50 Cent Hospitalized After Being Hit by Semi: Does Driving Around Big Rigs Make You Nervous?
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2012/06/26 19:00:00
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Rapper 50 Cent (né Curtis Jackson) was hospitalized on Tuesday after being involved in a car accident. According to his official website, Jackson's bullet-proof Chevy Suburban was rear-ended by a Mack Truck driven by a 61-year-old man. Lindsay Lohan also collided with a semi a few weeks ago, but that was her fault. There was nothing 50 Cent could do about this one.
Jackson's SUV nearly flipped over on impact, but fortunately he and his driver escaped with minor injuries. The man responsible for the accident claims the load in his truck shifted and caused him to lose control of the vehicle, just as traffic suddenly slowed ahead of him. 50 Cent was placed on a stretcher and transported to a Queens hospital, where he was treated for back and neck injuries.
Jackson's SUV nearly flipped over on impact, but fortunately he and his driver escaped with minor injuries. The man responsible for the accident claims the load in his truck shifted and caused him to lose control of the vehicle, just as traffic suddenly slowed ahead of him. 50 Cent was placed on a stretcher and transported to a Queens hospital, where he was treated for back and neck injuries.
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toosweet 2012/06/26 19:58:52No
+18I drive a "big rig" semi for a living,some people have no respect for our size and the amount of weight we are hauling,there should be no need for people to be nervous as long as you remember we can not always see you and we need allot more room to stop than you.So don't hang out along side us and do not cut in front of us and you will be fine..usually.
Also a semi went through a red light and almost hit me when I was learning to drive.
worst nightmare
wonders. I'm talking about these kids who attend one of these many fly-by-night trucker's
schools for 90 days right after they graduate from high school, and then hire on with a
trucking company that sends them out in public in solo. I.e. without the guidence of a
seasoned trucker for several months until the new driver gains both compedence and
confidence at the helm of these big rigs which are cumberson and can weigh 40 tons or
even more in the case of some permit loads. Uncle Sam says that commercial drivers
must be at least 21 to drive for hire outside of their home state, and many insurance
underwriters won't allow trucking companies to send their drivers across state lines in an
18 wheelers before they turn 25. And ditto for intercity passenger bus service (think
Greyhound here folks), charter buses, public transit, and other similar passenger busses.
Some underwriters won't allow companies to hire anyone for even intrastate driving until
the applicant has celebrated their 21st birthday. However, this hardly rectifies the issue
of independant truckers,especially "outlaw trucking" or scullduggorous trucking firms.
Unfortunately, we'll always have both and they won't go away for a...
wonders. I'm talking about these kids who attend one of these many fly-by-night trucker's
schools for 90 days right after they graduate from high school, and then hire on with a
trucking company that sends them out in public in solo. I.e. without the guidence of a
seasoned trucker for several months until the new driver gains both compedence and
confidence at the helm of these big rigs which are cumberson and can weigh 40 tons or
even more in the case of some permit loads. Uncle Sam says that commercial drivers
must be at least 21 to drive for hire outside of their home state, and many insurance
underwriters won't allow trucking companies to send their drivers across state lines in an
18 wheelers before they turn 25. And ditto for intercity passenger bus service (think
Greyhound here folks), charter buses, public transit, and other similar passenger busses.
Some underwriters won't allow companies to hire anyone for even intrastate driving until
the applicant has celebrated their 21st birthday. However, this hardly rectifies the issue
of independant truckers,especially "outlaw trucking" or scullduggorous trucking firms.
Unfortunately, we'll always have both and they won't go away for a long long time.
However, it is essential that we address the issue at hand and find ways to midigate the
same and improve safety for all parties concerned.
They're more predictable drivers.
I think of my daughter playing with her own toy cars, though most of them are bigger:)
I also worked lot security at one of the biggest truck stops in the states, I had to dodge rigs every night. Hated it.
dangerously side to side in rough, rainy and windy weather on the highway.
I just want to put some distance between my ride and the semi.