Truckers caution public to drive safe
By Kristelle Siarza
Special to The Tribune
June 12, 2006
Ruben Armendariz hopes the people who climb into the cab of his truck will see what he sees: a road full of drivers who don't seem all that concerned about self-preservation.
"I think it's just that people don't understand what it's like being in that truck, and what it means to share the road safely," said Armendariz, 56, who has logged more than 2 million miles without an accident.
Armendariz and four other drivers from Albuquerque shared tips last week as part of the Share the Road campaign, a national program to teach drivers to be safe around semi-trailers.
In a stop at Balloon Fiesta Park, they let car and pickup drivers jump into the cab of a semi to see the dangerous things cars do.
Ralph Garcia, 48, a trucker for ABF Freight Systems and an Albuquerque native, said car drivers might not understand that truckers don't see them.
