D. Peter Maus wrote:
On 10/21/09 06:00 , Bill Baka wrote:

Mostly they use them to alert other drivers of a cop in the bush waiting
to snag someone.
Some of the big rig drivers went 80 MPH. I don't know what a semi would
do for an actual top speed. Might even be over 100 MPH.

Some of the big Kenworths will do 120 without breathing hard.

No ****? That could give me nightmares of being rear ended at 100 by a
semi doing 120.

I was on a trip through Missouri about 12 years ago, and I had my
Cobra with me. I heard a trucker with a big signal talking about a crash
involving a bridge and an 18 wheeler nearly 75 miles ahead of me.
Traffic was backed up for 30 miles and growing. I checked my map, and
made a detour. Added easily 25 miles to my trip, but saved me a lot of
grief. I saw on the news in Little Rock that night that the bridge had
been severely compromised, and both roads had been closed by the
authorities.

Were it not for that trucker I would have been stuck in that traffic
for half a day before I could have turned around.

CB's still have their uses and that is a good one.

Most of the time, yeah, they're watching for patrol cars.
Occasionally, they have important news.

Occasionally.

Patrol cars are important news to truckers whose income depends on a
good driving record.
I got stuck about 15 years ago where there were no cell towers, pay
phones, or anything else. I got on my CB and asked for help and one guy
called a tow truck for me. These days no CB and a breakdown in the
middle of nowhere can be a real major pain. I can get CB signals without
towers, thank you.

Bill Baka