re: What can be done to curtail this 18 wheeler problem?

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Need a law saying that big rigs may only travel in the right lane on I-12. 

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Way to much congestion in that area for that to work, would have just one huge convoy of trucks. Wouldn't prevent cars from causing incidents, would actually would lower a trucks visibility to avoid accidents

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Yeah there are some rebel truckers out there, but not like the old days. The trucking industry is the most regulated industry, and due to these companies dealing with lawsuits, they put a lot of pressure on drivers regarding safety. Speed limiters, GPS tracking, and cameras.
Not to mention these guys have families they are trying to raise, and know an at fault accident will basically kill there earning power. (Not that they make much to begin with)

Meanwhile the passenger car is doing a list of things other than trying to be safe and respect the dangers of what they are doing

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There are multiple problems at work here. 18 Wheelers should NOT be allowed to travel on the interstate anymore. It is our fault for the way we have built and developed interstates. They are no longer used for travel for great distances as they have become "local transportation routes" as well. The rising levels of local traffic that now use the interstate have made the bulky and vision obscuring 18 Wheeler a deadly dinosaur on the roads. They invariably use their mass to pass at the wrong times and clog the passing lane, drivers become irate and act stupidly in a bid to get away from them, and the idiots that drive both 18 wheeler and car combine to be toxic. There should be a special "Transportation only" interstate corridor that is used to move goods.That- or bring back the trains. We are using a system meant for long distance travel as a daily route from one exit to the next. It is a problem of poor planning and and not anticipating the future of travel.

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You want them to fund the interstate maintenance, but they can't use it. You are a fool

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You have offered no solution and think there is no problem. You seem to be the fool.

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You have offered no solution and think there is no problem

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your reading comprehension sucks on top of being a fool

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let's just say frick you to each other and move on.

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nah, but have a merry Christmas and try and make logical sense when expressing ideas

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Obviously fire Les for losing control of interstate trucking.

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These wrecks are not happening with Les' people, these rogue drivers were brought in during Saban's tenure.

Les is wrecking with Saban's recruits.

And even dumber people can get a license to drive a car. You make a good point about the Mexicans though. They must have diplomatic immunity because they drive like shite

You aren't gonna catch many farm truck drivers with a CDL. Hell, I've driven a log truck about 30 miles before.

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You have offered no solution and think there is no problem. You seem to be the fool.

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well the problem is typically the "4-wheel" drivers, as he said. requiring driving tests more often and creating very harsh penalties for driving without a license or driving recklessly (including seizing of a license) is how you attack the problem.

if we assume your point is true about "4-wheel" drivers using the interstate more for its non-intended purpose, then we point the finger at them. if we assume (and i don't think many are arguing this point) that "4-wheel" drivers are the reckless ones far more often than not, then we point the finger at them.

the logical step is to make the interstate harder for them to use; not the 18-wheelers

One problem is that both the size and weight of trailers has been increased in an effort to have trucks compete with railroads - and those heavy trucks tear up the highways and are dangerous.