No Brainer Quiz

1) If you are going two miles away and the speed limit is 60 m.p.h., how long will it take you to get there?
2) If you are going two miles away and you have no patience for speed limits, so you drive 100 m.p.h., how long will it take you?
3) Bumper to bumper, or stop and go traffic on Chicago highways is caused by slow drivers ahead...... ......... true or false.
4) People who slow down when passing an entrance ramp are stupid..........true or false.
5) There's nothing worse than a slow car in the left lane.........true or false.
6) Driving slower reduces stress.........true or false.
7) Encouraging others to merge in front of you, by leaving plenty of stopping distance reduces stress....... true or false.
8) Keeping a safe following distance will prevent traffic jams........true or false.
9) Every time someone cuts in front of me, it puts me farther behind..........true or false.

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Answers to No Brainer Quiz

1) Two minutes.
2) One minute and twenty seconds, if you don't get caught at any red lights, or get a ticket, or have an accident (which really takes a long time).
3) False. Traffic jams are almost always caused by people who merge at the last second. And tailgaters who don't let anyone get in front of them. If everyone would just leave a safe following distance, enough room to allow each other to merge, traffic would never stop.
4) False. People who don't slow down are.
5) False. The pissed off tailgater behind him is much more dangerous.
6) True. When you do the math, the few seconds you would have saved aren't worth the aggravation.
7) True. Relax. Enjoy the ride.
8) True. The most important thing to do during times of heavy traffic, is to leave enough room for others to merge. And when you merge, don't wait until the last second.
9) False. People are cutting in and out of your lane for miles ahead of you, that's just the flow of traffic, when you look at the big picture.

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Trucking Industry Overview

$50,000 + Top of career;

race car hauler, household movers, union LTL's, owner operators, some over the road companies, some local freight haulers.

$30-45,000 Near top;

local and over the road freight haulers, asphalt and gravel haulers, intermodal, food service companies, route sales (soda,bread, chips, etc).

$25,000 and under Stepping stones;

taxi, pizza delivery, messenger services, towing, etc.

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Definitions

Bear bait - A speeding or reckless driver who may attract a police car (instead of you).
Bottleneck- a traffic jam cased by people who merge at the last second. Usually where two lanes
merge into one.&nbsp
Button hole - A right turn that swings left before the turn.( Not recomended).
Common courtesy - Always allowing others to merge in front of you.
Forehead - The part of your truck that hits a viaduct.
Gravel pit etiquette - Going slow through construction zones. Never blocking any driveway or intersection. And always letting someone go who is trying to exit a difficult place.And just being courteous to others.
Lane dodger - Someone who is constantly changing lanes.
The No Zone - The blind area around a truck. If you can't see the driver in his mirror, then he can't see you.
Progressive shifting - Each gear you shift up to, is held a little longer than the last gear. This really helps fuel mileage and wear and tear.
Self appointed speed regulator - A slow car in the hammer lane.
Truck drivers ticket - Spit on a car.


c2000 Ken Skaggs