Pocono PA- I80 Tractor-trailer driver faces charges in 8-car pileup


This is one bad stretch of road. There are way too many accidents here in both directions. I hate to say this but they need to step up enforcement of speeding and following too closely. This is especially true going east, you come off the long steep grade and traffic is backed up and here goes another pile up. If I can i get off for 33 and head down to 78, it might be a bit longer but who cares.
 
Ouch. Reminds of that scale right at the bottom of a down grade. Perfect place, write everyone up for hot brakes.

Fancy Gap is bad for bears pulling this stunt, fourth year I got wrote up for a "Melting brake pad." Oh well at least they got adjusted trying to stop on the shoulder.

But heres our problem here, who wants to be that road wasn't made to accommodate heavy trucks?
 
Leesent Stapleton, 66, will be charged for failing to drive at a safe speed, which caused him to lose control of his truck as he approached stopped traffic in a construction zone, according to state police at Swiftwater. The charges are pending the results of a vehicle safety inspection.


There are sometimes, indicators offered to WE THE DRIVERS which clearly SIGNAL our need to be OFF THE ROADS in Class 8 vehicles.
EVERY DRIVER receives at some point such clear signal/directive. Sadly for some drivers, their SIGNAL also initiated their DEATH or the DEATH(S) of other People.
Leesent Stapleton was obviously given such SIGNAL and should do well to heed the warning.

--just MY OPINION and not reflective of any OPINION of anyone here at TB--
 
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