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Vic Smith

On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:48:25 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:18:42 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

We allow disabled people who can't get a regular drivers license to drive
big rigs....

If you need eyeglasses to drive you can't get a regular license. Is
that what you mean?

Google up truck chicago chinatown 2 killed.
A bunch were injured too. This guy was obviously disabled.
Even forgot to pick up his load. Off his meds or on the wrong ones or
something.
I know a trucker who collapsed on the road, was luckily able to pull
over, had a quadruple bypass to fix the heart condition that made him
collapse, qualified for total disability, but went back to driving.
They don't monitor truckers like air crew, and the regs/enforcement
are laughable.

--Vic