I-70 Pileup

I just read an article about a pileup on I-70 in Missouri.  You can read it and see all the pictures HERE. 

Is it really necessary to follow that close no matter what the weather?  I see this all the time as I am sure you all do as well.  As professionals we don't want all this nanny stuff in the truck like cameras, forward radars and brakes that work by themselves.  Then I see this.  Everyone of those vehicles should have been able to come to a controlled stop.  If not, they were following too close.  Period.  I think it is time we take a look in the mirror, as Michael Jackson said, and make that change.  At what point are we our own problem?  Companies would not install these cameras if they are a waste of money.  If no driver at a company was having these rear end accidents and being distracted, they would not need them and would not get them.  Following too closely is one of the biggest safety problems I personally see.  I see it dozens of times a day.  Can we all just leave a little more space?

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See you on the road!