CB Radios??
Hello, I was wondering how many (if any) of you have a CB radio or have ever used one while traveling? Those who have used them, how useful were they? Any information will be greatly appreciated. T...
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As noted, the CB has been very useful to me avoiding traffic hold-ups due to accidents, etc.
But even if I can't avoid the problem and I'm stuck in a long traffic jam waiting for the problem to be cleared, the CB chatter from other stuck truck drivers on Channel 19 is interesting to listen to, and it allows me to pass the time with much less aggravation.
A good example occurred a year or two ago when I found myself in one of those unavoidable traffic problems that turned the Interstate into a parking lot for a while. I was several miles behind the source of the problem, but it was very helpful listening to truckers on the CB who were up at the front of the line at the source of the problem. I sequentially learned from the guys in front a few miles ahead that:
there was a car and truck overturned in the northbound lane
police are on scene
there are injuries
looks like the truck is a haz-mat carrier with its cargo spread all about
ambulance is now on scene
a med-e-vac helicopter is arriving
the medics are busy
the med-e-vac and ambulance have departed with passengers
it will be awhile because of the haz-mat cleanup needed and accident investigation
state police have established a crossover lane in the medium to allow northbound to make a u-turn into southbound lanes
northbound traffic is now moving slowly to and through the u-turn
after you make the u-turn and are in the south-bound lanes, you'll see the Opelousas exit to US 190 a few miles down; make a right at the exit and another right on US 190, go a mile or two to the red light and take another right and stay on LA 182 and in a few miles it will intersect with I-49 northbound on the other side of the wreckage.
Besides this helpful information, there was a lot of truckers' banner going on, joking about the world in general and the situation in particular. One trucker broke into the banner, asked if anybody had any toilet paper; he said he needed it really bad. He was told to use pages from his Trucker's Atlas. I don't know if they were kidding. The guy making the request didn't say how it all came out for him.
Just another day in the life of a CBer riding on Channel 19 somewhere out there in the wild.
But even if I can't avoid the problem and I'm stuck in a long traffic jam waiting for the problem to be cleared, the CB chatter from other stuck truck drivers on Channel 19 is interesting to listen to, and it allows me to pass the time with much less aggravation.
A good example occurred a year or two ago when I found myself in one of those unavoidable traffic problems that turned the Interstate into a parking lot for a while. I was several miles behind the source of the problem, but it was very helpful listening to truckers on the CB who were up at the front of the line at the source of the problem. I sequentially learned from the guys in front a few miles ahead that:
there was a car and truck overturned in the northbound lane
police are on scene
there are injuries
looks like the truck is a haz-mat carrier with its cargo spread all about
ambulance is now on scene
a med-e-vac helicopter is arriving
the medics are busy
the med-e-vac and ambulance have departed with passengers
it will be awhile because of the haz-mat cleanup needed and accident investigation
state police have established a crossover lane in the medium to allow northbound to make a u-turn into southbound lanes
northbound traffic is now moving slowly to and through the u-turn
after you make the u-turn and are in the south-bound lanes, you'll see the Opelousas exit to US 190 a few miles down; make a right at the exit and another right on US 190, go a mile or two to the red light and take another right and stay on LA 182 and in a few miles it will intersect with I-49 northbound on the other side of the wreckage.
Besides this helpful information, there was a lot of truckers' banner going on, joking about the world in general and the situation in particular. One trucker broke into the banner, asked if anybody had any toilet paper; he said he needed it really bad. He was told to use pages from his Trucker's Atlas. I don't know if they were kidding. The guy making the request didn't say how it all came out for him.
Just another day in the life of a CBer riding on Channel 19 somewhere out there in the wild.
