Tractor Trailer driver doesn't notice he's dragging a car along. car passenger ok.

[love_katz]

15. I spent over 23 years driving school busses.

I a,so worked as a driver trainer for over 21 years, and I was a Third-party examiner for my state. I would be tempted to say that if the driver couldn't see the car in their right side mirrors or their cross-over mirror, then their mirrors weren't properly adjusted. I also paid close attention whenever I was on the passenger side of a truck to be sure and stay out of their blind spot. Unfortunately, I all too frequently observed tunnel vision on the part of the driver. I am well aware that heavy commercial vehicles can't stop on a dime and use extreme caution around them. As far as noise in the vehicle goes, try driving a school bus with 84 screaming kids sitting behind you. When there is a lot of noise inside the vehicle, the driver needs to use their eyes more, including mirror checks. My employers would never have accepted the excuse that noise in the vehicle caused me to fail to notice that I was dragging a car along with my bus. With that said, I am painfully aware of how many stupid moves that the general motoring public makes. If I had a quarter for every time someone put my bus at risk for a collision, I could have afforded to retire a lot sooner than I did. Respectfully, and happily retired, love_katz.