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tazkcmo

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17. If they're blocking the view

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Reply #10)

Thu Apr 11, 2024, 11:08 AM

Apr 11

And it's hard to see around them then you can see the truck.

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Why are 18-wheelers allowed to park on on and off-ramps? [View all] Jilly_in_VA Apr 11 OP

They're not, but it's not enforced. They stop there because they've hit their hours of service and would be WhiskeyGrinder Apr 11 #1

I never see it in CA - but do see it in other states FHRRK Apr 11 #41

I see it all the time on and near I-81 phylny Apr 11 #2

When I travel.... Happy Hoosier Apr 11 #3

I don't have a problem with them using rest stops NanaCat Apr 11 #49

There are Jilly_in_VA Apr 11 #4

Huh.... A HERETIC I AM Apr 11 #34

I was thinking of the same thing. Some people may be injured or even killed but,.. chouchou Apr 13 #66

I see the on I55 south of Chicago Hassin Bin Sober Apr 11 #9

not fair... myohmy2 Apr 11 #15

I See It Once In While ProfessorGAC Apr 12 #61

Actually... 2naSalit Apr 11 #13

... A HERETIC I AM Apr 11 #35

A lot of truck drivers in my family Sympthsical Apr 12 #60

Truck parking is the biggest issue in the industry. BluesRunTheGame Apr 11 #26

Reserve parking at a TS? 2naSalit Apr 11 #27

Most of the TAs, Pilots, and flying Js have spaces that you can call ahead and reserve. BluesRunTheGame Apr 11 #28

Most of the truck stops in Southern California don't have free parking anymore. BluesRunTheGame Apr 11 #29

Further proving my claim... 2naSalit Apr 11 #32

So true Duncanpup Apr 11 #52

There are rigid time limits on their driving IbogaProject Apr 11 #5

Then they should stop Jilly_in_VA Apr 11 #8

Likely the driver's employer and insurance company. Cuthbert Allgood Apr 11 #14

None of the triangles or flares are required. 2naSalit Apr 11 #16

I'm sorry for the man who was killed while driving into the parked 18-wheeler Polybius Apr 11 #22

If the trucks stopped... 2naSalit Apr 11 #37

Why was he driving on the shoulder & on a ramp fast enough to kill himself? EX500rider Apr 11 #47

It's not hard to not hit a truck parked on the shoulder. SYFROYH Apr 11 #6

It is when Jilly_in_VA Apr 11 #10

If they're blocking the view tazkcmo Apr 11 #17

If you can't see a big rig on the shoulder Zeitghost Apr 11 #23

... A HERETIC I AM Apr 11 #36

LOL!!! 2naSalit Apr 11 #38

Many republican governors have closed rest areas Emile Apr 11 #7

We have rest areas Jilly_in_VA Apr 11 #12

Maybe people in... 2naSalit Apr 11 #19

Now when there are more trucks on the road than Emile Apr 11 #20

Where? In Virginia? A HERETIC I AM Apr 11 #39

How dare you mess up this thread... NeoGreen Apr 11 #48

Yeah the truckstop at Troutville isn't very big. underpants Apr 11 #53

Yeah, not much more than a fuel stop. A HERETIC I AM Apr 11 #56

There are a couple an hour up the road just past Stuart's Draft underpants Apr 11 #57

I'ma call you CVS Sympthsical Apr 12 #62

It's there . It's by the Valley Field Mall on route 3 across from the cinema cineplex and Singer Sewing Center Hassin Bin Sober Apr 13 #65

LOL....Well, color me embarrassed! A HERETIC I AM Apr 13 #67

We actually have a new one that just opened. However, there are not enough LeftInTX Apr 12 #64

I see more and more vehicles parked on the pavement Marthe48 Apr 11 #11

Or... 2naSalit Apr 11 #18

Pick ups and flatbeds Marthe48 Apr 11 #21

I have seen... 2naSalit Apr 11 #40

The amount of truck parking spaces moniss Apr 11 #24

Spot on. A HERETIC I AM Apr 11 #33

Well said. 2naSalit Apr 11 #43

Yes indeed moniss Apr 11 #46

AMEN!!! 2naSalit Apr 11 #42

It isn't legal in CA to park on a freeway or on/off ramp to a freeway. Jacson6 Apr 11 #25

Because there is a shortage of truck parking spaces in this country... A HERETIC I AM Apr 11 #30

This one is easy: John Shaft Apr 11 #31

+1 2naSalit Apr 11 #44

Walmart used to let them park, but stopped after a truck on their lot was found full of dead migrants LeftInTX Apr 11 #45

Not enough rest stops. Xolodno Apr 11 #50

This. n/t ms liberty Apr 11 #51

I know this Jilly_in_VA Apr 11 #54

That's usually the problem when you solve a problem. Xolodno Apr 11 #55

I saw the video of that incident. progressoid Apr 11 #58

America's Truckers Face a Chronic Headache: Finding Parking (NYT) dalton99a Apr 11 #59

This is an interesting thread. Thanks for posting and bringing up the issue/parking problems LeftInTX Apr 12 #63