Wrong! I was hit by an 18-wheeler double gasoline tanker driven by a 21 year old Black kid. (He changed lanes for no reason, sideswiped me and knocked me off the road. My car was totalled and daughter and I injured.) He never even stopped, and left the scene. Following the accident I did a great deal of research on exactly who is driving the rolling bombs on our highways, and discovered there is such a shortage of big rig drivers, that the industry has a concerted effort to recruit ANYBODY that can climb into a truck. They are especially hoping to hire more women and minorities. Many of the schools that supposedly train big rig drivers are just diploma mills, and grant certificates to anyone who pays a hefty fee...just like buying a green card is for Illegals. Thousands of trucks on our highways are being driven by incompetent drivers. Be VERY careful around big rigs!
And to add insult to injury, the insurance company of the outfit whose truck hit me, is still fighting me, even though their driver disappeared as of the day of the accident. I wish I had the thousands they've spent on lawyers fighting me.
I am with you there. We have driven cross country seven times and those big rig drivers are crazy. They are usually driving around 90mph and tailgate each other and passenger cars without compunction. Tell me that a huge vehicle like that can come to a stop when it is traveling that fast and is so close to the other vehicle. No way. I give them a wide berth.