Truck driver raises awareness of I-24 exception to help prevent Monteagle Mountain crashes

[@Dee-743]

They need to post huge signs saying runway ramps are on the left and to stay clear of tractor trailer trucks who have the right of way in the left lane.

[@kmbbmj5857]

That's kind of what those big yellow signs over the highway are for. When I'm on Monteagle, I always give room for a truck to cut left if he needs the ramp.

[@isawthelight]

I agree maybe they should make trucks be in the left lane due to runaway ramps being on the left. Common sense.

[@rodneycaupp5962]

That makes sense. The place was devoid of warning signs. I was glad to see the ramps at the dge of traction....

[@topnotchrocker2618]

Not only truckers should be aware of this law, but four-wheelers should also be aware of this law!

[@intheshell35ify]

A sign saying "Heavy trucks left lane for runoff access next 4 miles." would be helpful to everyone.

[@KeithRowell-l7j]

There is if you stop on top like your required to do so.its shows you were the ramps are and your max speed with the weight you have on.only reason you wouldn't know this is you failed to stop on the top.you have to pull in there.there are Camaras there.

[@pigletshut]

I also know of a couple spots in PA with these mandatory stops and runaway ramp maps.

[@Dilberts_Dogbert]

​@@KeithRowell-l7jyou need to be able to READ English to get the message 😳😳😳

[@JV-pu8kx]

​@@KeithRowell-l7jYour breaks can pass an inspection and still fail. Signage is needed for the other drivers, as well.

[@soso-ws9xi]

It would but you really think 4 wheelers care about a sign? Their always in a hurry they don’t care about Trucks!

[@robertoschroeder8387]

The sheriff should know the law before becoming an officer

[@RussJAlan]

Just like you were an expert at every job you had before you were hired.

[@Boraxo]

One would think so.

[@Boraxo]

@@RussJAlan Knowing the law is page one.

[@rona4960]

@@RussJAlan If you are going to be enforcing the laws, you better know them

[@cheatham777]

The Sheriff isn’t the issue it’s THP and DOT

[@edwardantrobusjr2253]

I recently went down that mountain grossing over 79,000 lbs. The signs tell you that weight the speed limit is 25. I never touched the brake pedal. The engine brake took care of the whole mountain. If you need to use the brake pedal, you're doing wrong. Sandstone in W. VA, is 7%. Engine brake all the way down. 😮

[@ericgeorgetruckgrilling]

If you have a switch for your engine fan you can turn it on for even more braking power.

[@kevinc865]

Jake level 3 after starting with the HSA on. Sure dose give a smooth downhill ride.

[@edwardantrobusjr2253]

@@ericgeorgetruckgrilling I haven't driven a truck with a switch for the engine fan since the early 90's. But, you're right. It is another tool.

[@Dilberts_Dogbert]

Yes you are correct but the operators that don't know are legion. I've smelled brakes coming off this stretch of road for years. 😳😳😳

[@elysiaduke]

I was riding on that mountain two months ago and witnessed an Amazon truck doing 25 down that mountain. That goes to show that Amazon packs those trucks up, at least 75K pounds!

[@richardmclendon8314]

If law enforcement really wants to make a difference along this stretch, enforce the brakes check area. Every time I come along here, at least 1 truck bypasses the mandatory brake check area. I have never seen a law enforcement officer along there.

[@elysiaduke]

Install photo enforcement zones to catch truckers who miss, but eliminate other vehicles so they won't get tickets in the mail.

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

Glad he keeps that screen shot on his phone. Sad that cops in that area can’t see the logic

[@Metaintelligencia]

Where I lived I got ticketed 79 in a “construction zone” not a construction worker was there for over 2 months and the cones were on the shoulder of the road….smh

[@Qualityhasnoregrets]

TWO big problems that are totally ignored not mentioned. I drive this section between Monteagle and Martin Springs at least once a day for the last year. 3 out of 4 times I see trucks with smoke roiling off their brakes indicating that the driver did not heed the warnings in the mandatory pull off at the top of the mountain. 1 out of 4 trips I see trucks bypassing the mandatory pull off completely. Every now and then I will see the troopers waiting on the trucks who skip the mandatory pull off.

[@yannisgouras4482]

It's because a lot of those drivers can't read English well enough to understand they need to stop there it's a problem in this industry

[@kmbbmj5857]

Not just bypassing the brake check, but already doing 60 before they even start down the grade.

[@BarryWoodward-kg7rw]

​@@yannisgouras4482they have flip flops hairy feet can't speak English God bless😢

[@7viewerlogic670]

The difference in speed between all the different vehicles makes this stretch very dangerous.

[@killer2600]

It doesn't help that they put the runaway ramp on the wrong side of the road. Seriously, fast moving cars between the trucks without brakes and the runaway ramp, that's never going to be a problem. :/

[@davebrown9725]

​@@killer2600 how are they supposed to make a runaway truck ramp go Uphill over the edge of a cliff?

[@JoeMama3006-7MM]

@@davebrown9725 You don't think they could put it in a different spot

[@davebrown9725]

@@JoeMama3006-7MM Runaway escape ramps are usually put where they are likely to be needed, more than where they could be conveniently located. This one is problematic because it is on the Left side, usually they are on the right, unfortunately there isn't any uphill on the right at this location.

[@bcgrittner]

I have driven semi on that Monteagle down grade. I stopped in that brake check pull-off and do a full air brake check. Only then do I get back on the grade. State advisory truck speed is extremely conservative, but I suppose that’s the accident that doesn’t happen. I have thought about trucks keeping right, but the escape lane being on the left. I’m retired now, but Monteagle is one of those roads you don’t forget.

[@elysiaduke]

They need to install a cooling pullover in the middle of that 6% grade.

[@jays106]

on a side note this is the pass i believe that is in the smokey and the bandit opening song

[@elysiaduke]

Mean a place for truckers to cool off their brakes.

[@bcgrittner]

@ Not really. The brake check area wasn’t that far down the hill from the truck stop. Its intent is to make sure your air brakes are in good working order. Low pressure auto set, etc.

[@justinsmith4261]

Thanks for the clip and sharing news that can save a life.

[@glennjohnso310]

This law is true for Nashville because they have left lane exits on at least two of their interstates. People get their undies in a ball because a big truck gets in a left lane. Just stop and think how mad you get when someone won’t give you room to move over and multiply that by 65 to 72 feet the length of a tractor trailer truck.

[@rossstevens6165]

Interesting. I have driven this many times and had no idea left is appropriate. My goal driving down this is to not need my brakes but to rely on proper gear selection and engine braking to control my speed.

[@kathygriffin9465]

I drove semi up and down Mont Eagle over the years, always stopped and checked the brakes, obeyed the proper speed for how much weight there was, used the jake (engine) brake never had any trouble. Some drivers are total idiots.

[@markpashia7067]

And that is part of the problem. They go through these fast schools and pass the test yet a lot of them come from areas where the only hill for a hundred miles is a highway overpass. They should have to have another test and certification for steep grade driving. I do not know since I am not a driver but there has to be a way to do something like that. A 22 year old kid that drives local in Houston, TX does not have the experience to be on 5% grades or steeper. The run from Flagstaff down to Phoenix is one and from Flagstaff west is another. Those kids just do not know how much they do not know. And if they get away with it once they think they can do it all the time. (also I am pointing to "kids" but it can apply to anyone any age if they do not have the experience).

[@jays106]

you are one of the few remaining actual truck drivers too many steering wheel holders these days. and it used to be to hold a CDL in the us you had to be able to read,write and understand english apparently they have done away with that and that is a major part of the problem when drivers can't read nor understand the signs

[@jesserice7777]

There's one small issue: did the driver stopped at the brake checkpoint that's immediately after exit 135 on I-24EB? I've seen more than my fair share of drivers bypassing the checkpoint (for various reasons, even when troopers were station by the exit ramp to check driver's speed).

[@GLITTERandSKULLZ]

Been that way for years. There's signs all along that stretch.

[@jamesabernathy4025]

Thanks Driver, appreciate You. Road Hero!!!.

[@traffic.engineer]

Tennessee state law allows trucks to use the leftmost lane to pass slower traffic even if the lane restrictions are posted.

[@traffic.engineer]

TN Code § 55-8-195 The department of transportation is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations directing truck tractors and semitrailers, as defined in § 55-8-101, to specific lanes, as indicated by appropriate highway signage on interstate and multilane divided highways that are three (3) or more lanes in each direction. Rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this section shall not apply when truck tractors and semi trailers are passing other motor vehicles.

[@rodneycaupp5962]

I was at the edge of control on Eagle Mountain, I-24 and scared in a middle lane, with rain falling. I know the feeling; I had a CREW in my Heavy transport Vehicle. What I took from it, is they assume we all know the Eagle and its slopes. I was UP ON THE WHEEL the whole time. CSX Railroad crew transit was a joke, safety wise. My Crew made their train, at the Yard in Chattanooga, where I went pee.

[@megashovelmanam1517]

A lot of truck drivers have lost their lives since that stretch of I-24 was built, I researched it back towards the 1950's and Johnny Cash 💸 song is a Modern History of the classic truth.

[@elysiaduke]

If I ever have to drive myself to Chattanooga, I will only take US 41. It's not the mountain that people have issues with. Traffic jams and breakdowns.

[@megashovelmanam1517]

@elysiaduke I did further additional research that when that stretch of I-24 was built, the road building crew had issues working on that mountain ⛰️ which did have safety issues, I have never been on US 41, I have seen some tractor-trailer drivers just keep going like they never saw the signs.

[@elysiaduke]

@@megashovelmanam1517 I have seen old postcards on eBay on some of that stretch of US 41/US 64 going down the mountain before I-24 was built. I even found it on old maps. If I also understood correctly, US 41 was rerouted through Tracy City some few years after I-24.

[@jeraldhammond303]

Hello thanks for the awareness your showing us.

[@southernjustice615]

I totally agree with this driver. I also am a truck driver, ran that mountain everyday for over 6months.

[@chuckhaynes4363]

This is a old school driver not many left

[@AccountInactive]

I routinely cross this grade at near max weight. I put it in 7th and let the Jake ride. Never have to touch my brakes. There's no reason to fuck up on a bunny slope like Monteagle.

[@KeithRowell-l7j]

This is yrue. Common sense

[@markpashia7067]

Yes sir, that stretch should never have a wreck but it does and it takes lives. Too many get too over confident because it is the bunny slope and they cut corners. This being a problem kind of shows we are too easy on those driving schools that crank out folks that are unprepared. Safe travels.

[@williamjones4483]

Perhaps Tennessee DOT needs to erect large prominent signs instructing truck drivers to use and maintain the far left lane from the beginning of the grade all the way down until it levels out.

[@charlesbland1073]

Why were the ramps installed on the left in the first place? (For discussion)

[@robertneville2022]

Mont eagle is a bad ass mountain, I trucked it in the late 70's before they made the changes and added the second ramp Who remembers the produce hauler that ran away hit the side of the mtn flipped , the truck disintegrated and caught fire.he had his family with him everybody died, it was a couple of days before Christmas. Seeing smoldering Christmas presents and cabbage on the road was horrible and something I'll never forget People don't respect the mountain anymore and that goes equally for drivers and 4 wheelers alike When I go down either side I pick out a group of traffic and stay just behind it and watch them very closely especially for hot smelling or smoking breaks There should be jail time for drivers that don't stop in the inspection area before going down the mtn, and alot of trucks don't

[@elysiaduke]

All truckers should be prepared for the "Monteagle Meltdown."

[@glennevitt5250]

He is Right about this I’m A Driver of 30yrs this needs to be fixed😎🙏

[@shelbynamels7948]

the exceptions to keep right rules for trucks are well known. The problem is that an escape ramp off the left lane is not easily recognized as falling under the exception that allow trucks to be in the left-hand lane to 'proceed in a direction of travel' as would be the case in distribution lanes approaching a freeway intersection.

[@donotneed2250]

I drove a truck-tractor 1991-2018 and the number of times I've seen anyone in the pull-off area adjusting their brakes I can count on one hand and have most of my fingers leftover. Having automatic slack adjusters just means we don't have to climb under the truck or trailer ourselves to adjust them like we used to do BUT you can make them adjust themselves. Your company should show you how to in orientation like the last few I drove for did.

[@rona4960]

You can adjust drum brakes until the end of the world and it won't help if they overheat.

[@donotneed2250]

@rona4960 , I never had brakes get hot going down either side of Mount Eagle but I've only driven a truck of some sort in 3 different countries. If one goes down properly they would not have to worry about the brakes overheating. They do have signs in the eastbound pull-off that suggest a speed to descend by according to your weight.

[@rona4960]

@@donotneed2250 Good for you. Obviously, it has happened to some people

[@pigletshut]

Full brake, hold 2 secs, release, repeat 6 times, allow air to build up again as necessary. We call it a 6-pack. Should be taught in CDL school. Company sure didn't say much at all about engine brake.

[@donotneed2250]

@@pigletshut, you're right. It should be but with these short 3-4 weeks schools a lot is not being taught like it was when I went to driving school. Then, 1991, 8 weeks was short and mine was 10 weeks long. I'd also trucked in South Korea going up and down their mountains. I did 2 tours there.

[@geezer652]

The time to check brakes is the morning pre-trip. Faulty brakes at ANY time even on level road can lead to disaster. I learned that from hard experience.

[@4JOESPH]

From Murfreesboro to the East side of Monteagle, they are always in the fast lane.

[@danor6812]

There is a mandatory break check stop at the top of that hill. Trucks are supposed to stop and look at the map to be aware of the escape ramps. Every time I stop at that break check. I'll see 4 or 5 trucks blow past it, never stopping.

[@yafois988]

Jake break is a life saver helper.

[@kenneycooper6199]

I oftentimes take the hill going eastbound with a heavy load and I take it slow. I see drivers all the time flying down the hill, some don’t stop at the brake check area and I always smell hot brakes. I just shake my head.

[@Bob-n6s2y]

Emergency lights mean to yield, do not pass semi on left give semi right of way.

[@killer2600]

It's truly sad that people have such a need to be first that other people have to die for/because of it. When someone turns on their turn signal indicating a lane change it's because they want to change lanes NOW, not a minute or two from now. It should be illegal in all 50 states to pass someone trying to change lanes or to impede the ability for someone to change lanes in a swift and timely manner.

[@solarusthelonghaulerrailfa3226]

Truck driver should be in control of there vehicle at all times don’t need to be on the main brakes should not be used as the main brakes use the Jake brake and the right gear ⚙️ and you should never need the main brakes unless you have to and observe the regulations

[@oldjarhead386]

They need to move the mountain to the other side of the road.

[@tonyphillips1917]

I see alot of truck drivers go by the mandatory brake check area and don't stop and check there breaks it the law to stop why don't they apply the law

[@dwjoseph59]

I saw it recently, so you are correct

[@ihm2422]

You should have checked your brakes during your pretrip inspection, which is mandatory every day. There should be no need for brake check stations do your pretrip properly.

[@bearcat0551]

This new breed of drivers wouldn't know what to check anyway.

[@kitchenspider]

​@@bearcat0551yep, i check my blinker fluid, top off my gatorade bottle and adjust my flip flops every time i stop

[@muddpuppy1964]

Food for thought stop at the brake check area and use the same gear you were in going up as you go down the mountain

[@reedsilvesan2197]

It was his own fault. I've come down Mount Eagle many times. The problem is that most truckers don't respect this grade, and over drive their own abilities. If someone mentions on the radio that they are being stupid, the normal comeback is " you drive yours, I'll drive mine, I KNOW WHAT IM DOING." It shows. I don't feel sorry for him, can't fix stupid. Oh, wait, maybe you can.

[@Takaride]

As long as your truck has a good engine brake, you will practically use no to very little braking coming down. The biggest thing is starting the hill off at a proper speed or gear for the weight of your load. If you start out too fast and don't brake down and gear down, then you will use excessive brake which could put you in a bad situation.

[@lucylulusuperguru3487]

That's true, but traffic doesn't always allow for that ideal. Otherwise, you'd never see ruts or trucks in those runaway ramps.

[@glennjohnso310]

Exactly 👍

[@justtubing767]

I lost my brakes crossing Immigrants hill in Oregon a few years back. Be sure your brakes and equipment are working properly.

[@atoitoh2989]

There are many drivers who have no idea of what it's like to drive a big truck. Every day I feel thankful to not be a truck driver.

[@Alien300Blackout]

Well maintained trucks should never need runaway ramps

[@charliematt4808]

IF MY CHOICES ARE OBEY THE RULES OF THE ROAD OR RISK SERIOUS CRASH BET YOUR LAST PENNY IM GOING TO DISOBEY THE RULES.

[@Onealfarm9967]

I knew when they built the new road it was going to be a huge problem I even said who ever came up with that idea was stupid the problem with the old road was the runways were to short and running off the end

[@jhonsiders6077]

That mountain is not squat today. Back untill the late 80s it was really dangerous! Can’t see how so many drivers crash on it now days ? I’m in the trucking biz do heavy haul crossed that thing many times before it was rebuilt . Too many inexperienced drivers out here now all the older ones got fed up and quit myself included I just do a fill in with my local units .

[@ihm2422]

It has nothing to do with drivers stopping and checking their brakes at the mandatory brake check, time wasting station. It has everything to do with drivers not operating their equipment properly. Using the right gear, going an acceptable speed at the beginning of their descent. Driver errors, not equipment errors, train your drivers.

[@MrRld1960]

Not everyone is a SUPER TRUCKER like you

[@ihm2422]

@MrRld1960 especially you!!

[@ihm2422]

With a lot of hard work and dedication, some day you'll get there, don't give up!

[@SireDragonChester]

And why wasn’t his jakes working?. Sad somebody died, but yeah most truck driver are conditioned only drive in right hand lane. The highway should be fixed to have run away lanes on both sides.

[@akbychoice]

Failure of DOT to properly mark and inform all drivers of this. It would be advisable to widen the truck run away ramps. One death because of poor engineering is unacceptable.

[@eligebrown8998]

The problem is people are ignorant and impatient and heavin forbid if a truck holds up traffic for a minute. Maybe you all should leave home sooner or make other plans.

[@garyradtke3252]

Personally I have never been slowed down by trucks on Eagle Mountain east bound. There are 3 lanes and most cars are trying to see how fast they can coast down.

[@eligebrown8998]

@garyradtke3252 that is true to

[@elysiaduke]

I think that posterity needs to see an old film of the road before they lowered the grade back in the late 1980s and compare it with today's arrangement.

[@henryparrott2447]

Hear back....good luck

[@marshallbaldwin395]

A part of the problem is the feds instance in teaching to the written test and a drive test so all teaching us done to them standards so the students are not taught how to drive a truck they are taught how to pass a test

[@satinwhip]

I've been driving over Monteagle round trip about twice a month for the last 20 years. I don't have a problem with trucks using the left lane of I-24 E heading down Monteagle. Make THAT their lane and give the far right line back to the cars. I just wish the trucks would stay the hell out of the left lane heading UP I-24 E on Monteagle. All it takes is one idiot trucker who just has to pull out to pass another truck to screw everything up for everyone else.

[@brianthetford1177]

It’s unfortunate but my money is on the names on that list are from other countries cause I have seen trucks blow by the brake check so some of this is driver error

[@ferdnerkel]

I can live with myself taking anothers life to save my own. Especially when the other doesnt care that i might die because its inconvenient for that other to tap their brake pedal.

[@BarryWoodward-kg7rw]

😢😢😢😢😢

[@SireDragonChester]

And why wasn’t his jakes working?. Sad somebody died, but yeah most truck driver are conditioned only drive in right hand lane.

[@Countrycashflow]

Non of that matters when half the drivers out here don’t speak or read English

[@caseymaples19xx]

Yeah going down but not going up trucks need to stay in the right going up.

[@ScottLehman-sp4tr]

Need to drop the speed down to 35 mph coming down the hill all trucks that are 70,000 gross should be at 35 mph leave the center lane open for trucks with less weight.

[@elysiaduke]

I don't know if you can see the advisory speed sign at this link at street level www.google.com/maps/@35.2129975,-85.8193295,3a,75y,153.59h,67.99t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1seUsvTQnUkSzJW9r3g6jDAw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D22.014161454460208%26panoid%3DeUsvTQnUkSzJW9r3g6jDAw%26yaw%3D153.5907657257875!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTIxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D.

[@russellhix6802]

Signs don’t matter. A large portion of truck drivers today cannot read, write or communicate in English which is direct violation of 49 CFR 391.11(b)(2). The FMCSA (federal motor carrier safety agency) has illegally deregulated federal law striking english proficiency as a requirement to obtain a cdl. This is in part why so many trucks end up in places where they shouldn’t be and fail to follow warning signs. Honestly it is time for a large truck accident law firm to start a class action lawsuit in the billions agains the FMCSA and states that fail to uphold 49 CFR 391.11(b)(2) with cdl permits and licenses. For those who want to seek such a case, the FMCSA has sent many letters, memos etc to DOT offices in every state encouraging, altering and instructing that the English proficiency requirement to obtain a cdl and during random DOT inspections to be disregarded and not enforced. If the commercial driver who killed or permanently injured your loved one does not speak or comprehend English, you definitely have large settlements waiting for you if you’re willing to fight for them. Doesn’t matter if the driver didn’t have a cdl or not simply because of the illegal deregulation has forced DOT officers to avoid inspecting any commercial vehicle where the driver appears not to speak English. It is impossible to have a translator for every language spoken by these immigrants at every DOT inspection site and it cost tax payers time and money for them to use translator services. Just to add some context there are currently over 1000 DOT weigh stations in operation with tens if not hundreds of thousands of non English literate drivers behind the wheel or a cmv.

[@KeithRowell-l7j]

If you go doun 24 and you need the ramp.then you don't need be out there. I have then there over a 100 times. Never a problem. They all so have a mandatory exit befor you start. And it shows you wete the ramps are and max speed for your wt. If you get pist from this .maby you should not go there eather.

[@garyradtke3252]

Ya know dude, sometimes things happen beyond normal control and when there is a solution to it if you are prepared then by all means the precaution should be taken. I have been down that stretch many times also. I have also done things 1000 times without incident. Then there was that 1000 and first time. I really hope you are not an airplane pilot.

[@KeithRowell-l7j]

@@garyradtke3252 .35 years over the road and 3.8 million miles.

[@MrRld1960]

As soon as you get a CDL to drive a truck you lose some of your Rights as a United States citizen

[@ihm2422]

This is a bump in the road, go to Colorado once.

[@MrRld1960]

SUPER TRUCKER, stupid that is what the guy just said you dummy

[@TheIrishRushin]

3:40 Pay attention. Also it is not a competition.

[@navado75]

Bro got ptsd. Your equipment should be in proper working condition. That ramp is for an emergency not an exit 🤦‍♂️

[@killer2600]

Having equipment in working order doesn't preclude mechanical failure or operator error that results in brake failure. If we are to assume that vehicles on the road are ensured to be in working order - not prone to failure - and that licensed drivers are not prone to human/driver error then 4 wheelers should never be in accidents, only crashes. Because accidents arise when you do things right but the wrong outcome happens; crashes occur because you didn't do things right and you weren't lucky that time.

[@elysiaduke]

That mountain will be much worse when AI trucking (aka Robo-Trucker) is in full-force.

[@MrRld1960]

SUPER TRUCKER You dummy

[@davebrown9725]

Why? Robo trucks will follow best practices, just as Experienced drivers do. No more ignorant "graduates" from a 4 week CDL program.

[@elysiaduke]

The government needs to place regulations on trucking companies and make trucking great again!

[@elysiaduke]

And will Robo-Trucker recognize the mandatory Truck Inspection Station?

[@elysiaduke]

Improve other working conditions, I mean.

[@vicpetrishak7705]

Why would the state build a runaway ramp in the left lane to begin with ! Hillbilly Technology ?

[@wacowildcat]

Road side drops off on the right side going eastbound. Be kind of dumb to put one there.

[@vicpetrishak7705]

@ Engineers could cut the highway left of the proposed runaway ramp .

[@threynolds2]

@@vicpetrishak7705 it's obvious you have never driven through this area. The runaway ramps need to go uphill. Take a look at the amount of mountain that would need to be removed to make your proposal happen when you take your first drive through that area.

[@dwjoseph59]

​@@wacowildcat👍👍👍💯💯

[@traffic.engineer]

​@@vicpetrishak7705have you calculated how much it costs to cut into a mountain? Not the mention all the environmental effects that come with it.

[@starburst23]

No trucks in the left lanes. Period. Don't care. If the highway was built wrong that's a DOT issue. Keep right and slow down if you're at risk. It's very simple.

[@stevecooper8121]

Well ain't you special, NOT.

[@originalyummer]

Interstates were built for trucks, not cars

[@deanosborn3464]

"Don't care." That sums you up pretty nicely. You obviously have never driven a truck or even gone down Monteagle.The highway wasn't built wrong. Those runaway truck ramps are built into the side of the hill for a reason.

[@mikecross4350]

I never understood why these idiot engineers change the ramps to the wrong side of the road ...they used to be on the other side....look at what the did the 24/75 interchange ..they made it backwards and look at the mess it is now

[@davebrown9725]

In the videos of the runaway truck ramp in this video, there is a cliff on the right side of the freeway. Maybe you can make a runaway truck ramp go Uphill over a cliff?

[@mikecross4350]

@davebrown9725 they moved the road over it did not used to be on the cliff untill they moved it

[@swamprat69er]

If you start pooving Tennessee State cops wrong/mistaken, don't be at all surprised if you get pulled over perfectly sober and get charged with DWI.