE what i've seen you morons do while you should be watching the road.
everything from oral sex to putting on makeup.
so don't tell ME what I should or should not drive.
You can't just dismiss studies because of personal experience and some anecdotes.
IF a crash happens, SUVs are more harmful to involved pedestrians. The driver skills are a completely different topic. You can call a fact bullshit all you want - it only shows your ignorance if you don't provide counter arguments. Please, point me to a study proving SUVs to be superior in terms of security for pedestrians.
You yourself are behaving like the special snowflake who thinks he knows it all and deserves special ccredibility because of driving skills and experience. But besides pointing out that this is not the biggest issue when it comes to accidents (I agree) you provided no real arguments against my case. I conclude you did neither understand my original topic, nor my appeal. The reason could be my language barrier, so I'll try to clarify:
You are certainly right that many people behave awfully on the road, but the woman in that particular accident was not at fault. The point is: you don't have to make a mistake to endanger others more than neccessarily. This was all I was trying to point out!
I'll rephrase my argument again:
If you drive a big ass vehicle just to do your daily chores in a crowded area like a city, you endanger others more than needed - this is unreasonable and egoistic.
My appeal was: please consider using a proper vehicle for your daily chores.
Have you ever seen someone buy a truck solely to run local errands and to get coffee at Starbucks?
I don't even understand why you would be against my point, as bikers are also more at risk thanks to big ass SUVs getting more and more market share.
I'm up for a real discussion, if you bring up real arguments. I only pointed out some factual flaws in SUVs and asked to be more reasonable. You can do whatever you like, but I have the same freedom to express my opinion.
oh hell yeah i can
I was there.
been there done that.
limpdick geeks sitting behind desks
are clueless about the real world.
You said youve never had an accident yourself. So how were you there?
Limpdick geekdrivers sitting in their trucks are clueless about crash test dummy world.
crash dummies are just that.
dummies.
I worked and lived in the real world
driving a truck
for thirty years.
how old are you son?
the trick to not getting hurt in an accident is
(duh)
don't have an accident.
the trick to not having an accident is
(duh)
PAY ATTENTION
to what you are doing.
(duh)
Great advice. We should preach that to the 6 year old dead child.
little dumb child,
(duh)
your own fault you are dead now.
(duh)
Why didnt you pay more attention?
Problem solved. #StupidChildrenAreNotMyProblem
play stupid games.
win stupid prizes
kid would have been dead
if a motorcycle had hit him.