Driver Stabbed!

Here's a link to a story of a driver in Oregon getting stabbed by a whacko.

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Oregon-police-Trucker-stabbed-by-car-driver-272666211.html

Are you just trying to get a rise out of people by posting stuff like this? You offered no word of support for the injured truck driver.

You never know when someone will strike out from road rage. I've seen my share of weird things as a car driver from truckers, from other drivers. from my own passengers. I was a passenger in a bus when the truck next to me had both tires blow out at once. I've seen crazy car drivers harrassing truck drivers, repeatedly getting in front and then braking repeatedly forcing them dangerously below the expressway speed limit. My friend's dad, was driving when I was a teenager, and he decided that a trucker had intentionally cut him off, and he went 12 miles out of his way to flip the bird at the driver.

Are you just trying to get a rise out of people by posting stuff like this? You offered no word of support for the injured truck driver.

You never know when someone will strike out from road rage. I've seen my share of weird things as a car driver from truckers, from other drivers. from my own passengers. I was a passenger in a bus when the truck next to me had both tires blow out at once. I've seen crazy car drivers harrassing truck drivers, repeatedly getting in front and then braking repeatedly forcing them dangerously below the expressway speed limit. My friend's dad, was driving when I was a teenager, and he decided that a trucker had intentionally cut him off, and he went 12 miles out of his way to flip the bird at the driver.

Take it easy dude.. he just posted a link.

Yea I gotta agree with driver, like the hear what goes on in the trucking world. Makes me rethink safety and me my life safer.

Really no need to get defensive about the leak.

I always carry a small knife, and I will be doing that when I'm in a truck.

I only posted because the story illustrates one of the 'dangers' of the profession: that some person could go crazy at any given moment.

Of course I feel for the driver. Why would I be studying for a career in trucking if I didn't? And, as I read the story, I didn't see this as a road rage thing, just some random act. (The same thing can happen to me at my retail job as well, especially when I deny an alcohol sale to a drunk person.)

Be alert. That's my advice.

I only posted because the story illustrates one of the 'dangers' of the profession: that some person could go crazy at any given moment.

Of course I feel for the driver. Why would I be studying for a career in trucking if I didn't? And, as I read the story, I didn't see this as a road rage thing, just some random act. (The same thing can happen to me at my retail job as well, especially when I deny an alcohol sale to a drunk person.)

Be alert. That's my advice.

Don't feel bad Barry J. Don't be a victim of Forum Rage! Lol.. I sure hope the guy is alright, I live less than a hour from Ontario so you can imagine my shock in hearing something like this. These things are very rare around those neck of the woods.

Don't feel bad Barry J. Don't be a victim of Forum Rage! Lol.. I sure hope the guy is alright, I live less than a hour from Ontario so you can imagine my shock in hearing something like this. These things are very rare around those neck of the woods.

I think that was my shock as well. The NW is usually pretty well behaved.