A frightening realization

Raavak · #1 06-04-2018, 03:05 PM

Driving along the Interstate system a few weeks ago, dodging bad drivers. Came to realize that U-Haul and mobile home dealers hand the keys to these large vehicles to anyone with an automobile license and a credit card. No training required.

loramin · #2 06-04-2018, 03:12 PM

Give it 20 years and you won't need training, because ~~Google~~ Alphabet will be driving for you.

Raavak · #3 06-04-2018, 03:15 PM

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Give it 20 years and you won't need training, because ~~Google~~ Alphabet will be driving for you.

I'm looking forward to this. I know its been a rough start, but it will get there. 20 years is a lot of time when it comes to technology.

chadtwoke · #4 06-04-2018, 04:10 PM

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I'm looking forward to this. I know its been a rough start, but it will get there. 20 years is a lot of time when it comes to technology.

Looking forward to fapping to My Little Pony on your way to your shift at Taco Bell?

Tupakk · #5 06-04-2018, 05:01 PM

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Driving along the Interstate system a few weeks ago, dodging bad drivers. Came to realize that U-Haul and mobile home dealers hand the keys to these large vehicles to anyone with an automobile license and a credit card. No training required.

That is how they make money. 1 person crashes and the company makes hand over fist. Imagine how many crashes a day, week, year @ a couple thou a pop. Plus you are paying through the nose as a customer to use the damn thing. Its a pretty good racket.

SAY_That_TO_MY_Face · #6 06-04-2018, 05:09 PM

need a CDL to move a mobile home.... you talking about a camper?

mickmoranis · #7 06-04-2018, 06:52 PM

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Driving along the Interstate system a few weeks ago, dodging bad drivers. Came to realize that U-Haul and mobile home dealers hand the keys to these large vehicles to anyone with an automobile license and a credit card. No training required.

I had a rental truck literally run me off the road once on a free way. I thought it was bullshit that they give these things to anyone too.

I cant wait to get one and fill it up with trashcans full of nitroglycerin and remind this country how dangerous cars can be.

Jimjam · #8 06-04-2018, 06:56 PM

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I had a rental truck literally run me off the road once on a free way. I thought it was bullshit that they give these things to anyone too.

I cant wait to get one and fill it up with trashcans full of nitroglycerin and remind this country how dangerous cars can be.

The National Automobile Association is too powerful a lobby to be stopped.

Danth · #9 06-04-2018, 07:49 PM

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Driving along the Interstate system a few weeks ago, dodging bad drivers. Came to realize that U-Haul and mobile home dealers hand the keys to these large vehicles to anyone with an automobile license and a credit card. No training required.

Of course they had training...it's called driver's ed, plus years experience on the road. Those aren't particularly large vehicles. They're just trucks. The Ford F-600 flatbed I run here and there on occasion doesn't require a CDL either. Large trucks (25,000 pounds plus or therabout IIRC) or specialty vehicles like busses require a CDL.

That is as it should be in a free nation. Don't be too eager to over-regulate everything. In most cases such regulation is mere fools' gold anyhow, especially with respect to roads where most crashes are caused by other factors (driver distraction, adverse conditions, etc). Or look at the bright side, at least they get (some) training now. My old man didn't have to do anything more than start his car and drive it around the block. *His* dad merely had to fill out a form.

I'll trust a newbie in a U-Haul sooner than I'll trust some regular person in a regular car who's gabbing on the telephone. I don't trust either, though....best thing you can do on the road is maintain situation awareness and keep an eye on the traffic around you.

Danth

Patriam1066 · #10 06-04-2018, 08:38 PM

Are y'all mad about everything?

I normally troll but I'm serious this time. Accept Christ's love into your black hearts